PARIS — There’s not much better than a happy and healthy family. And that’s what the annual Health and Happiness Fair for the Whole Family promises. The event, sponsored by Richard Bader Physical Therapy, SAPARS (Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services, formerly known as REACH) and Safe Voices, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, […]
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H.S. football: Wells knocks off Poland
POLAND — The kickoff return team showed a lot of gumption, and when Poland scored the first touchdown of the game on the opening set of downs, it appeared the Knights might give Wells a run for its money in a Class C football Friday night. No such luck. The Warriors were unfazed by the […]
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Government officials deny plan to house immigrant children in Poland
LEWISTON — A number of agencies and offices named in a Sun Journal story published in Wednesday’s paper told the newspaper they are not working with a woman who has proposed bringing 120 immigrant children to the former Elan School in Poland. Also Wednesday, Gov. Paul LePage issued a statement opposing the possibility of unaccompanied […]
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Poland developer requests board’s help on road issue
POLAND — Residents and the developer of the Wedgewood Estates subdivision want Wedgewood Circle accepted as a town road. On Tuesday, developer Brian Merrill, backed by a dozen subdivision residents, appealed to selectmen to assist him in his dealings with the Planning Board. “It seems unfair that I am asked to rebuild the road,” Merrill […]
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Poland selectmen hear of plan to house immigrant children at former Elan School
UPDATE: Government officials deny plan to house immigrant children in Poland POLAND — Federal officials plan to house 120 immigrant children at the former Elan School, Town Manager Bradley Plante told selectmen Tuesday night. The children were taken into custody after they crossed the southern border of the United States, according to an email Plante received […]
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H.S. Football: Spruce Mountain buries Poland
If the first minute of Friday’s contest was any indication, Spruce Mountain appeared to once again have its hands full with the Knights. But that opening minute proved nothing more than a mirage. The Phoenix took Poland’s best punch in the first minute, but it hardly made Spruce Mountain flinch by the time the final […]
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Lewiston, Bath appliance stores close; customers in limbo
The Attorney General’s Office’s is fielding complaints after Gediman’s Appliance stores in Bath and Lewiston abruptly closed last month, sitting on customers’ deposits and undelivered appliances. The stores are owned by Peter and Serrene Gagnon of Poland. The answering machine at the Lewiston store at 1822 Lisbon St. says, “We are currently out on appliance training […]
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H.S. football: Hornets stymie Knights
POLAND — The Leavitt Hornets might have used up all their frequent flyer miles for the season. Leavitt’s passes dotted the sky as the Hornets engineered a withering air campaign that gave them a lopsided 58-6 victory over the Poland Knights on unseasonably warm Friday night. Poland’s secondary just couldn’t counter Leavitt’s devastating passing game. […]
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Poland conservation group hoping to get Furman property
POLAND — The Conservation Commission has a chance to acquire the Furman property, the key to developing a town hiking trail system, but needs to raise $32,800 by the end of October. “That’s a short time to raise that kind of money,” Fred Huntress, commission co-chairman, said, “but this is too good a thing to […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Poland loses touch with Falmouth
POLAND — You could call Falmouth an annual measuring-stick game for Poland boys’ soccer. Stopwatch game might be more fitting, however. As in how long can the Class B Knights hang with the Class A Yachtsmen before depth and reality set in? The answer Thursday was 31 minutes. Poland’s defense kept matching zeroes on the […]