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Town, career incorrect
POLAND — A story on Page B1 of Tuesday’s City edition should have said chain saw artist Andrew Logan lives on Lewiston Junction Road in Poland and is a former occupational health and safety specialist. The information was incorrectly reported.
Man wields chainsaw to produce wood sculptures
The high whine of a chain saw echoes over a rain-drenched field in Poland on Monday morning. Light yellow wood chips fly in a graceful arc from the bar of the bright orange saw and land on emerald colored grass. The face of a bear emerges from the wood. Andrew Logan, 44, is creating. Last […]
Well done – Kayla Collins
STANDISH — Kayla Collins of Poland earned the Sister Dolores Sablone Award at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, given to a senior in the communications major based on service, academic performance and promise for future professional attainment.
Speaker wants Poland Regional grads to leave, explore and then return to Maine
POLAND — There was barely a seat to be had in the gymnasium of Poland Regional High School on Sunday afternoon as hundreds packed the bleachers and available floor seats to send off 119 graduating seniors. “Today marks the end of our high school years and childhood and the beginning of our adult lives,” valedictorian […]
Class B Track: Waterville sweeps; Poland, G-NG athletes win titles
AUGUSTA — Waterville swept the Class B track and field championships Saturday for the first time since 2008, cruising to the girls’ crown and dethroning defending champion Falmouth by seven points in the boys’ meet at Alumni Field. Saturday also was a championship day for local athletes Jack Peters of Gray-New Gloucester and Kendra Lobley […]
State Track and Field: EL hopes to hit stride
The boys’ outdoor track and field team from Edward Little High School has long been a classic example of why crunching numbers based on seeding and past performances is a slippery slope. Two years ago, the Red Eddies walked into the Class A state meet theoretically needing to make up more than 20 points on […]
Local karate schools holding fundraising weekend
AUBURN — On June 4 and 5 students and parent volunteers from the Phoenix Academy of Martial Arts, Auburn, and its partner school the Bennett Karate Dojo in Poland will come together in fundraising efforts. On Saturday, June 4, students will be participating in a kick-a-thon to raise money for the Japan tsunami victims. Students […]
Former church volunteer pleads not guilty
AUBURN — A former treasurer at Poland Community Church who is accused of embezzling from church accounts pleaded not guilty Thursday to related felony charges. Norma Jean Inman, 43, of 135 Woodman Hill Road in Minot appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court to answer a two-count indictment handed up last month by an Androscoggin County […]