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Fighting falls in Poland
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Senior Center opens in Poland
POLAND — The oldest townspeople can recall when the Poland Town Hall opened in 1928 and now, following Wednesday afternoon’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, its lower level has become a clubhouse for members of Poland Seniors. More than 50 people, plus several town employees and volunteers who assisted with the rehabilitation turned out to view the fruit […]
RSU 16 board signs budget warrant
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 committee Monday night approved a $20.8 million budget for 2016-17 and signed warrant that goes to voters May 23. The vote will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Poland Regional High School auditorium. Superintendent Tina Meserve said the spending plan is about $206,000 higher than this year, […]
Breton announces run for Maine House
POLAND — Elijah Breton has announced his campaign for election for the District 65 seat in the Maine House of Representatives. The seat is held by Ellie Espling, R-New Gloucester. Breton, 21, of Poland graduated from the Poland Regional High School in 2012 and is a senior at Ithaca College in New York. He is […]
High School Outdoor Track Preview: Poland Knights
Coaches: Boys: Rick Kramer, 11th year; Girls: Dan Roy, 10th year Conference/Class: WMC/Class B Last year’s results: Boys: fourth in Division II at WMCs, 13th at Class B states; Girls: second in Division II at WMCs, 13th at Class B states Returning athletes: Boys: Tom Flint, Sam Walker, Adam Kaczynski, Vincent Russo, Quinn Ferguson, Sam […]
High school softball: Gray-NG opens season with win over Poland
GRAY — With any opening day, there’s always an abundance of excitement to start a new season, but count on some unpredictability to go with it. In early April, softball rosters are often in a state of flux. Teams have little to no experience on real fields. There’s rust to work out and some nerves […]
H.S. Baseball: Gray-New Gloucester gets past Poland in nine
GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester lived and died by the squeeze play Friday afternoon. Fortunately for the Patriots, with the game up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth inning, having runners at first and second base with one out forced coach Brad Smith to let freshman designated hitter Nick McCann swing the bat. McCann slapped […]
Poland 2016 baseball preview
Coach: Mike Connor (seventh year) Conference: WMC Class: B South Last year’s record: 5-11 Returning players: Juniors — Jake Wiseman (C), Ben Bernier (P). Key losses: Ethan Callier, Alex Biron, Adam Mocciola. Promising newcomers: Gabe Crosby (C/3B), Noah Salmons (P), Caleb Hodgkin (1B). Season outlook: Graduation has taken a toll on the Knights the past two years. Poland […]