TURNER — Three people have returned nomination papers for selectman in the May 20 election. Former selectmen Chairman Angelo Terreri, Kelly Arsenault-Cooper and Kevin Nichols are vying for the seat Terreri held before he resigned in March to seek the town manager’s position. That job was given to Kurt Schaub. Terreri said this week that […]
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Concert raffle benefits Jubilee Center LEWISTON — The Trinity Jubilee Center is raffling off a pair of tickets to the upcoming Celtic Woman concert at the Bangor Waterfront on May 30. Raffle tickets are $5 and can be purchased online at www.trinityjubileecenter.org/Contribute.html or by cash or check at Downtown Handmade and Vintage, 182 Lisbon St. […]
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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 […]
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NAMI family course postponed FARMINGTON — The NAMI Family-to-Family course that was to have started on April 24 in Farmington has been postponed due to lack of enough registrations. It will be offered as soon as there are sufficient people to take it. The course is free and is for family and caregivers of people with […]
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Cemetery group asks Turner board for help
TURNER — Russ Pratt, an officer of the Howes Corner Cemetery, asked selectmen Monday night if the town would take over the private burial ground. He said the cemetery association loved the property but if anyone was injured there, the officers would be liable as the group and it could not afford insurance. Several options […]
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No arrests expected soon in Paris hit-and-run
PARIS — Police Chief Michael Madden said Monday that an arrest in the hit-and-run death of 16-year-old Xavier Fuentes of Turner probably will not happen “in the immediate future.“ “I expect it will probably take a while now,” Madden said. Fuentes’ body was found by a passing motorist on an unlit stretch of Route 117 […]
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SAD 52 offers new Adult Ed classes
TURNER — SAD 52 Adult & Community Education will hold two different classes on animal communication and boating safety starting May 13. Animal Communication/Totem will explore the ancient Native American tradition of finding your power animal. Bring a yoga mat, pillow, blanket and picture of animal (if you have one). During Boating Safety Education, participants […]