SALEM — Luke Kearing smashed a two-run home run in the fourth inning that allowed Mt. Abram to salvage a 8-7 baseball win over Dirigo on Monday. Kearing led his squad with two hits in the contest, while Kenyan Pillsbury also belted out a pair of hits. Evan McKay contributed two hits for Mt. Abram. […]
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H.S. softball: Martell, Gray-NG shut down Poland
Poland’s Ally Gagne gets safely into second base while Gray-New Gloucester shortstop Lydia Espling awaits the ball during the Patriots’ win in Gray on Monday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) GRAY — Pitching, hitting and defense were all working for Gray-New Gloucester in Monday’s game against Poland. Patriots senior pitcher Alie Martell flashed all three in just the […]
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‘Ghost bike’ to honor teen 20 years after hit-and-run death
POLAND — It was an an ordinary Thursday in late May 1998. Sunny. Warm. Perfect for 16-year-old Ethan Barton to hop on his bike after school and ride a few miles down the road to Range Pond to go swimming. He’d been making the trip since he was 11 or 12. Ethan’s father, Bob Barton, […]
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Local schools plant fruit trees
Students at Burchard A. Dunn Elementary School in New Gloucester planted fruit trees this spring with support from the local nonprofit program ReTreeUS. Varieties of apple, peach, pear and plum trees were planted. Each orchard has a designated orchard caretaker at the school or partner organization that works with ReTreeUS staff to provide ongoing maintenance […]
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Stephen Ray
LEWISTON — Stephen Ray, aka Killer Ray, 71, of Poland passed away Saturday, May 5, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Gray on Sept. 27, 1946, the son of Delbert Ray Sr. and Ruth Erickson Ray Bergeron. He is survived by his wife, Valerie (Mulligan) Ray, of Poland; his mother; his children; grandchildren; […]
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Dennis P. Sampson
LEWISTON — It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Androscoggin Deputy Sheriff Dennis Philip Sampson. He died Saturday, May 5, at Central Maine Medical Center after a very sudden illness. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 5, 1966, the youngest son of Richard R. Sampson and Georgette Gobeil Sampson; Dennis grew […]
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Registration open for daylong camp to help grieving children, teens
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice has announced that registration is open for its free annual program designed to help children and teens as they deal with the loss of a loved one. Camp Dragonfly will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Tripp Lake Camp, Poland. Children ages […]
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Poland students release brook trout
Fifth-graders from Poland Community School on Wednesday release trout above Waterhouse Brook Dam in a project coordinated with Poland Spring Water Co., the state and The Ecology School in Saco. The students grew the fish in tanks in the classroom, did a hands-on study at the dam, named their fish and released them into the […]
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Skylar Lee Huff
POLAND — Skylar Lee Huff, 27, of Poland, passed away Friday, April 27, in an ATV accident. He was born July 21, 1990, the son of Leland Huff and Lori Allen. He graduated from Springstead High School in Florida in 2008 as a highly decorated, accomplished wrestler. Skylar is survived by Leland Huff and Lori Allen, […]
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Local roundup: Telstar’s Zachary Hill no-hits Boothbay
BETHEL — Zachary Hill pitched a complete-game no-hitter with nine strikeouts and one walk as Telstar notched a 1-0 victory over Boothbay in baseball action Monday afternoon. The Rebels committed two errors in the top of the seventh inning that nearly cost them the game, but they held on for the win. Hunter Crocker suffered […]