POLAND — It is done. The ramp is done. A few weeks ago, what a 12-year-old girl named Lily wanted more than anything in the world was a simple ramp so her ailing great-grandmother could get in and out of her house. This week, Lily got to see her dream all the way through as […]
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Free ice fishing weekend brings out new, experienced fishers
Tim Parker of Winthrop sets a trap Saturday morning on Maranacook Lake in Winthrop. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) Every year, on the third weekend in February and the first weekend in June, The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife allows people to fish for free or without a license. According to the department, the […]
Police ID Maine woman who died in crash in Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police say Amanda Coward, 32, of Poland, Maine was a passenger in a car that went out of control, struck a pickup truck and crashed into the guardrail.
Maine woman dies in crash on Massachusetts highway
A 32-year-old woman from Poland, Maine died and two other people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash on a Massachusetts highway on Monday.
Co-op advocate warns of ‘silver tsunami’ of retiring business owners
Rob Brown encourages business owners to start planning their succession before their retire.
Fifth arrest made in Poland armed robbery
A transient, Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, was arrested Friday night, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says.
Three teens, including brother and sister, charged with gunpoint robbery in Poland
More arrests may be made after the victim said 5 people came to his home and stole electronics.
Oxford woman pleads guilty to OUI, hitting bicyclist with vehicle
She is fined and her license is suspended for 150 days as part of the plea agreement.
Pedestrian struck, killed in Poland
The man was hit by an SUV early Wednesday morning on Route 26.
Raymond woman in critical condition after near-drowning in Poland
The 41-year-old woman had been swimming at a private camp on Middle Range Pond, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says.