POLAND — Bruce M. Whittier Middle School has announce the second trimester honor roll. Grade seven High honors: Sarah Bolduc, Erin Brewer, Mia Comis, Brooke Yorkey. Honors: Lincoln Anderson, Morgan Ayers, Elizabeth Bertrand, Cody Burgess, Kimberly Cressey, Leah Desjardins, Isaiah Dubois, Joseph Dunn, Mathew Futch, Evan Gallagher, Amanda Grenier, Nicholas Hodge, Cody Kalinka, Paisley Keene, […]
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Gymnastics: Going national
LEWISTON — Neither Dylan Tanguay nor Josh Abrams believed they had achieved their goal last weekend. The two gymnasts were competing for an opportunity to advance to the Junior Olympic National Championships in Long Beach, California next month. Tanguay made it that far last year but was sure he’d cost himself a chance in the […]
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Auto Racing: Rewarding an old-school racer
POLAND — Ten dollars today will buy you one ticket to your local speedway on a Saturday night. Or maybe, if you’re wheeling a vehicle that sips fuel instead of swallowing it, enough gas to make the round trip. Back when Bob Greeley was graduating from high school and plotting a strategy for life in […]
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Family says competition, coaches, lack of information factors in injury that left Poland cheerleader struggling to recover
Olivia Doyer hit the ground, hard. One moment she was flying, tossed 20 feet into the air by her Poland Regional High School championship cheerleading teammates during an after-school practice. The next moment she was falling. The feel of the ground instead of the arms of her teammates was the first fleeting surprise. Then the […]
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Despite snow, local elections in Farmington, Poland, Durham and Turner go on
FARMINGTON — Polls for the town election of two Selectmen seats and two unopposed RSU 9 school board director seats open at 9 a.m. today despite an April fool storm. The polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Center on Middle Street. Three candidates, Nancy Porter, Dennis Pike and Jess […]
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Unattended candle starts fire in Poland home
An unattended candle in a basement room caused a home fire in Poland early Monday morning, Poland Fire Chief Mark Bosse said. The home’s residents, as well as several visiting guests, all escaped the burning house uninjured after a smoke alarm was set off, Bosse said. The fire was contained to the basement, he said, […]
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Senior gets principal’s award
POLAND — Eli Murphy, a senior at Poland Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2011 Principal’s Award, Principal Cari Medd has announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Medd said, “Eli has been an enthusiastic and curious […]
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Elan School closing due to low numbers, negative Web campaign
The private, for-profit boarding school has been forced to close, according to owner and Executive Director Sharon Terry of Casco, due to “declining enrollment and resulting financial difficulties.” The school, which overlooks Upper Range Pond, was opened in 1970 by a psychiatrist, Dr. Gerald Davidson, and businessman Joseph Ricci. Terry, who is Ricci’s widow, points […]
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Elan School closing after Web campaign to shut it down
POLAND – The controversial Elan School will close next week. The private for-profit boarding school for troubled teens has been forced to close, according to owner and Executive Director Sharon Terry of Casco, due to “declining enrollment and resulting financial difficulties.” The school was opened in 1970 by psychiatrist Dr. Gerald Davidson and businessman Joseph […]
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Volunteers asking for help with project
POLAND — A group of volunteers is striving to make a difference in the community – and is asking for additional help. The volunteer project will take place on Join Hands Day, Saturday, May 7, a national day of service sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America and other fraternal benefit societies. The project in Poland […]