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Leavitt Ski Team bottle drive set for Dec. 6
TURNER — The annual Leavitt Ski Team bottle drive will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 8 a.m. Ski team members will fan across Turner, Leeds and Greene to pick up bottles. Folks who donate bottles will be entered into a raffle for a stay at the Inn By The River at the […]
Meet the new farmers: Chris, Kate and Teo Abbuzzese, Double Z Land & Livestock
“He said, ‘Come back to Maine; Maine needs you,’” Chris Abbruzzese said. It was 2007. The couple had been living in Illinois since 1995. “We started planning our exit at that point,” he said. “All of our kids had graduated and moved on. We were empty-nesters wanting to work our way back.” Three years later, […]
Maine’s growing: The state has the second-highest rate of new farms in the country
TURNER — Kate Abbruzzese wrestled bales of hay in the rain late Monday afternoon to feed her flock, head wrapped in a scarf, hood up, eager for the any-day-now that the sheep will be in their new canvas-covered hoop house and this chore will get a little easier. Five beef cows wandered in a pen […]
Teacher leaves EL to be new Leavitt dean of students
AUBURN — Edward Little alum and longtime coach and teacher Ryan LaRoche is leaving for Leavitt Area High School next week to be its new dean of students. “Leavitt is kind of an ideal situation,” LaRoche said. “More and more people from the Lewiston/Auburn area are moving into Turner, Greene, Leeds. It kind of just […]
Turner: Adult Education offers classes, equivalency tests
TURNER — MSAD 52 Adult & Community Education still has a few classes left on their fall schedule. Sign up now for the remaining choices. Meet Your Guardian Angel: Here is a relaxing invitation to meet your guardian angel in this class on Dec. 3. Receive guidance and support from your angel, leaving you with […]
Colby College lists new enrollees
WATERVILLE — The following area students enrolled at Colby College this fall. Before classes began, each student took part in an orientation that included an introduction to Colby’s rigorous academics, rich cultural life and community involvement opportunities as well as a three-day outdoor excursion. Charles Gauvin of New Gloucester is the son of Charles Gauvin […]
Turner to replace Tripp Bridge culvert
TURNER — Selectmen at Monday night’s meeting were told the town must replace the culvert under Tripp Bridge, which will cost an estimated $75,000. Public Works Director Jack Moultrie said the culvert is considered undersized by regulators. For several years, the state has told town officials the bridge is deteriorating and needs replacement. Further, when […]