1941 – 2013 LEWISTON — Carolyn F. Bennett, 72, of Rumford, died Friday, Nov. 8, at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston. She was born in Rumford on Oct. 8, 1941, the daughter of Samuel and Estella (Walker) Swett. She graduated from Deering High School in Portland, Class of 1959. Carolyn worked for the City of […]
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MPBN one-day pledge drive LEWISTON — The Maine Public Broadcasting Network is holding a Super Thursday One-Day Pledge drive on Thursday, Nov. 7. The on-air drive will run from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and online donations can be made throughout the day starting at midnight. The primary objective of the pledge campaign is to […]
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Landmark closes in Turner
TURNER — Nearly a year after it opened and brought life back to the former Chick-A-Dee, the Landmark Restaurant has closed. The Chick-A-Dee restaurant had operated for 77 years at the high-traffic site on Route 4 before closing in May 2012. Landmark owner Rhonda Hart opened her restaurant in the same building last November and […]
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Beavers causing problems at Turner pond
TURNER — Selectmen agreed Monday to investigate what can be done at Pleasant Pond where about six active beaver lodges are wreaking havoc for some property owners. Resident Mary Seaman showed the board a 30-year-old aerial photograph of the pond and the Great Outdoors recreation and camp area of which she is part owner. The […]
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Knights plan blood drive LEWISTON — Knights of Columbus Rev. Louis J. Fortier Council 106 will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Holy Family Church Hall, 607 Sabattus St. Entrance to the hall is in the back of the church and there is plenty […]
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Election Day 2013: Early voting low
Turner Deputy Town Clerk Joyce Moulin didn’t have to think twice when asked how many voters requested absentee ballots in her town. “Not very many,” she said Friday. That’s 23. Last year, during the presidential election, 500 voters in Turner asked for ballots ahead of time. The statewide deadline for regular absentee requests closed Thursday […]
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Driver charged in stolen vehicle chase
CANTON — A Jay man has been charged with stealing a vehicle from Jay and leading police on a chase through four towns at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour Sunday. Maine State Police Trooper Alan Levy submitted his case to the District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday and prosecutors issued warrants against Edward […]
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Conn. man pleads not guilty in fatal Turner shooting
AUBURN — A Connecticut man pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to a manslaughter charge from a fatal shooting at the former DeCoster egg farm in Turner. Michael Warbin, 44, of Franklin, Conn., will remain free on a $20,000 unsecured bond, a judge ordered in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Justice MaryGay Kennedy also ordered Warbin not […]