Leeds
Tripp Middle School honor roll
TURNER — Tripp Middle School has announced the honor roll for the third trimester. High honors Grade eight: Karlee Barry, Ashley Blouin, Marissa Brailey, Alexandra Brooks, Samuel Buswell, Justin Cabral, Lily Comeau-Waite, Taylor Crosby, Kassidy Curtis, Nicole Daigle, Keragan Davis, Hailey Demascio, Sophia Fournier, Kayleigh Getty, Sophia Gilbert, Kayleigh Girouard, Elizabeth Goulette, Tanner Halverson, Madeline […]
RCAM’s Gilbert A. Ward Senior Residence dedicated
LEEDS — Friends, family, staff, board members, volunteers and community members gathered recently for the dedication of the Rural Community Action Ministry’s Gilbert A. Ward Senior Residence. Gil Ward was executive director of RCAM from 2004 until his passing in April of this year. At the dedication, staff members Laura and Doug Zimmerman spoke of […]
3 injured in turnpike crash
AUGUSTA — Police and emergency crews Thursday responded to a noontime pileup on the northbound lane of I-95 in Augusta, where one driver was seriously injured. Police said the driver of a dump truck, Sherwood Kemp of Leeds, 55, had slowed in traffic because of an unrelated car fire in the breakdown lane. Behind the […]
Spirit of America awards local volunteers
AUBURN — David Trider is one of those people. Whenever someone is in need in the town of Leeds, Trider seems to be around, chipping in with carpentry work here, an electrical fix there and, of course, those 55 years on the volunteer Fire Department. “There are just so many wonderful things that David has […]
Leeds passes budget of just under $1 million
LEEDS — Town meeting voters Saturday approved a spending package of just under $1 million for the coming year, down from $1.1 million in the 2013-2014 budget. Only 29 voters attended the annual town meeting, which drew 60 or 70 people in recent years, Town Clerk Joyce Pratt said. On June 6, voters re-elected Selectman […]
Leavitt graduation at the Colisee honors fallen student
LEWISTON — Students held a recognition of those lost and signaled hope for the future at the Lewiston Colisee on Sunday afternoon as Leavitt Area High School celebrated it’s 115th commencement. Valedictorian Brianna DeGone of Turner stood at the ready before marching, sporting her Key Club, National Honor Society, class treasurer and volunteerism accolades on […]
Leeds town meeting set for Saturday
LEEDS — Town officials are asking voters at the annual town meeting Saturday for $125,000 for work on streets and roads. The total proposed budget for 2014-15 is approximately $985,000, slightly lower than last year’s $1.1 million. Action on the warrant begins at 1 p.m. June 7 at Leeds Central School. There are 40 articles […]
Turner-Greene-Leeds school budget up 3.2 percent
TURNER — The proposed $24.28 million budget for Turner, Greene and Leeds schools is a “good, solid, responsible” spending plan, RSU 52 Superintendent Henry Aliberti said Wednesday. It’s 3.2 percent more than the current budget. If approved by voters this month, annual taxes for a $100,000 home would go up $36 in Leeds, $34 in […]
Leeds Central School ‘History Detectives’ present program on Maine Memory Network
LEEDS — Approximately 40 people gathered at Leeds Central School recently to hear a presentation by members of the Leeds Historical Society and Claudeen Bergeron’s sixth-grade class. The program focused on the Maine Memory Network, an online museum featuring collections of historical interest from around the state. Last year, the Historical Society was awarded a […]