POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday awarded the bid for the town’s summer road paving program to Pike Industries, the lowest of three bidders with a bid price of $244,716. Roads scheduled to be paved, completely or in part, include Outlet, Schellinger, Saunders, Perkins and Lewiston Junction. Selectmen also received four bids for work sealing cracks […]
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Just like dad
POLAND — Tomi Chipman was sitting in an anthropology class at Bates College in Lewiston, on a pre-med track, and realized she’d rather be out in the field with her dad. By last fall, she’d made up her mind. When she graduates, Chipman wants to be a farmer. Lots of people farm. Her decision holds […]
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M. Jones: Headlines were not accurate
Headlines can be misleading. In the June 12 Sun Journal, two headlines referencing one article misrepresented both the content of the article and what transpired at the June 11 RSU 16 board meeting. The Mechanic Falls Town Council has asked the RSU 16 Board of Directors to review the cost-sharing formula for the district, as […]
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Sophomore fundraiser LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School sophomore class will hold a cookout, car wash and yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 15, through Sunday, June 17, at the school’s track area. Donations are welcome. A drop-off day will be Wednesday, June 13. The cookout will take place between 10 […]
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RSU 16 board postpones cost-sharing review
POLAND — The RSU 16 School Committee Monday postponed consideration of whether to review the local cost-sharing agreement that determines how the district’s costs are divided among its three member towns until September. Mechanic Falls town councilors had requested a review in response to significant fluctuations in how increases in the school budget have […]
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Spirit of America award winners honored
AUGUSTA — Recipients of the 2011 Spirit of America Foundation Award for outstanding community service throughout Maine were recognized during an April 6 ceremony at the Statehouse. Auburn Volunteers in Police Service have helped the Auburn Police Dept. in a variety of ways. Bowdoin FHC, Inc. runs several community projects, including fundraisers for the fire […]
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Maine’s food tax far too complex
Faced with mounting pressure from aggravated Mainers who had long blasted the state’s snack tax as far too complex, confusing and unfair, the Legislature dumped the tax in 2000. No longer would families have to pay more for lunch-box staples such as granola bars, crackers and pretzels, lawmakers promised. No longer would annoyed shoppers have […]
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High school softball: Leavitt outlasts Poland
TURNER — Pete Higgins’ strategy paid off. It wasn’t exactly how the Leavitt coach had plotted it out in his mind, but when he made a change in the fifth, it proved to be a beneficial move Thursday. Higgins had Ashley Robertson pinch-hit in the fifth with two outs. That ultimately led to the lone […]
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H.S. Softball: Lavoie lifts Knights
JAY — Melora Lavoie was running hard. Head down, determined to reach base, she was hoping her two-out hit would land somewhere. She didn’t think she hit it very well, and it wasn’t until her team celebrated that the junior first baseman learned it’s fate. It was over the fence, her first home run. The […]