POLAND SPRING — The first “Fire & Slice” Golf Tournament, dinner and dance will be held Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Poland Spring Resort. All money raised at the event will benefit Poland Fire Rescue, a department made up of 30 men and women who provide fire and emergency medical response to the town of […]
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Mechanics Savings Bank— Lisbon, Poland, GNG grads awarded scholarships
AUBURN – Mechanics Savings Bank awarded $1,000 Banking on the Future Scholarships to Lisbon High School graduate Taylor Haines of Lisbon Falls, Poland Regional High School graduate Connor King of Mechanic Falls and Gray-New Gloucester High School graduate Jeffrey Taylor of New Gloucester. While at Lisbon High School, Haines was an active member of the […]
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High School Football: Raiders scoop up first win in Class C showdown
WALES — Oak Hill gave away its home opener by leaving the football on the turf too many times. The Raiders had that generosity returned to them Saturday. Poland fumbled it away twice inside the Oak Hill 10-yard line and once behind its own 20. Those turnovers were the catalyst for a scoreboard swing that […]
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Golf scramble to benefit Auburn music programs
AUBURN — The Edward Little Music Association will hold a golf scramble on Sunday, Oct. 16, at Fairlawn Golf and Country Club in Poland. All money raised will benefit the Auburn Middle School and Edward Little High School music programs. The association uses money throughout the year to purchase instruments that supports the ELHS marching […]
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Poland woman hurt during toy run motorcycle crash
MANCHESTER, Maine (AP) — A Maine sheriff’s department says a 53-year-old woman was hurt when she lost control of her motorcycle during the United Bikers of Maine toy run in Manchester. The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department says 53-old Kathy Jesiolowski of Poland was taken by ambulance to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston Sunday with […]
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High school football: Black Bears blank Knights, 40-0
POLAND — It didn’t take long after Poland Regional High School turned on their new lights for Maranacook to make it a dark night for the big partisan crowd. Maranacook’s defense smothered Poland for -20 yards in the first half and its offense feasted on the excellent field position in a 40-0 victory Friday night […]
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Forensic Pathology to be library topic
POLAND — Friends of Ricker Library announce season three of their popular Person to Person programs. These monthly Sunday evening events pair a neighborly potluck supper with an hour-long program of entertainment and/or learning. The first program, on Sunday, Sept. 11, will feature Dr. Fred Jordan, former chief medical examiner of Oklahoma and current deputy […]
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Boys’ Soccer Notebook: Coaches In New Places
When Chris Albert decided to take the coaching job at Oak Hill last month, it wasn’t just a sudden transition for him and his team. It was a significant change in culture, leagues and level of play. Albert has been an assistant with Mike McGraw at Lewiston for much of the last decade. To go […]
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High School Football: Knights enjoy Class C debut
It’s much more fun being the hammer than the nail. Poland put a giant exclamation point at the end of its Western Class C football debut Friday night, storming to a 40-12 victory over Sacopee Valley in South Hiram. The margin was one of the most lopsided in school history, and frankly there haven’t many […]