POLAND — A nine-person advisory committee has recommended several ways to address communication problems among the members of the RSU 16 school board, community members and school staff. The Communication Advisory Committee’s report, presented during Monday’s school board meeting, outlined recommendations in three key areas: work environment and culture, community engagement and board governance. It […]
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H.S. basketball: Theriault helps South win All-Star game; Butterfield is free-throw champ
BANGOR — Poland’s Nathalie Theriault helped the AA/A/B South girls’ basketball team beat the North 84-81 in the opener of the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star games at Husson University on Saturday. Theriault scored 15 points for the South. South Portland’s Meghan Graff led the South with 19 points. Cheverus’ Emme Poulin led the […]
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Miss Alice Lee
POLAND — Miss Alice Lee, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior while at home Monday, Jan. 15. She was born Aug. 17, 1927, in New York, N.Y., the daughter of Alfred and Anna (Kochan) Jackson, and was later adopted by the Lee family in the greater Lewiston-Auburn area. Miss Lee, or “Lee” as […]
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Poland board approves fence, urges LED study
POLAND — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday night approved $6,000 of town funds to repair a fence, and directed the town manager to look into the potential of converting streetlights to energy-saving LEDs. At the Tuesday night meeting, the board voted to approve the money to repair fencing at White Oak Hill Cemetery in […]
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Poland postpones tonight's hearing on municipal complex redesign
POLAND — Town officials have postponed a public hearing on the municipal complex until Wednesday, March 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Town Hall. The hearing had been scheduled for March 7. The Municipal Complex Plan Design was first drawn in 2013 and included adding more parking, green space and making three contiguous properties […]
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Dropping Dimes: Looking back at a great tourney
It’s starting to sink in. The 2018 MPA basketball tournaments are over. No more trips to Portland and Augusta to see the state’s best teams show up. No more living day-to-day, forgetting which games you covered yesterday and not being quite sure where you’ll be tomorrow. The 18 days between Feb. 13 and Saturday were […]
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Brothers get ice-fishing tips at Range Pond
Dominic Cataldi, 11, and his brother, Gavin, 8, get some ice-fishing tips from Brian O’Mearlaigh at a free ice-fishing derby at Range Pond in Poland on Saturday morning. The event, put on by the Sebago Lake Rotary Club, provides a free fishing trap to every child and Special Olympics participant. More than 200 children attended […]
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Unified basketball: Poland tops Oxford Hills for first victory of the season
POLAND — David Ellington and Logan Flewelling each had 28 points in Poland’s 60-51 victory over Oxford Hills in unified basketball action Monday. The win is the Knights’ first of the season. Brandon Skinner led the Vikings (0-6) with 16 points, while Brandon Robare had 13 in the losing effort.
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Boys' hockey: St. Dom's puts away Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-NG in A North quarterfinal
Saint Dominic Academy’s Jaden Webster, left, fires the puck past Kings goalie Dakota Soucy for a goal during Tuesday night’s game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Upset-minded Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester finally had momentum, and a whole intermission to figure out what to do with it. What the […]
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Three people treated for 'gas saturation' at Poland home
POLAND — Crews are on scene of a gas leak at a home on Hardscrabble Road. At least three people have been taken to the hospital, according to officials. Poland’s fire chief says they found two people in the home mostly unresponsive from the gas. A third was found completely unresponsive. No word on their […]