POLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s response to the Board of Selectmen’s letter on the effects his proposed state budget would have on the town didn’t set well with selectmen. At Tuesday’s meeting, Selectman Stan Tetenman suggested it appeared the Governor’s Office had responded to the board with a form letter. He said it failed to […]
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Runner creates moving vigil
POLAND — Kevin Mitchell, a lifelong runner and a track coach at Poland Regional High School for three years, ran the school track Tuesday night in memory of those who died in the Boston Marathon bombings. Mitchell, who got the idea from the USA Track and Field website, announced he would run 3 miles around […]
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Correction: Rabasco scored winning run
POLAND — A story on Page C1 Tuesday should have listed Matt Rabasco scoring the winning run for Poland Regional High School as a pinch runner. It was a reporting error.
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Correction:G-NG softball score was 3-0
POLAND — A headline on Page C1 Tuesday should have said the final score of the Poland/Gray-New Gloucester softball game was 3-0. It was an editing error.
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Cumston Library Friends meeting MONMOUTH — The quarterly meeting of Friends of Cumston Library will be held at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Cumston Public Library in Cumston Hall. This is an annual meeting and an election of officers. The public is invited. For further information contact Nancy Ludewig, secretary, at dludewig@roadrunner.com. Texas hold’em […]
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H.S. softball: Greaton blanks Poland
Gray-New Gloucester’s Steph Greaton was making her first varsity start to open the spring season Monday. It didn’t come without her share of anxiety. “I was very nervous,” the Patriots junior hurler said. As she blanked the Poland hitters through the first three innings, Greaton quickly settled in and grabbed command of the game. She […]
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H.S. Baseball: Knights rally to win opener
POLAND — Weather and preseason scheduling limits prevent Maine high school baseball teams from doing much fine-tuning before the games start to count. With that in mind, teams know it’s pointless to be picky about how they win early in the season. They all look the same in the left-hand column of the standings when […]
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Free public supper April 13 LITCHFIELD — A free, public community supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Litchfield Community Christian Church. The menu will include baked beans, American chop suey and homemade desserts. Everyone is welcome. Pleasant Hill Cemetery meeting SABATTUS — Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association will […]
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High school softball preview
Eastern A Cony and Brewer continued to be among the top programs in Class A last season and should maintain that trend. Bangor should be solid as well. Oxford Hills reached the semifinals before losing to Cony. The Vikings return pitcher Crystal West and catcher Annika Kahkonen. Anna Winslow, Abby Bernier, Jordyn Sanborn and Angel […]