POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday appointed Mark Bosse as acting town manager. Selectmen offered the job to Bosse two weeks ago, the day after they placed the current town manager, Rosemary Roy, on administrative leave. According to the town’s charter, the town cannot legally function without a manager. Bosse, who is chief of the town’s […]
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Mother-daughter duo to lead program on creating fairy houses
PARIS — A program on creating magic in the garden will be held form 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at McLaughlin Garden. A mother-daughter duo will lead participants in creating fairy houses. The afternoon will begin with an introduction to fairy houses by fairy expert Carly Pearlson. Fairy houses are small structures for […]
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Corrrection: Robbie Porter scored touchdown
In the football roundup published on Page C7 on Saturday, Robbie Porter should have been credited with scoring a touchdown for the Poland Knights. The information was incorrectly submitted to the Sun Journal.
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A horse is a horse, of course, of course
The chances of a horse becoming a dressage champion has about the same odds as a kid growing up to become a professional athlete. Taking a kid with no previous athletic training out of the ghetto and turning him into an elite athlete is akin to the unlikely story of a local horse named Fynn. […]
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Bean supper at Calvary Methodist LEWISTON — A bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St. Use the Bartlett Street entrance. Menu will include casseroles, salads, beans, hot biscuits and homemade pies. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children. […]
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H.S. Football: Phoenix edge Knights
POLAND — Brandon Stearns figured he was the rightful owner of tipped pass that was floating in the end zone. Stearns reached up and snatched the ball in a sea of defenders. The Spruce Mountain tight end brought the ball into his arms, and with it, the winning touchdown with 1:22 left in the football […]
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Beatrice Bouffard
1930 – 2013 LEWISTON — Beatrice Bouffard, 83, of Lewiston, joined Waylon, Hank and George Jones in the big rodeo in the sky. She fell ill on Monday, Sept. 23, and died at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Monday, Sept. 30. She was born in Poland on Sept. 1, 1930, the daughter of […]
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Whittier Middle School to host cultural exchange day with Somali community
POLAND — On Friday, Oct. 4, Bruce M. Whittier Middle School will host a Cultural Exchange Day with members of the Somali community from Lewiston. This event will support the learning of more than 120 eighth-grade students at the school as they develop the skills to critically analyze media in order to create a well […]
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Poland manager put on paid administrative leave
POLAND — Selectmen placed Town Manager Rosemary Roy on administrative leave, with pay, after coming out of Tuesday evening’s half-hour executive session. Selectman Steve Robinson said Roy’s one-year term as manager is scheduled to expire Oct. 16. “We didn’t intend to renew her contract and decided to let her know now out of respect for […]
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10th annual Autumn Night Out is Oct. 25
POLAND — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s 10th annual Autumn Night Out Silent Auction & Gala event will be held Friday, Oct. 25, at Poland Spring Resort, with proceeds benefiting AHCH’s Hospice Program. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, a wine and beer tasting courtesy of Central Distributors and Baxter Brewing Co., […]