Little bit of a flood going on. Posted by Mikey Henderson on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 “Please Share!” began the NWS Facebook post. “A flash flood warning has been issued for Androscoggin County until 9:45 p.m! Storm has rainfall rates up to four-inches an hour and is currently stationary.” And then, in case anyone was […]
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Georgette M. Fox
1940 – 2015 PORTLAND — Georgette M. Fox of Farmington passed away peacefully in Portland on Friday, Aug. 7, after a long period of declining health. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 1, 1940, the daughter of Laureat and Imelda Rancourt. She lost her father at a young age and attended boarding school on […]
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Cherie R. Sargent
1971 – 2015 AUBURN — Cherie Sargent, 43, of Back Cove Drive in Turner, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. She was born on Sept. 15, 1971, in Lewiston, the daughter of Rosita Friel of Buckfield and Dale Gagne of Lewiston. Cherie graduated from Buckfield Junior-Senior […]
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Poland selectmen sorting out timber money
POLAND — Selectmen decided Tuesday to present the town auditor with options for resolving how to handle proceeds from timber harvesting. According to town records, voters at the 1997 annual town meeting approved placing earnings from timber harvesting in a capital fund reserve account. That account was never created and the earnings were put into […]
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Legion Baseball: Lukas Johnson shines as Tri-Town lives another day
Well, in a baseball sense, anyway. The pitcher has been a stalwart for Poland Regional High School and for his Tri-Town American Legion baseball team the past few seasons. Thursday, Johnson gripped Tri-Town’s season between the nimble fingers of his left hand. Friday, it will be someone else’s turn. Johnson scattered nine hits and allowed […]
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Zone 2 Legion Tournament: Tri-Town rips 16 hits, eliminates Pastime Club, 11-1
AUGUSTA — The bashers showed up Thursday afternoon for Tri-Town American Legion baseball. All of them. Early and often. On the same day. With exquisite timing. Sixteen hits, six of them for extra bases, staked Tri-Town to an 11-1 rout of Pastime Club in an elimination game of the Zone 2 tournament at McGuire Field. “We’ve […]
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Poland selectmen consider marijuana laws
POLAND — Selectmen agreed on Tuesday to hold a workshop to discuss whether and to what extent the town can place restrictions on marijuana-growing operations. The issue arose when Board of Selectmen Chairman Steve Robinson, noting that a group opposing a marijuana operation in the Poland Spring Country Estates subdivision has asked to address the […]
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June K. Mills
1925 – 2015 HOWLAND — June Natalie Kilgore Mills, 90, of Howland, previously from Poland and Norway, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, in Howland after a brief illness. June was born in Poland to Gladys Stone Kilgore and Hobert J. Kilgore on Jan. 14, 1925. June married Donald H. Mills on April 23, […]
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Alfred L. Stone
1932 – 2015 MECHANIC FALLS — Alfred L. Stone, 82, of Mechanic Falls, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, July 12, at his home in Mechanic Falls. Alfred was born on July 17, 1932, in Pierpoint, N.J., a son of Peter and Hazel (Thurston) Stone. He attended schools in Minot, Mechanic Falls and Poland. For the majority […]
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American Legion Baseball: Bessey Motors walks off on Tri-Town
PARIS — Bessey Motors remained unbeaten Wednesday — barely. Nick Attaliades-Ryan drove a double deep to right field to plate Jake Spinhern with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Bessey edged Tri-Town 5-4 at the Gouin Athletic Complex. Spinhern was on second after a fielder’s choice earlier in the inning […]