POLAND — A teenager who came home from school Tuesday afternoon to find her home on Hardscrabble Road full of smoke left and called 911. “That was the perfect and best thing she could have done,” Fire Chief Thom Printup said. Firefighters discovered part of a wood stove had broken, blocking the flue and filling […]
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Tri-Town Optimists announce the January Student of the Month
The Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland Tri-Town Optimist Club has announced its January RSU 16 Student of the Month recipient, Ben Cushman. An eighth-grader from Bruce Whittier Middle School, Cushman is described by his teachers as a student who exemplifies the school’s core values on a daily basis: Empathy, Integrity, Perseverance, Loyalty, Compassion and Responsibility. […]
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Poland selectmen to review ambulance service agreement
POLAND — Selectmen decided Tuesday to revisit the town’s agreement to provide ambulance service to Mechanic Falls. Nearly $37,677 has been charged by Poland Fire Rescue for calls to Mechanic Falls in 2018, but only $22,125 has been collected. Poland does not bill Mechanic Falls for ambulance runs. Payments are made via insurance carriers, individuals […]
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School renovations set to begin in RSU 16
POLAND — The Board of Selectmen learned Tuesday night the $5.7 million bonding process is underway to fund the renovation of the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School section of Poland Regional High School. Ken Healey, superintendent of Regional School Unit 16, which includes Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot, said construction is scheduled to begin in […]
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After fire, Poland Fire Department calls for chimney safety
POLAND — Crews from the Poland and Mechanic Falls fire departments responded Sunday afternoon to a chimney fire, prompting Poland Chief Tom Printup to issue a caution: Cold weather can lead to dangerous fires. While the fire at 738 Bakerstown Road in Poland injured no one and caused little damage to the house, Printup said […]
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Lloyd joins Northeast Bank
POLAND — Northeast Bank announces the hiring of Johanna Lloyd as mortgage loan officer. Lloyd will work with local borrowers to design custom mortgage solutions tailored to fit their financial needs. She joins the bank from Mechanic Savings Bank in Auburn, where she served as assistant vice president, retail lending officer, serving as both residential […]
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Poland selectmen discuss drafts of marijuana ordinances
POLAND — Selectmen on Thursday night discussed the drafts of the two marijuana ordinances that will be put before voters at the April town meeting. One ordinance deals with medical marijuana cultivation, testing and selling. The second ordinance sets guidelines for adult recreational marijuana in manufacture, testing and store front sales. Town Manager Matthew Garside […]
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Jan. 1 is ice fishing's 'Black Friday'
POLAND — In the earliest hours of 2019, Rian Nilsson of Winthrop ventured through the darkness to his coveted spot on Middle Range Pond in Poland. “I made sure to get down here and beat everyone to my spot,” he said. Nilson, who arrived about 4:30 a.m., caught two brook trout before the sun came […]
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Poland's proposed budget higher than this year's
POLAND — The proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 is 6.4 percent higher than this year’s budget, town officials said this week. They said the preliminary $5.05 million municipal budget, combined with the town’s share of the Regional School Unit 16 assessment, could increase the property tax rate by $1.61, from $14.98 per $1,000 of […]
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Poland debates future of Jessica Way
POLAND — Selectpersons need more information before deciding if Jessica Way should become a public road. Developer Brian Merrill, who several years ago built 13 houses on Jessica Way, told selectmen Tuesday night that the Planning Board issued three variances in 2012 that exempted the road from two sections of the town’s Comprehensive Land Use Code. Merrill, who said […]