Poland Regional High School boys’ basketball enthusiasts have been waiting a while — OK, forever — for a team with honest-to-goodness tournament aspirations. Other than the brief “open tournament” era that coincided with their formative years as a school and a program, the Knights have never qualified for Western Class B playoff competition. Barring an […]
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Boys’ basketball: Knights knock out Patriots in second half
POLAND — Poland Regional High School was sweating style points and fretting about fine-tuning issues Wednesday night. And that’s all you need to know about how far the Knights have progressed as a boys’ basketball program. Locked in a knock-down, drag-out with its neighbor for much of the first half, Poland punched the accelerator and […]
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Mechanic Falls seeks traffic signal at Five Corners
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council has joined the efforts of Poland’s Board of Selectmen to improve safety at the Five Corners intersection of Routes 26 and 11. On Tuesday councilors signed a letter asking Maine Department of Transportation officials to reevaluate an earlier decision not to install a full traffic signal at what many […]
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Area students join Maine Maritime Academy Regiment of Midshipmen
CASTINE – Several area midshipmen were recently sworn in as members of the Maine Maritime Academy Regiment of Midshipmen at a ceremony held this fall during the college’s annual family weekend. The Midshipman Oath was administered to the 201 candidates by Capt. Jeff Loustaunau, commandant of midshipmen, marking the successful conclusion of regimental preparatory training. […]
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Whittier Middle School honor roll
POLAND — Bruce M. Whittier Middle School has announced the first trimester honor roll. Grade 7 High honors: Allison Emery, Sigrid Sibley. Honors: Bryce Adams, Benjamin Bernier, Chevenne Bisson, Quinn Callahan, Jayson Carr, Elizabteh Champagne, Nathanial Chouinard, Spencer Davis, Raelynn Derosier, Drew Dietterm Hope Dubois, Quinn Gerguson, Daisy Hans-Burrell, Ashley Hebert, Allison Kelly, Hannah Kwasnick, […]
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Former Minot firefighter pleads guilty to arson; he’s in therapy to address fire-starting issues
AUBURN — An unusual effort is under way to steer back on track the life of a former junior volunteer firefighter who pleaded guilty Thursday to arson in connection with a Mechanic Falls restaurant fire last year. A sentencing date for Joshua Michaud, 20, of Mechanic Falls was set for late June in an effort […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Carrie Kesketh, 43, of 88 Elm St., driving while intoxicated, 8:42 p.m. Tuesday at that address. Auburn * Michael Allen, 41, of 422 College St., driving while intoxicated, 7:45 p.m. Tuesday on Center Street. * Daniel Colby, 29, of Wiscasset, violating probation, Wednesday morning on Dunn Street. * Brooke Spirell, 21, of […]
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George M. Lindsey
BOSTON, Mass. — George Michael Lindsey, 68, of Poland, died Dec. 18, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was born March 1, 1943, in Baltimore, Md., a son of James Edwin and Mary E. (McCarty) Lindsey. George was a 1961 graduate of Framingham High School and a 1969 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at […]
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High school hockey: Leavitt edges Gray-NG/Poland
AUBURN — It was only a matter of time before the Hornets found their sting. After a furious opening period and an evenly-played middle frame, Leavitt turned on the jets in the third period, outshooting Gray-New Gloucester/Poland by nine while holding the Patriotic Knights without a single offering on net. But it still took the […]
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Poland middle school students face off against firefighters in cooking competition
POLAND — On one end of the table: light brown chicken wings heaped haphazardly in a scarred metal pan. On the other: deep brown wings nestled in a bed of greens, surrounded by carrots and celery. The judges hadn’t even taken a bite yet, but looking at the two entries, 13-year-old Aaron Smith was sure […]