OXFORD — A 17-year-old girl who locked herself in a bathroom and called the police when a man broke into her house did everything right, according to the Oxford police officer who arrested the man Monday. Harry H. Lamb, 47, of Canastota, N.Y., was charged with burglary, criminal mischief and operating under the influence. He […]
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Poland’s proposed budget up for review
POLAND — The proposed 2013 budget for the town is available for public inspection at the Town Office and online, Town Manager Rosemary Kulow told selectmen Tuesday. The proposal is comparable to the current year’s budget, standing at a little more than $12 million. Selectmen also learned through a communication from Androscoggin County commissioners that […]
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Buckfield seeks input on town manager position
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen on Tuesday decided to put off developing criteria for filling the town manager position until a special public hearing is held next week. Former Town Manager Glenn Holmes left his longtime managerial position in January, and the board hasn’t yet decided whether to fill it with another full-time employee or to look […]
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Laurette A. Pelletier
LEWISTON — Laurette A. Pelletier, 94, formerly of Poland, died Sunday, Feb. 5, at Marshwood Health Care. She was born in Lewiston, Jan. 26, 1918, daughter of the late Ernest and Alice Beaulieu Ducasse. She attended local schools and was married Sept. 13, 1947, to Holly Pelletier, who predeceased her Sept. 14, 2000. Mrs. Pelletier […]
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Four face furnishing alcohol charges
PARIS — Four people were charged with furnishing alcohol to minors over the weekend. In Oxford on Sunday morning, Jody L. Hall, 47, of 216 Whittemore Road was charged with furnishing liquor to minors, furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol and violation of bail condition. She was released Monday on a supervised bail […]
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Jessica Turcotte earns graduation honors
POLAND — Jessica Turcotte has recently graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Maine with a bachelor of arts degree in social behavioral sciences. She is the daughter of Marc and Diane Turcotte of Poland. She is a graduate of Poland Regional High School.
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Girls’ Basketball: Patriots solve mystery
Before the basketball season started, things were a bit of a mystery. The Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team had a young team with a new coach and a whole lot of uncertainty on how the season might unfold. “I was hired in the middle of November,” said GNG coach Mike Andreasen, who replaced Chris Aube, […]
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Kindergartners from Poland Community School mime along with concert
Kindergartners from Poland Community School, along with others from the community, applaud a KinderKonzert of “Peter and the Wolf “performed by members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra woodwind section Tuesday at Poland Regional High School.
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Girls’ Basketball: Patriots move closer to tourney
GRAY — It was a bit of a play-in game Tuesday night. With both Gray-New Gloucester and Poland hovering around the final playoff spots in Western B, one of those teams was going to take a sizable step toward the postseason. With games against Greely and Lake Region to end the regular campaign, the Patriots […]