POLAND — International Sled Dog Racing Association musher Heather Brannen, of Poland, took second in the Adult One-Dog Speed class at the Bristol Dryland Canadian Championship Dog Race Bikejoring race on Nov. 13 in Bristol, Quebec. Brannen finished the six-mile course with a total time of 19 minutes, nine seconds. Brannen also took first in […]
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Poland considers rejoining AVCOG
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday agreed to give some thought to rejoining the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. AVCOG Executive Director Bob Thompson, present at the invitation of Town Manager Rosemary Kulow, outlined the services his agency provides municipalities in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties. He noted that one of the benefits – being able […]
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RSU 16 voters approve school budget
Regional School Unit 16 voters on Tuesday ratified the district’s $17.8 million budget by a vote of 2,181 to 1,583. Voters in all three towns approved this year’s school budget. In Mechanic Falls, the vote was 565-353. Minot’s vote was 494-438. In Poland, the vote was 1,122 to 792. School Superintendent Dennis Duquette was pleased […]
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Budget process is broken
This is how the RSU 16 budget process appears from the outside. Let’s say a student takes a test and fails. The student tells the teacher if three questions are changed, he can pass the test. The teacher agrees and gives the student the test. The student fails again. The student tells the teacher if […]
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Education priority
I am hoping that citizens of Regional School Unit 16 will join me in voting “yes” on the school budget on Nov. 8. The future of our children and community must not rest in the hands of those who contort issues and refuse to prioritize education in the community. The highest-performing schools offer wages competitive […]
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Theodore Howard Ireland
POLAND — Theodore Howard Ireland passed away peacefully Oct. 27 at his home. He was born in Guilford, the family soon moving to Portland. He graduated from Portland High School. He served in the U.S. Navy in the early 1960s.Before retiring, he had worked for Bradlee’s and TD Bank, both in Lewiston. He was one […]
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High school cross country: Lisbon’s Thomas finishes second in state in Class C
Saturday’s state cross country meet at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland was all about history. Kennebunk’s Abbey Leonardi won an unprecedented fourth Class A state title and Nick Morris of Scarborough edged Messalonskee’s Harlow Ladd by .02 of a second in the closest finish ever in a state meet to win the boys’ Class […]
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Fourth RSU 16 budget goes to voters Nov. 8
POLAND — RSU 16’s proposed $17.8 million budget for 2011-12 received strong support at Tuesday’s district budget meeting. The meeting marked the fourth time since May that Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland residents have approved School Committee-proposed budgets presented town meeting-style at district budget meetings. However, each time, in May, in June, and again in […]
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No virtue can come
Gambling is a growing pestilence and a black eye on the state. But, once again, the people of Maine are being asked to approve more gambling concerns in Biddeford, Calais and Lewiston. Everyone wants a piece of this quick-money pie — a pie that will have diminishing returns as gambling tightens its grip on our […]
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HS Football Notebook: Leavitt seniors complete rare sweep
What’s it like not to be a conference champion? What’s it like to get on a bus for a regional playoff game? Leavitt’s football seniors wouldn’t know. With their 41-6 walloping of Gardiner, the Hornets put the wraps on school history that puts them in exclusive statewide company. Pine Tree Conference regular-season champions for the […]