POLAND — A referendum on the Regional School Unit 16 budget will be held Tuesday, June 11. The $19.2 million proposed spending plan was approved at the May 15 districtwide meeting, prompting Tuesday’s validation vote at polls in Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland. Voters will also be asked whether they approve continuing with this two-step […]
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Hebron Academy announces Cum Laude Society inductees
HEBRON — Hebron Academy Head of School John King and Hebron Cum Laude Chapter Secretary John Curtis have announced the 2013 Cum Laude Society inductees. The Cum Laude Society recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence, justice and honor, according to its mission statement. Hebron Academy’s Cum Laude chapter was […]
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Poland selectmen study possible charter change
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday began a preliminary discussion that could lead to changes in the town charter. Although all are in agreement that the charter is no longer current — the fact that town schools are now part of RSU 16 makes obsolete a lot language in the present charter — the problem with […]
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Western B prelim: Knights call on Cailler, and he delivers
READFIELD — Ethan Cailler’s 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief in Tuesday’s Western Class B preliminary round game may not have been his most dominant outing this season, but it was unquestionably the sophomore right-hander’s best work in his young varsity baseball career. Cailler needed two pitches to work out of a bases loaded, two […]
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H.S. Softball Preliminary: Poland drops dime in fifth, flips Falmouth
FALMOUTH — There was a zero in every box on Poland’s side of the scoreboard Tuesday afternoon. Funny what happens when you pair one of those goose eggs with the short stroke of a pencil. Poland pushed across 10 runs in a dream fifth inning that was simultaneously Falmouth’s worst nightmare, cannonballing the No. 10 […]
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Family of man killed in crash and critically injured wife sues driver, insurers
AUBURN — The estate of a Poland man killed last year while he and his wife were riding on his motorcycle is suing the driver of the car that collided with the couple. In a lawsuit filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court, a personal representatives for the estate of the late Kevin Lemm and the […]
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Waterville sweeps Class B track and field titles
Saturday, the Waterville senior added to her trophy case by capturing three individual titles and ran a leg on the winning 1,600-meter relay squad in helping the Purple Panthers capture their seventh consecutive girls’ Class B state track and field championship. Waterville won by a convincing margin, 136-64 over runner-up Lake Region. Winslow was third […]
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Thompson Lake dam board recommends up-to-date lake level info
OXFORD — Thompson Lake landowners should have up-to-date information about the lake level, members of the dam advisory board said Tuesday. At the first meeting of the Thompson Lake Dam Advisory Committee of the season, members discussed recent complaints about low water levels and the ability of the town of Oxford to control the level. […]