WINDHAM — Shelly Afthim pitched her gourmet chicken meatballs to QVC in a middle-of-the-night email more than a year ago, before she even had a meatball company. To her surprise, a QVC buyer asked for a taste. Last month, in a vote by the home shopping channel’s online fans, Afthim’s fancy frozen Buffalo chicken Gorgonzola, […]
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Poland man charged with having illegal knife
OXFORD — A Poland man was arrested outside the Oxford Casino on Monday night and charged with possession of an illegal “butterfly” knife. Nicholas Ray Douglass, 23, was charged with violating conditions of his bail and trafficking in dangerous knives, both misdemeanor offenses. According to Oxford police Chief Jon Tibbetts, Sgt. Rickie Jack was called to […]
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Ash Wednesday in Kennedy Park LEWISTON — On Ash Wednesday morning, March 5, at 8:30, Rev. Casey Collins of Calvary United Methodist Church and interfaith chaplain Pat Hunter Gardiner will be present in Kennedy Park to offer ashes and prayers to anyone who wishes to receive them. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent preceding […]
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The Hot Corner: Ride’s over, with no regrets
The ride is over. That’s what we learned Friday night. This fortnight with Poland Regional High School was a joyride, not a motion picture. There was to be no “Hoosiers” ending. The Knights would have settled for a “Teen Wolf” ending. You don’t always hoist the Gold Ball at the end of a joyride. (I […]
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Boys’ Class B championship: Coyotes end Knights’ charge
Old Town jumped out to a 9-0 lead and never blinked to defeat Poland, 64-39, for the Class B championship in a historic meeting of underdogs at the Cross Insurance Center Friday night. It is Old Town’s fifth state title, but first in Class B. All of the others came when it was in Class […]
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Poland High supports School Spirit Challenge
Hundreds of students, parents and teachers packed the Poland Regional High School gym for a special two-hour pep rally for the School Spirit Challenge on Thursday morning. During the winter sports season, CBS 13’s “Daybreak” show has been broadcasting live at high schools all over southern and central Maine. It’s been a way for schools […]
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Class B Boys’ Basketball Final: Poland seniors have seen it all
POLAND — Wait, you’re surprised by Poland Regional High School’s amusement park-quality ride to a Class B West boys’ basketball championship and journey to the state final? Seven Knights seniors are still trying to figure out how it didn’t happen two years ago. “My sophomore year we had a chance to compete for a state […]
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Class B Boys’ Basketball Final: Six of one, half-dozen of the other
Quick, name that team. These guys finished the season with a substantial winning streak to sneak into the regional tournament as a No. 6 seed, then kept it going with an improbable run. They won those playoff games with high drama, timely defense and scoring balance, sometimes letting a lead slip away but always exhibiting […]
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Little Androscoggin River watershed fish barrier inventory completed
A stream crossing and dam inventory to assess fish passage barriers in the Little Androscoggin River watershed has been completed. The work was partially funded by grants from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and Corporate Wetland Restoration Partnership. Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund is funded by proceeds from a dedicated […]
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Tourney Notebook: Peers thrilled for Poland coach
Friends and former teammates of Poland boys’ coach Tyler Tracy reacted with joy to his unexpected run to a Class B West title with the Knights. In a unique twist, Tracy and his former college roommate at the University of Maine at Farmington, Brody Artes, were coaching in back-to-back games Saturday at Cumberland County Civic […]