AUBURN — A Sunday morning trip to church left one parishoner’s car run over and another vehicle rolled into a ditch. According to Lt. Rick Coron of the Auburn Police Department, Edna Sullivan of Turner was traveling southbound on Route 4 around 11 a.m. and attempting to change lanes as she approached St. Philip Catholic […]
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Egg farm shooter, victim identified
Police on Wednesday identified the victim of a Monday afternoon shooting at Moark egg farm as Manuel Adame, 57, of Lewiston. Relatives in Texas were located Monday and told of his death, according to Maine State Police spokesman Stephen McCausland. Adame had been an employee at the egg farm for several years, McCausland said. Police […]
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Pest-control contractor accidentally shoots Turner egg farm worker
TURNER — A pest-control contractor who was shooting at vermin in a Moark Egg Farm barn on Monday afternoon mortally shot a farmhand, according Assistant Attorney General William Stokes. The farmhand died en route to the hospital. “It’s not intentional,” Stokes said shortly after returning from the massive egg farm that stretches over several acres […]
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Police plan would shuffle parking lots
AUBURN — According to a plan presented to City Council Monday, the city would begin labeling downtown lots to better manage parking. Police Chief Phil Crowell said his department is now in charge of managing parking downtown, and he unveiled a plan that would shift some permit parking from one lot to another and increase […]
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Recovering from polar bear attack, Matt Dyer back at home
“I trained all winter,” he said. “I’d go out with a weighted pack on snowshoes, and I did a lot of other work getting ready. My concern was that I wouldn’t be ready physically to cover the terrain.” He knew that Canada’s Torngat Mountain range was nothing to take lightly. It’s a cold, dangerous, remote […]
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Tens of thousands turn out for food, fun, friends at festival
LEWISTON — Tens of thousands of people turned out for the Great Falls Balloon Festival Friday evening, but not just for the balloons. “The excitement, the food,” said Rita Dick of Auburn, as the smell of fried dough and sausages wafted over to the shady spot she shared with her in-laws. “We’ve been eating since […]
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John ‘Jack’ V. Strong
1947 – 2013 TURNER — John “Jack” V. Strong of Hebron, 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 3, at his Turner home, surrounded by family and friends. Jack was born in Lewiston on May 15, 1947, the son of the late Vivan E. and Madora (Gagnon) Strong. He was raised on the family farm […]
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New Auburn Seniors meet Aug. 7 AUBURN — The New Auburn Seniors continue to meet at St. Louis Church. The regular monthly meeting will be held at noon Wednesday, Aug. 7, followed by light lunch and bingo. Open bingo will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 14 and 28. All seniors are welcome. The […]
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Life on the Androscoggin
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings alongside the southern end of the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park on the Turner side of the river. Visitors sit with others on the fine sand and silt beach basking in the sun. Snapping turtle eggs incubate nearby, under the sand. On the northern end of Gulf Island Pond […]
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Turner Maine: Its attractions are many
There are many small towns in Maine and they all have their own unique history. Turner started as a quiet village, incorporated on July 7, 1786. Most of the early activity was on Upper Street, where there was a meetinghouse, tavern, schoolhouse and a stage coach route. Many farms started up along the route and […]