POLAND — The RSU 16 committee began the search for a new superintendent with Monday’s workshop session with Sandra MacArthur of the Maine School Management Association. The committee’s goal is to have a new superintendent on board by July 1, 2013. The district is currently headed by interim Superintendent Michael Wilhelm, who was hired in […]
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Lewis Gray
1934 – 2012 POLAND — Lewis Gray, 78, of Poland, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 18. Lewis was born on May 4, 1934, in Greene, the son of Eugene and Vena Davis Gray. He married Carlene Strout on June 11, 1955. He served in the Air Force from 1957 until 1961. He […]
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Putting God aside
I guess America has spoken. The majority of voters want to put God aside and keep pleasing man instead. They want to be able to do anything their heart desires without ever considering the end result. They do not want to obey God because that restricts them. A majority of voters have indicated that homosexuality […]
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Diane L. Sampson
NORWAY — Diane L. Sampson, 57, of Norway, died Thursday, Nov. 15, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lewiston, Aug. 25, 1955, the daughter of Asa and Alice Thorne Strout. She attended school in Poland and graduated from Oxford Hills High School. She married Neil Sampson on Jan. 1, 1988. She had been […]
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Art exhibit applications TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library is accepting applications for the annual art exhibit, “The Joy of Art.” The deadline for the submission of applications is Dec. 21. The annual juried art exhibit features original artwork by year-round Maine residents, both amateur and professional. Prizes will be awarded in categories including mixed media, […]
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Samuel E. Thomas Sr.
AUBURN — Samuel E. Thomas Sr., 68, of Poland, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Hospice House. He was born in Lewiston, June 30, 1944, the son of Samuel H. and Amy Elaine Wight Thomas. He married Beverly Jipson, May 11, 1963. He had been a woodworker, refinishing furniture for a good part of his […]
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Maine State Ballet will present ‘Nutcracker’
PORTLAND — Nearly 300 performers — including Calvin Soule and Ezra Soule of Poland, Audrianna Prentice of Auburn and Molly Brown of Turner — will take the stage when Maine State Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” at Merrill Auditorium. The holiday classic will be presented in seven performances, featuring the live music of the Maine State […]
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New England Cross Country Championships: Telstar’s Holt-Andrews finishes fifth
CUMBERLAND — Josef Holt-Andrews knew in order to have a good finish Saturday, he needed a good start. It couldn’t just be a normal strong kick from the starting line. It needed a little extra exertion that could get him out ahead of a pack of 260-plus runners. The Twin Brooks course quickly funneled the […]
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Cross country: Lewiston is ready to run
LEWISTON — It is beginning to look a lot like indoor track season. With plummetting temperatures and varied precipitation this week, the Lewiston High School cross country team was forced indoors as it prepared for Saturday’s New England Cross Country Championships. “It kind of feels like we’re in indoor track season already and indoor track […]
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Poland Players will present murder mystery
POLAND — The Poland Players will present the murder-mystery comedy “Merry Murders at Mountmarie” on Nov. 15-17. The play, written by Tim Kelly, revolves around Charlie, an American TV producer who has just inherited a Swiss school for girls called Mountmarie from his aunt. His sister attends the school, which has been in the family […]