Firefighters from multiple departments responded to the scene at 172 Tiger Hill Road at 7:52 a.m. No one was home at the time and no injuries were reported, Chief Mark Bosse said. A neighbor called 911. Local firefighters are working with the Office of the Maine State Fire Marshal to determine the cause of the […]
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Poland board opposes county charter amendment
POLAND — Selectmen voted 3-2 Tuesday to recommend a “no” vote on the Androscoggin County Charter amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot. The board gave its support to the effort, spearheaded by Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett, to reject the county commissioners’ attempt to amend the charter. Selectman Stan Tetenman said a “yes” vote would […]
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High school golf: Plourde captures girls’ title; Owens third in Class C
VASSALBORO — Bailey Plourde knew she had something special going Saturday at Natanis Golf Club. It wasn’t until she joined the growing throng of people craning their necks to see the manually updated scoreboard on the wall of the scoring shed that she realized just how special. Plourde, of Lincoln Academy, fired a 2-under-par 70 […]
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H.S. Golf: Locals vie for individual titles
With the team championships wrapped up, the attention is now on the Individual Championships as the state’s best high school golfers descend upon Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. Class A and B boys’ golfers will take on the Tomahawk course once again, while the Class C boys and the girls’ will try to tame the […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Mt. Blue, Leavitt pick up tough road wins
NEWPORT — After being shut out in the first half Saturday by winless but fired-up Nokomis, Mt. Blue exploded for three second-half scores and held on for a 24-14 Class B North football win. Zach Meader ran for the game-tying touchdown in the third quarter, then caught a 34-yard scoring toss from Ryan Pratt to give […]
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Colton James-Brian Guay
2014 – 2015 PORTLAND — Colton James-Brian Guay, 20 months old, left us to be with the angels on Monday, Oct. 5. He was born on Jan. 29, 2014, the beautiful, beloved son of Jon Christopher and Bethann Guay. Colton lost a valiant battle against HUS, hemolytic uremic syndrome, caused by a severe bacterial infection […]
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Wayne T. Kyllonen
1960 – 2015 LEWISTON — Wayne T. Kyllonen, 54, of Poland passed away Monday, Oct. 5, at Central Maine Medical Center. Wayne was born in Portland on Nov. 3, 1960, a son of Thomas and Beverly (Morse) Kyllonen. He attended Mechanic Falls schools and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1979. He owned and […]
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After toddler dies, Poland dad warns others of E. coli danger
LEWISTON — A local family is grieving the loss of their 20-month-old son and wants to make others aware of the potential risks of allowing small children to touch farm animals at petting zoos such as those at Maine’s agricultural fairs. The boy’s father, Jon Guay, said Tuesday that he and his wife, Beth, fear […]
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Football: Spruce Mountain shakes off Poland
POLAND — What looked like a sure thing for Spruce Mountain in the first quarter became a seesaw battle when two stubborn defenses slugged it out the last three quarters of a Class C football game Friday night. The Phoenix put the kibosh on Poland’s running and passing game most of the evening, but the […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt escapes Camden Hills in field hockey
TURNER — Allie Belaire converted a cross from Kierstin Leclerc to give Leavitt a 1-0 win over Camden Hills in a rain-soaked KVAC field hockey tilt Tuesday. Hailey DeMascio made five saves for the Hornets (6-3) to notch the shutout, while Jenna Stearns turned aside three shots for Camden Hills (6-4). Kaitlyn DeBlois made a […]