POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday met with residents who have petitioned the board to put on hold plans to make major changes to the appearance of the municipal complex on Route 26. The group’s focus was the McConaghy property, situated between Ricker Memorial Library and Town Hall. The McConaghy property, purchased by the town two […]
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Helen L. Hendricks
1925 – 2015 AUBURN — Helen L. Hendricks, 89, of Auburn, died Tuesday, May 26, at her home, with her loving family by her side. She was born in North Livermore on Sept. 19, 1925, the daughter of the late Daniel L. and Lucy Ann (Groves) Poland. She was educated in Auburn schools and attended […]
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Florence St. Louis
1926 – 2015 POLAND — Florence St. Louis, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10, after a short illness. She was the daughter of Alice (Hobart) Prince and Delmar E. Prince and a graduate of Edward Little High School. She was the mother of five children, Andrew Theriault of Ogunquit, Alice Pilon of Cape […]
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Barbara Ann Ellery
1938 – 2015 AUBURN — Barbara Ann (Fancy) Ellery, 76, of Bailey Hill Road, Poland, passed away on Friday, May 22, at the Androscoggin Hospice House after a long illness. Barbara was born in Farmington on July 3, 1938, to Arthur and Vivian (Porter) Fancy. She grew up and attended schools in Winthrop, and graduated […]
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Mary Archer
1958 – 2015 LEWISTON — Mary Archer, 57, of Poland, passed away on Saturday, May 23 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lewiston on January 30, 1958, the daughter of Ralph and Charlene Robinson Cunliffe. Mary attended Monmouth schools and was a 1976 graduate from […]
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Teaching WWII through Lewiston’s Pvt. Clark, one fallen soldier
POLAND — A young soldier from Lewiston who died in battle during World War II has become the subject of history lessons for eighth-graders in Erica Swenson’s class at Bruce Whittier Middle School — and soon history classes across the country. U.S. Army Pvt. Stanley Clark is buried in a military cemetery in the Netherlands. […]
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High school baseball: Poland comes back to top Freeport
Friday, a pitcher with something to prove and a patient sophomore catcher keyed a late-innings rally, lifting the Knights to a thrilling 11-0 win over visiting Freeport. “That’s been a strength of these guys all year,” Poland coach Mike Connor said. “They’ll take a mistake back into the dugout, and when they come back out, […]
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H.S. softball: Poland pounds Capers
It wasn’t so much the distance that may have bothered the Poland Regional High School softball team most. After losing at York, the Knights had plenty of time to dwell on the defeat. So Wednesday, the Knights were looking to bounce back in a big way. “I think we came into this game with a […]
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Poland selectmen sign warrant for June 9 referendum
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday signed the warrant for the June 9 referendum on the Regional School Unit 16 budget for the 2015-16 school year. Administrative Assistant Nikki Pratt noted that several citizens questioned how the board could call for a referendum vote on a budget before an amount was formally approved by people of […]