POLAND — Selectmen unanimously voted Monday set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $14 per $1,000 in property value, an increase of 35 cents from the $13.65 rate for the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. The rate will increase taxes on a property valued at $100,000 by $35. Every selectmen expressed surprise that […]
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Poland gets lower bill for TIF accounting
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday received a revised bill from John Cleveland of Community Dynamics for services on two Poland Spring Water Co. TIF accounts. The amount was $6,900, the original estimate for sorting out the financial history of the two Tax Increment Financing agreements between the town and the company between 2008 and 2014. In […]
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Cleveland says work on Poland TIFs extensive
POLAND — A state senator who runs an economic development consulting firm said Tuesday that his work separating the accounting records for a pair of tax-increment financing districts the town maintains was more involved than he expected. State Sen. John Cleveland, D-Auburn, said to alleviate any misunderstanding he would stick to the rough initial estimate […]
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Robert D. Turcotte Award presented for promotion of Home Health Care
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice presented the Robert D. Turcotte Award to three individuals at the spring Volunteer Recognition events held in Auburn, Farmington and Bridgton. The award is presented in honor of Robert Turcotte, an Auburn resident who was treasurer of the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s Board of Directors from 1978 […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
LEWISTON — Mariah Carrier of Lewiston has been awarded the 2014 Dominic J. Roux Scholarship from Central Maine Credit Union. Mariah is a graduate of Lewiston High School and attends Husson University in Bangor majoring in biology. Every year, the credit union presents the Dominic Roux Scholarship Award, named after its first CEO, to one […]
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Whittier Middle School honor roll
POLAND — Bruce M. Whittier Middle School has announced the third-trimester honor roll. Grade 7 Academic high honors: Colby Bell, Taylor Cailler, Holly Desjardins, Sarah Parent, Monika Sibley, Madeleine Tiner, Holly Young. Academic honor roll: Noah Anderson, Isaac Austin, Andrew Belanger, Lillyana Brassard, Morgan Chouinard, Madison Cote, Emma Davis, Paige DeLisle, Brianna Doucette, Joshua Elliot, […]
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Local water company sues Poland Spring for interference, false labeling
PORTLAND — A 7-year-old water bottling company has taken legal action against Nestle Waters North America, seeking to resolve a legal conflict that it says has been boiling over for years. Maine Springs, with water extraction permits in the towns of Poland Spring and Poland, filed a lawsuit against Nestle in U.S. District Court Tuesday, […]
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Poland Spring awards scholarships to Poland, Gray-New Gloucester seniors
POLAND SPRING — In keeping with its commitment to invest in Maine people, Poland Spring Water Company recently awarded 23 Good Science Scholarships to Maine high school seniors who are pursuing post-secondary education in science, engineering or the environment. Each scholarship of $1,000 is meant to support the students as they continue on to the […]