Ditzler Library changes hours NEW SHARON — The Jim Ditzler Memorial Library has new hours starting the week of March 9 to serve the needs of the community. The library will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays and Saturdays. Wiltona meeting […]
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Turner board chairman resigns; election scheduled
TURNER — A special election is scheduled May 20 to fill the position of selectmen Chairman Angelo Terreri who resigned last week with one year left on his term. Terreri handed in his resignation Thursday, and Town Manager Scott LaFlamme said there was no specific reason given. Terreri has been on the board for nine […]
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Video: Fire destroys Turner barn
Several towns’ fire departments sent units to battle the blaze on Fish Street at Varney’s Labs, a business that sells Labrador retrievers. The business owner said most of the dogs were able to flee, but four or five 5-month-old dogs probably didn’t make it out of the barn, which housed a complex of kennels. At […]
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Kevin D. Ledoux
1962 – 2014 LEWISTON — Kevin D. Ledoux, 52, of Turner, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5. He was born on Feb. 2, 1962, in Nashua, N.H., the son of Edward J. and the late Rachel A. (Cadorette) Ledoux. Kevin spent most of his life living with his parents in New Hampshire, before moving […]
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Public supper at American Legion LIVERMORE FALLS — American Legion Post 10 George Bunten will hold a public supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Post, 17 Reynolds Ave. Cost for adults, $7; kids under 12, $4. Menu includes homemade baked beans, red hot dogs, biscuits, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, […]
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Turner board lauds article touting town’s livability
TURNER — Selectmen on Monday were given copies of the March issue of Down East magazine touting Turner as one of the best places in Maine to live. Among the statistics listed in the article were a population of 5,732, a median home price of $185,000 and a graduation rate at Leavitt Area High School […]
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LaFlamme resigns as Turner town manager
TURNER — Town Manager Scott LaFlamme has resigned to accept the position of director of community development in Bath starting the first of April. Selectmen accepted his resignation, with regrets, after an executive session Monday night. “Leaving is an emotional event,” LaFlamme said. “It is difficult to leave a position where the board and town […]
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SAD 52 adult ed offering fishing, photography, other classes
TURNER — Registration is now open for SAD 52 Adult and Community Education, which is offering a wide variety of classes from arts and crafts to health and wellness. Aura Reading: Our aura is an energetic field around the body that changes with our moods and condition. Learn how to read yours in a two-night […]
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Merle ‘Greg’ Libby Jr.
AUBURN — Merle “Greg” Libby Jr., 87, of North Turner, died of natural causes on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 9:02 a.m., with his loving family by his side at the Androscoggin Hospice House. Merle attended Leavitt Institute, where he acquired the nickname “Greg” when he played a character by that name in a school play. […]