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Turner, Leeds, Greene voters pass school budget
TURNER — Voters in Turner, Leeds and Greene passed the RSU 52 school budget in a 217-124 vote Tuesday. Poll results released Wednesday by Superintendent Henry Aliberti are Turner, 156-73; Leeds, 32-26; and Greene, 29-25. Aliberti thanked those who voted. “We have an outstanding school system in which we can be very proud,” he said. […]
Quilt auction gets under way during annual church supper
TURNER — The annual traditional ham supper sponsored by the North Turner Presbyterian Church will be held on Friday, May 30. It marks the unofficial beginning of summer for many locals and those arriving for the summer at Bear Pond. It also marks the official beginning of this year’s silent quilt auction. Each year the […]
Turner elects selectman, passes school and fireworks budgets
TURNER — Former Selectman Angelo Terreri was elected to the board Tuesday with 104 votes. Candidates Kevin Nichols and Kelly Arsenault-Cooper received 60 and 58 votes, respectively. Terreri was chairman of the board when he resigned in March to seek the town manager’s post. When that job was given to Kurt Schaub, Terreri decided to […]
Turner board rejects kennel costs
TURNER — Selectmen voted Monday night not to pay kennel costs for dogs whose owner is involved in a court case. According to information at the meeting, Animal Control Officer Wendall Strout was ordered by a judge to impound the dogs until their owner’s case is heard in court in July. Selectman Dennis Richardson was […]
Well done – Student achievements
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Aubie Greenleaf of Auburn was inducted into the International Honor Society Chi Sigma Iota Alpha Chapter on March 22 at Ohio University Athens, where she is a graduate student. She graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn. She is the daughter of Helena and Jon Woodhead, step-daughter of David Farr, and […]
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United Church holding bake sale MONMOUTH — A bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the May Faire at Cumston Hall. Available will be quiches, cakes, pies, chocolate brownies, chocolate chip cookies, biscuits, lemon squares, cinnamon rolls, fudge, muffins and goolash-to-go (with a spoon). The United Church […]
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Topic: New Maine national park FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon Society will present its monthly program on “Creating Katahdin Woods and Waters National Park” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at UMF, C23, Roberts. There is no conservation topic more hotly controversial than the idea of a new Maine national park. Speaking at this program […]