POLAND Directors of Regional School Unit 16 on Monday night approved a 2025 trip to the Galapagos Islands for up 30 Poland Regional High School students. Biology and marine biology teacher Patrick Martin requested the board’s consent for the trip to the famous group of volcanic islands 560 miles off the coast of Ecuador […]
Thank you for publishing the article concerning the life-saving actions of the University of Maine at Farmington student-athletes in the Fitness and Recreation Center parking lot (“UMF student-athletes recognized for saving a 77-year-old woman’s life in Farmington,” Dec. 8). Their compassion, alertness, and knowledge certainly deserve commendation. The happy outcome for the injured older woman […]
SOUTH PARIS The Silver Lake Camp Owners Association is set to receive the Spirit of America Award from the Oxford County Board of Commissioners for its Courtesy Boat Inspection Program on Tuesday, Dec. 19. The event will take place at the Oxford County Commissioners office in the Oxford County Courthouse, 26 Western Ave., No. […]
Maine Audubon’s annual loon count turned 40 in July, and volunteer counters tallied loons on the highest number of lakes since the count began. On July 15, 1,503 volunteer loon counters headed out to a record 374 lakes to gather important data, allowing Maine Audubon to calculate a population estimate for southern Maine and keep […]
100 Years Ago: 1923 Officer Dan Crowley of Lewiston stopped a runaway horse on Lincoln Street, yesterday afternoon at the corner of Cedar Street. The horse had become frightened and ran a considerable distance, narrowly missing some other vehicles before it was stopped. The harness and wagon were damaged somewhat. Officer Crowley is being commenced for […]