LEWISTON — Though the temperatures in central Maine are not breaking records this week, they are still dangerously high. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory and an air quality alert for most of Maine for Monday into Tuesday afternoon. “With low temperatures in the 90s and high humidity, the heat index value is […]
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Poland man in custody after standoff with police
POLAND — A man with a rifle who threatened to kill himself early Monday morning was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a leg injury after a police standoff, authorities said. The man, who was not identified by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, had reportedly been “highly intoxicated and in possession of a […]
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The lily lady of Poland
Ramona Titus sits on a bench near some of her lily gardens in Poland. (Submitted photo) POLAND — Off a small country road in Poland, a thick cluster of lilies offers a spectacle of floral splendor. Yellows, reds, oranges and purples emerge among green leaves and lengthy, hearty stems. Assembled like a thousand bugles, this […]
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Remembering Camp Connor
Though the sun has set on the popular lakeside YMCA camp in Poland, 50 years of campers say the memories will burn brightly. POLAND — For nearly half a century, the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA’s Camp Connor on the shores of Lower Range Pond was a staple for hundreds of kids every summer from the area. Swimming. […]
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Talk on Poland Spring society, Shakers set Aug. 8
POLAND — The Poland Spring Preservation Society will present a talk titled “The Rickers of Poland Spring and the Shakers of Sabbathday Lake” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8. It will be held at All Souls Chapel, 37 Preservation Way. The illustrated talk will tell the story of a collaboration that began in the late […]
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Poland Spring Preservation Society to host the Grass Holes
POLAND — The Poland Spring Preservation Society will be hosting the Grass Holes at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6. The Grass Holes are a five-piece bluegrass outfit featuring fast-paced originals, traditional numbers and creative takes on popular tunes in the bluegrass style. The band features the Bangor Symphony’s Heather Kahill; UMaine-Augusta music school graduate Flann […]
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Rodney G. Nightingale
SOUTH PARIS — Rodney Gray Nightingale, formerly of Poland, Newburgh, N.Y., and Bucksport, died Monday, July 23, at the South Paris Veterans’ Home. He was born March 21, 1937, in Grindstone to Clyde and Beatrice (Gray) Nightingale. He was educated in Bucksport schools and was employed as a meat cutter for more than 50 years in […]
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Verna Stephenson King
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Verna Marie Murphy Stephenson King of Santa Barbara, California, died Thursday, July 19, of a brain lymphoma at Serenity House in Santa Barbara. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 4, 1933, the daughter of Edward J. and Cecelia (Byrne) Murphy. She was educated in Toronto, graduating from St. Michael’s […]
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Fay to hold office hours
POLAND – State Rep. Jessica Fay, D-Raymond, will hold in-district constituent hours in Casco, Poland and Raymond in early August. Meetings are scheduled for: Poland: Monday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., Ricker Memorial Library, 1211 Maine St. Casco: Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Casco Town Office, 635 Meadow Road. Raymond: […]
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Louis Philippe to play Poland Spring gazebo
POLAND — The Poland Spring Preservation Society will be hosting Louis Philippe at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 30. Louis Philippe is a versatile entertainer with more than four decades of music business experience. Phillippe has recorded eight albums and many singles in his recording career and produced more than 60 products released by Reindeer Records. […]