POLAND — The Planning Board on Tuesday approved plans for a McDonald’s Restaurant at C.N. Brown’s gas station at Five Corners on Route 26. The plans, as approved, addressed the board’s earlier concerns with the design of the roof on the McDonald’s portion in the sketch plans presented by Tom Saucier, engineer with Site Design […]
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Wolf Cove Inn reopens after renovations
POLAND — The Wolf Cove Inn, 5 Jordan Shore Drive, has reopened for business following a five-month renovation. The Inn offers 11 rooms of upscale lodging and gourmet breakfasts on two acres of private shoreline on Tripp Lake. In December 2013, Suzanne and Roy Forsberg purchased the Wolf Cove Inn. They immediately set about to […]
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H.S. Baseball: For the moment, Bridgham and Simard form heart of Knights
POLAND — They’ve been in little moments and big moments, but they haven’t been in the moment. At least, not yet. Coach Mike Connor started telling Poland’s seniors about being in the moment a long time ago. It’s been a big part of making the Knights a Western Maine Conference power again. “Coach has said […]
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Area schools awarded USDA distance learning, telemedicine grants
BANGOR — USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 in Dixfield has been selected to receive a Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant in the amount of $498,907 and Maine School Administrative District 61 in Bridgton has been selected to receive a Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant […]
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Poland to improve Waterhouse Park
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday approved concept plans for the improvement of the town’s Waterhouse Park. The park is between Poland Corner Road and the firehouse. It surrounds the dam that marks the farthest reach of Lower Range Pond and extends downstream on both sides of Waterhouse Brook to the point where the brook crosses […]
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Poland man sentenced for fraudulent veterans mileage claim
A judge sentenced a Poland man in federal court to three years of probation with a portion of home detention for submitting false claims to a federal veterans agency, authorities said. Steven Chartier, 58, also was ordered to pay more than $10,000 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He pleaded guilty to […]
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Art classes for kids start today LEWISTON — Art classes with Miss Jen will be held at the YWCA. Children can learn the art of paper mache. The five-week course will be offered to 4-7 year olds on Tuesdays, May 20 through June 17, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and to 8-12 year olds on […]
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RSU 16 accepts principal Angela Taylor’s resignation
POLAND — The RSU 16 School Committee on Monday accepted the resignation of Elm Street School Principal Angela Taylor, effective the end of the current school year. Taylor has been employed by RSU 16 for the past 12 years, beginning at Poland Regional High School, where she helped create an excellent alternative education program, School […]
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Drivers facing 14-mile detour Tuesday on Route 11 between Poland, Casco
POLAND — Motorists traveling between Poland and Casco on Route 11 will be detoured at Leach Road on Tuesday, May 20, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. while a culvert is replaced. The detour is 14 miles long, according to information from the Department of Transportation. Route 11 will be closed from Quaker Ridge Road […]