1939 – 2015 AUBURN — Mary J. Edmunds, 75, passed away Friday, April 24, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, surrounded by loving family. She was born on June 2, 1939, in North Norway, to Ellen Louise (Pushard) and Elmer Reynold “Ray” Whitman. For most of her life, Mary lived in […]
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H.S. softball: Fryeburg edges Poland with seventh-inning run
POLAND — When one scoreless inning followed another Monday afternoon, it was apparent that somebody was going to have to deliver the clutch hit at some point to end the stalemate. Players in each dugout began thinking about that possibility, and Fryeburg’s sophomore center fielder wondered if it could be her. “I was really hoping […]
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Leonel L. L’Heureux
1943 – 2015 LEWISTON — Leonel “Leo” Laurier L’Heureux, 72, of Winthrop, formerly of Auburn, passed away peacefully with his loving wife and family by his side on Sunday, April 19, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lewiston on April 3, 1943, Leonel was […]
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Poland planting tree in memory of former manager
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday gave Conservation Commission Co-Chairman Fred Huntress permission to purchase a white oak tree to be planted in memory of former Town Manager Richard “Dick” Chick. Chick, who died a couple of years ago, served as town manager for 33 years before retiring because of poor health. Huntress and other commission […]
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Gertrude Irene O’Brien
1927 – 2015 AUBURN — Gertrude Irene “Pennie” O’Brien, 87, of Poland, died Sunday, April 19, at The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. She was born Gertrude Irene Lothrop in Lewiston on Dec. 28, 1927, daughter of the late Frank and Fern Lothrop. She married Thomas F. O’Brien Jr. in 1946 and […]
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Class B West baseball: Just like starting over for Poland
Statistics and baseball go together like hamburgers and ketchup. One such number has a bitter taste for Poland in the WMC and Class B West preseason. “We will have six seniors who had a combined seven games played on varsity last year,” Poland coach Mike Connor said. Alex Biron accounted for five of those contests […]
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Poland baseball preview
Coach: Mike Connor (sixth year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year’s record: 13-5, lost in Class B West semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Ethan Cailler, Alex Biron; Juniors — Isaiah Dubois, Pat Kuklinski. Key losses: Kaleb Bridgham, Jake Simard, Lukas Johnson, Shawn Murphy, Billy Bickford, Tanner Marston, Corey Cunliffe, Dan Bernier, Matt Rabasco, C.J. Martin. Promising newcomers: Sophomores […]
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2015 Poland softball preview
Coach: Kat McKay (fourth year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year’s results: 8-8, lost in Western B quarterfinal. Returning athletes: Seniors — Kylie Martin (P), Kolby Woods (P), Kelsey DeBurra (C), Michaella Arsenault (2b), Kalor Plummer (3b), Emily Gibson (OF), Haley Whitworth (OF); Sophomores — Sarah Walton (SS), Madison Simard (1b). Key losses: Lindsay Theriault […]
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H.S. softball: Poland doubles up on pitching
POLAND — They stood side by side, trying to throw their best pitches. But as they focused on their own offerings, they couldn’t help but sneak peeks, trying to gauge the skills of the other. Poland seniors Kylie Martin and Kolby Woods grew up pitching against each other as youngsters, but by eighth grade, they […]
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Clarence H. Merrill
1925 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Clarence H. “Sonny” Merrill died Sunday, April 12, at the Maine Veterans’ Home. He was born in Poland on Aug. 8, 1925, the son of Clarence C. and Esther Martin Merrill. After graduating from South Paris High School in 1943, he served as a medic in World War II […]