POLAND — Cops once frightened 13-year-old Isaiah Iadorola. “They’re really tall,” said Isaiah, who lives in Buckfield. “They’re usually really loud. They have a lot of stuff. I just thought they were pretty scary.” That’s changed. Last weekend, Isaiah sat in the front passenger seat of a police cruiser as it drove the back roads […]
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Anthony C. Douglass
AUBURN — Anthony Craig Douglass “Tony,” 67, of Poland, beloved husband and best friend of Roberta (Strout) Douglass for 29 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for and loved on June 23, from a longtime illness at Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. Tony was born in Lewiston, May 16, […]
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Poland moves ahead on historical society plan
POLAND — The date for the groundbreaking of the Poland Historical Society’s Memorabilia Barn hasn’t been set, but the project is now a go. Dissent that had broken out within historical society ranks, and had, with the weather, conspired to delay the project, was set aside Wednesday when the Board of Selectmen voted to accept […]
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Guitarist-singer Jim Gallant will perform songs from his latest CD
POLAND SPRING — Singer and guitarist Jim Gallant will perform songs from his latest CD, “Old with a New Coat,” plus other music from his earlier recordings, on Monday, July 2. The performance is part of the Poland Spring Historical Society’s summer concert series. In a review of the CD Cyrus Rhoads of the Muse’s Muse writes: “The lyrics are […]
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N. Smith: Is he really looking for answers?
I offer this in response to Thomas Shields’ letter of June 19, headlined “Where are the answers?” When I had finished reading Dr. Shields’ letter, I was left with the feeling that I had just watched a Fox News broadcast (“the no-spin” network). The implication of each question is that the Democrats are doing something […]
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Fiddlehead Center holding summer camps
GRAY — Fiddlehead Center will hold summer camps beginning Monday, June 25, including full- and half-day camps with before- and after-care options. There will be new camps every week, including art studio, crazy chemistry, slime & goo, messy art, improv & theater, young filmmakers, science, movie making, story book art, storybook theater, crazy science and […]
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Poland selectmen award paving bids
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday awarded the bid for the town’s summer road paving program to Pike Industries, the lowest of three bidders with a bid price of $244,716. Roads scheduled to be paved, completely or in part, include Outlet, Schellinger, Saunders, Perkins and Lewiston Junction. Selectmen also received four bids for work sealing cracks […]
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Just like dad
POLAND — Tomi Chipman was sitting in an anthropology class at Bates College in Lewiston, on a pre-med track, and realized she’d rather be out in the field with her dad. By last fall, she’d made up her mind. When she graduates, Chipman wants to be a farmer. Lots of people farm. Her decision holds […]
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M. Jones: Headlines were not accurate
Headlines can be misleading. In the June 12 Sun Journal, two headlines referencing one article misrepresented both the content of the article and what transpired at the June 11 RSU 16 board meeting. The Mechanic Falls Town Council has asked the RSU 16 Board of Directors to review the cost-sharing formula for the district, as […]
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Sophomore fundraiser LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School sophomore class will hold a cookout, car wash and yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 15, through Sunday, June 17, at the school’s track area. Donations are welcome. A drop-off day will be Wednesday, June 13. The cookout will take place between 10 […]