Book sale, breakfast, boutique WAYNE — A book sale, breakfast and boutique as part of First Saturday will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Williams House, 17 Old Winthrop Road. Coffee, tea, scones and quiche will be for sale to benefit the Williams House. Shop at the ongoing book […]
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Turner selectmen set lower tax rate
TURNER — After considerable discussion, selectmen voted Tuesday night to set the mill rate at $15.70 per $1,000, 4 cents lower than last year’s rate. Selectmen got to see the new tanker, which two members of the Fire Department had driven back from Commodore, Pa. The 2002 tanker cost about $80,000. It is the first […]
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U.S. failing to learn WWI’s lessons, says author and part-time Turner resident
World War I: Maine’s lost legacy — Maine’s nearly forgotten role in WWI reached from the trenches of France to the islands of Casco Bay and the streets of Lewiston-Auburn. TURNER — Adam Hochschild worries that the arrogance of a century ago — among the generals and politicians who plunged the Western world into World War […]
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T-Acadie to perform at Turner gazebo on August 26
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, “Music for Mavis” will host a Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert featuring the toe-tapping, sizzling sounds of (TEE-ah-kah-DEE), a folk trio from Maine. Band members are Pam Weeks on fiddle, mountain dulcimer, guitar, singing; Jim Joseph on button accordion, 5-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, jaw harp, percussion, feet, singing; and […]
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Donations for animals
The following youngsters collected items at their birthday parties or other events and donated them to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston.
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Warren family reunion held
HEBRON — The 29th annual reunion of the Warren family was held at Hebron Pines on July 20. This was a gathering of the descendants of the late F. Milton and Verlie Warren. There were 188 people in attendance from Auburn, Augusta, Bath, Buckfield, Chesterville, Gardiner, Gorham, Gray, Greene, Hallowell, Hebron, Hollis, Jay, Leeds, Lisbon […]
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American Legion holding car wash FARMINGTON — American Legion Post 28 will hold a car wash from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Pro Service, Farmington Falls Road. Free waffles for military WILTON — In honor of National Waffle Day 2014, the Comfort Inn & Suites in Wilton will be saying “Thank […]
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Fish Street project awarded
TURNER — The Fish Street Riverbank stabilization project was awarded to Wyman and Simpson Inc. for $84,000. KRY Inc.’s bid was for $234,999, and K & K Excavation Inc. bid $192,800. This project involves the installation of three subsurface bendway weirs on the riverbed, riprap at the toe of the slope and related erosion-control measures […]
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Stephens High School Class of 1965 RUMFORD — Stephens High School Class of 1965 will meet at Gatch’s on Rumford Avenue at noon Wednesday, Aug. 20. Classmates and guests welcome. For more information, call Linda at 364-3393. Back to School Fashion Show RUMFORD — A Back to School Fashion Show will be held at Hope […]