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Poland Grange to sponsor pumpkin growing event

May 24, 2022May 17, 2022

POLAND — Excelsior Grange plans to sponsor a pumpkin-growing contest in October. People can get free seeds by calling 207-998-2301, and plant and take care of the pumpkins over the summer. As soon as the pumpkins grow a few inches across, growers can scratch a design on them so the design will grow with the […]

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Poland Historical Society to host genealogy workshop

May 22, 2022May 17, 2022

The Poland Historical Society plans to host a genealogy workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the old school house in the municipal complex on Maine Street. This presentation will demonstrate techniques for finding U.S.-based genealogical information using free internet resources. It is intended for students with little or no genealogy research experience. This […]

Business, Maine

Sales and prices of recreational vehicles nearing all-time highs.

by Christopher Wheelock May 21, 2022May 23, 2022

“We’ve had customers from Puerto Rico, California, Missouri and Florida buy on the phone. Then they fly up here and drive away.” — Rick Emmert, sales manager at Call of the Wild RV Center in Oxford

Androscoggin County

Volunteers converge on Poland summer camp to renovate for upcoming season

by Joaquin Contreras May 21, 2022May 23, 2022

Since 1935, the camp on Thompson Lake has been helping children learn vital life skills while also providing an escape from their everyday lives.

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Poland student makes Cumberlands dean’s list

May 20, 2022May 13, 2022

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — Owen Scala of Poland has been named to the 2022 spring semester dean’s list at University of the Cumberlands. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours (a full course load), maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50, and be in […]

Androscoggin County, Schools & Education

RSU 16 budget passes 1st vote

by Eriks Petersons Special to the Sun Journal May 17, 2022May 18, 2022

POLAND — Voters passed the nearly $25.9 million budget for Regional School Unit 16 during a districtwide meeting Tuesday night at Poland Regional High School. Before the warrant articles were presented to the 58 voters from Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland, Superintendent Ken Healey listed factors that contributed to the $1.63 million increase from the […]

Androscoggin County