It was a near miss of the playoffs for Oak Hill softball last year, but the Raiders hope to close that gap this season. Oak Hill finished 9-7 and missed out of the regional playoffs. The Raiders return much of that team and could challenge for a berth in the B South field. “This is […]
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Class B South Baseball Preview: Locals hope to correct past near-misses
One or two Heal Points are Maine high school baseball’s equivalent of a thousand miles. Most of the local representatives in Class B South learned that the hard way a season ago. Oak Hill, Leavitt, Poland and Spruce Mountain all picked off an important win or two while watching a fistful more slip away in […]
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RSU 16 budget going to voters
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 committee agreed Monday to take the Budget Committee’s recommended $20.8 million spending plan for 2016-17 to voters. The budget is about $206,000 more than this year, but an increase in state funding means there will be minimal effect on local property taxes. According to estimates provided by Superintendent […]
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Drivers uninjured after head-on collision in Poland
POLAND — Two drivers were uninjured Sunday night after their vehicles collided head-on on Route 11, also known as Bakerstown Road. Bakerstown Road was blocked off for approximately one and a half hours from Tripp Lake Road to White Oak Hill Road while the scene was investigated, according to Poland Fire Chief Mark Bosse. “It […]
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Residents vote to demolish McConaghy-Walker house
POLAND — Residents approved a $5.7 million municipal budget beginning July 1 at the town meeting Saturday. Town Manager Bradley Plante estimated that the budget, which is nearly $220,000 higher than the current year’s budget of $5.5 million, will increase property taxes by no more than about 6 cents for every $1,000 in property valuation. […]
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College softball: Kat McKay is back in the game at USM
Kat McKay — the mother, wife and coach — is still an athlete, and a formidable foe. This week, another notch in the belt of her successful return to playing the game she loves came at the expense of a former player, Kylie Martin. A year ago, when the pair said goodbye after McKay coached […]
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College softball: USM sweeps Bates in home opener
After lengthy travel delays trying to return from Florida early in the week and having a home opener postponed a day, it has been nearly a week since the Huskies played last. The wait proved worth it for USM as the Huskies continued its hot start Thursday with a sweep of Bates in doubleheader action. […]
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Poland residents to vote on proposed $5.7M budget
POLAND — Voters at the annual town meeting April 2 will act on a proposed municipal budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of $5.7 million, an increase of nearly $220,000 over the current year’s budget of $5.5 million. The effect on the property tax rate, as estimated by Town Manager Bradley Plante, should be […]
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Civil lawsuit against Androscoggin County Commission to proceed
AUBURN — A civil lawsuit filed against the Androscoggin County Commission will proceed after a superior court found certain claims made by the suing cities and towns of Androscoggin County have sufficient merit to go to trial. The court ruled, however, that the case will proceed only against the County Commission as a legislative body, […]
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The day ‘Officer Smiley’ helped a boy escape from the Elan School
LEWISTON — The boy was 16, small for his age, and crying, shaking and begging not to be taken back to the Elan School. It was 1979. The boy was sitting in the front seat of Lt. Max Ashburn’s police car, and Ashburn didn’t know what to do with him. As school liaison officer for the […]