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Joyce Aliberti

AUBURN — Joyce Aliberti, 80, of Poland died Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Hospice House. She was born in Cranford, N.J., April 17, 1932, the daughter of Thomas Kenney Sr. and Marion Maloney Kenney. She had worked at W. T. Grant during and after high school and at Western Electric for a short time. She […]

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Well done – Area graduates listed

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Devin P. Robbins of Monmouth recently graduated from Norwich University with a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences/criminal justice. Robbins was on the dean’s list all four years he attended Norwich, and graduated magna cum laude. He was also a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society. Robbins […]

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Well done

POTSDAM, N.Y. — The following students will attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., as members of the Class of 2016: Aimee Giffune of Turner, a graduate of Leavitt Area High School. Giffune will be majoring in chemical engineering. Caleb Verrill of Poland, a graduate of Saint Dominic Regional High School. Verrill will be majoring in […]

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Poland student earns Innkeepers scholarship

FREEPORT — Laura Brown of West Poland was awarded a scholarship by The Maine Innkeepers Education Foundation, affiliated with the Maine Innkeepers Association at the eighth annual Tees & Textbooks event at the Senator Inn and SPA in Augusta on June 4. Brown is a student at Husson University in Bangor. She is studying hospitality […]

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Poland Spring awards $5,000 in scholarships to Poland students

POLAND – Poland Spring Water Company recently awarded 20 Good Science Scholarships to Maine high school seniors who are pursuing post-secondary education in science, engineering or the environment. Each scholarship of $1,000 is meant to support the students as they continue on to the next stage of their academic career. Scholarships were given to five […]

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Police respond to report of home invasion in Poland

POLAND — Androscoggin County deputies are searching for three men who may have been involved in a home invasion on Route 26 late Thursday morning. According to Det. Sgt. William Gagne of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, at 11:38 a.m. on Thursday his department was called to 409 Maine St. in response to a report […]

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Youth leader attends national conference

POLAND — Jenifer Boyd of Poland recently attended Modern Woodmen of America’s Merit Club Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla. Boyd was one for approximately 430 youth service club leaders from across the United States who earned the opportunity to take part in the conference. While in Orlando, she attended educational and motivational workshop sessions, networked […]

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RSU 16 School Committee approves appointments

POLAND — The RSU 16 School Committee on Monday approved hiring all four of Superintendent Michael Wilhelm’s nominees for some top administrative positions. Tina Meserve of Livermore was signed to a two-year contract as assistant superintendent, a new position created when school officials decided to fold three positions into two. The duties were formerly performed […]