Roast turkey dinner July 12 LISBON FALLS — Pioneer Chapter No. 11 will hold a roast turkey dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, at the Masonic Hall, Oak Street. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for ages 12 and under, free for preschool age. Bird Club plans mineral trip LEWISTON — The […]
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Music festival planned for Poland moving to New Hampshire
POLAND — An upcoming music festival that already switched its location from Hebron to Poland because of ticket sales, has announced its plans to relocate again, to an even bigger venue in New Hampshire. Festival organizers announced their plans for the move on their Facebook page around 1:30 p.m. on June 26. The festival is […]
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Poland selectmen enforce employee breaks at Town Office
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday agreed that the hours the Town Office is open will remain unchanged, but there may have to be times when the public will have to wait for service. Town Manager Rosemary Roy, noting that the office is so busy that upon occasion workers are neglecting to take required breaks and […]
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Legion Baseball: Patience is virtue as Rogers overtakes Tri-Town
POLAND — It took a few innings in Tuesday’s drizzly, shrouded twilight, but the William J. Rogers American Legion baseball team finally figured out the strike zone from both points of view. Starting pitcher John Simpson got more economical as the evening progressed. His teammates, in turn, grew more patient at the plate against a […]
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‘Dunk Your Kicks’ comes to Poland summer camp
POLAND — David Plotkin was playing baseball with his son, Max, in 2007 when the 3-year-old took a tumble. Alarmed, Plotkin and his wife, Annemarie, took their son to the hospital for an X-ray. What the doctors found was devastating: Their child was diagnosed with stage four B-Cell Lymphoma one day before his fourth birthday. […]
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ATVs help fight remote fire in Poland
POLAND — A structure fire on a remote dirt road brought the resources of eight departments to Bragdon Hill Road Sunday evening. According to Poland fire Chief Mark Bosse, a call was first received around 3 p.m. indicating smoke from an unknown origin. Upon further investigation, firefighters found an abandoned trailer about a mile down […]
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Whittier Scholarship winners named
POLAND — The winners of the annual Bruce M. Whittier Scholarship were recently announced, with two Poland Regional High School seniors each receiving a $1,000 award. They were selected for their academic performance, their work ethics and commitment to their community. Emily Cormier, daughter of Bill and Cindy Cormier of Mechanic Falls, will attend American […]
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Summer Meals programs kick off
OXFORD HILLS/MECHANIC FALLS — RSU 16’s Food Service Department and St. Joseph’s College provide free meals to children and teens age 18 and under during the summer through the Summer Food Service Program, also known as Summer Meals. Families are encouraged to come to the kickoff events to learn more about the program in their […]