POLAND — Fire departments from several towns responded to an ammonia leak Thursday morning at the Poland Spring Water Co. bottling plant. The building was evacuated and four people were sent to area hospitals to be examined, officials said. A spokesman for Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston said four patients were brought in for […]
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Wilfred E. Benoit
1915 – 2015 MESA, Ariz. — Wilfred Ernest Benoit, 100, of Mesa, Ariz., died at home on Sunday, April 19. He was born Feb. 18, 1915, in Poland Spring, the son of Thomas and Edna (Bonney) Benoit. He was a member of the Masonic Tranquil Lodge No. 29, Auburn and Kora Shrine, Lewiston. Wilfred enjoyed […]
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Fryeburg, Poland Spring water deal faces court challenge
PORTLAND — The group Food and Water Watch and Fryeburg resident Bruce Taylor have asked Maine’s top court to toss out state regulators’ approval of a controversial 25-year deal between Poland Spring owner Nestle Waters and local Fryeburg Water Co. The group has asked the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to consider specific parts of the […]
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Poland selectmen seek amendment to Poland Spring TIF
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday accepted a proposal from Rudman Winchell of Bangor to assist the town in securing an amendment from the state for the Poland Spring Co. TIF District II agreement. Rudman Winchell’s proposed fees for services will be a flat $6,500, provided the firm is successful in securing Department of Economic and […]
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Tax for bottled water companies faces struggle in Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA — Western Maine lawmakers are rallying against a bill that seeks to tax companies that bottle water when they extract more than 1 million gallons a year from a groundwater aquifer. The bill, LD 16, sponsored by state Rep. Victoria Kornfield, D-Bangor, which would apply a penny-per-gallon tax on companies that bottle water in […]
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Poland Spring delighted vacationers in long-ago winters
The magnificent Poland Spring Resort, including the Poland Spring House, Mansion House, hilltop grounds and golf course, earned a world-class reputation as a luxurious destination for summer rest and relaxation in the so-called “gilded age” from about 1860 to 1900. But a couple decades later, Poland Spring made a bold attempt at becoming a winter […]
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Par for the Course: Tournament a natural, local fit
The Lewiston-Auburn Golf Tournament of Champions — it’s such a natural, that one wonders why it has taken until 2014 to be held. Four club champions from Fox Ridge, Martindale, Poland Spring and Fairlawn will compete Sept. 27-28, with nine holes of play at each course. The teams will comprise each club’s women’s, senior, ‘A’ […]
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Poland selectmen set the 2014-15 tax rate
POLAND — Selectmen unanimously voted Monday set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $14 per $1,000 in property value, an increase of 35 cents from the $13.65 rate for the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. The rate will increase taxes on a property valued at $100,000 by $35. Every selectmen expressed surprise that […]
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Local students earn degrees from the University of Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The following local students were awarded bachelor’s degrees during the University of Vermont’s 213th commencement ceremonies on May 18. James Coolidge of Poland Spring, Bachelor of Science in civil engineering, College of Engineering & Math Sciences. Indigo James of Denmark, Bachelor of Arts, gender sexuality and women’s studies, College of Arts & […]
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Poland Community Food bank aided by Poland Spring employees
POLAND — Employees at the Poland Spring bottling plant spent a sunny Saturday taking time to give back to a local organization in need. The Poland Community Food bank, which assists over 100 families in the tri-town area of Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls on a monthly basis, received a well-deserved face lift. Approximately 50 […]