RSU 16 wants Little Hands Childcare to pay $13,000 for a flashing ‘bus stop’ sign on Route 11. The day care owner says she can’t afford it and her kids need the sign for a safe bus stop. The superintendent says taxpayers shouldn’t pay to help a for-profit business.
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‘Nice to see her outside again:’ Ramp built for ailing Poland woman
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 […]
Posted inLocal & State
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.
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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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Co-op advocate warns of ‘silver tsunami’ of retiring business owners
Rob Brown encourages business owners to start planning their succession before their retire.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Fifth arrest made in Poland armed robbery
A transient, Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, was arrested Friday night, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
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.
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Poland
The man was hit by an SUV early Wednesday morning on Route 26.