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ATV club request presented to Turner board
TURNER — After hearing a request from Matt Jordan for the Turner Timberland ATV Club to cross Back Cove Drive and Cobb Road, selectmen Monday night questioned if they have authority to grant permission. No decision was reached. The board also accepted payment arrangements from two residents to stave off foreclosure for delinquent taxes. The […]
With polar bear attack behind him, grateful lawyer back at work
LEWISTON — Five months ago to the day on Christmas Eve, Matt Dyer woke to the shadow of a bear falling on his tent. The polar bear pulled him out by the neck and ran toward the water — and almost certain death for Dyer. “I guess I was just lucky, and lucky in many […]
Ten students named to District II music ensembles
HEBRON — Hebron Academy Arts Department Chair Jeanine Eschenbach announced that 10 students earned places in music ensembles at the Maine Music Educators Association District II Music Festival. More than 1,200 students in District II, which covers public and private schools from Portland, Yarmouth and Windham to Bethel, Turner and Lewiston/Auburn, auditioned in October at […]
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VFW Christmas party for kids JAY — VFW Post 3335 will hold a kids’ community Christmas party from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at the hall on the corner of Jewell Street and Route 133. For more information, call 897-5112. Christmas Eve service in Turner TURNER — Everyone is invited to the annual Christmas […]
Turner egg farm workers evicted from company trailers
LEWISTON — For Raquel Rodriguez, it is no small thing to know for sure that her family has a place to stay through the holidays. After that, it’s anyone’s guess. “I could go back to Texas, and I guess that’s what I’m planning to do,” Rodriguez said. “But I like Maine, and I like the […]
Liquor license granted by Turner selectmen
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story said that the restaurant was located at Twitchell’s Airport. TURNER — Selectmen on Monday granted a liquor license for a soon-to-open restaurant on Route 4. Scott Provencher asked for the permit for his new restaurant, “Trenchy’s,” at Northland Plaza. He told Chairman Angelo Terreri that beer and […]
Leavitt Area High School honor roll
TURNER — Leavitt Area High School has announced the first-quarter honor roll. High Honors Grade 12: Reilly Burgess, Annie Castonguay, Tasha Cloutier, Nathan Coombs, Joshua Daigle, Brianna Degone, Bailey Dow, Zachary Goulette, Rylee Knox, Giovanna Lisboa Peixoto Dias, Kelsea Marschall, Dana Monbleau, Levi Morin, Mackenzie Ouellette, Taylor Ouellette, Emily Perkins, Melissa Richardson, Clay Rowland, Sierra […]
UMF Farmington forum series explores ‘Psychology and the Good Life’
FARMINGTON — In continued celebration of its historic 150th anniversary, the University of Maine at Farmington will present the three-day UMF Farmington Forum titled “Psychology and the Good Life.” This second academic discipline in the 2013-14 forum series explores the role that psychologists can play in fostering moral development and psychological well-being. Events run from […]
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Amvets Christmas party Dec. 13 JAY — Amvets Post 33, at 111 Main St., will have a Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 13, starting at 5 p.m. with games, prizes and music by B98.5’s Sharon Buck and the Dixon Road Band for members and guests. For more information, call 897-4112. Toy, food drive is Dec. […]