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Well done

BIDDEFORD — Brianna Bisesti was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of New England. She graduated May 18 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training, cum laude. She’s the daughter of Jim and Nancy Bisesti of Greene. She received the American College of Sports Medicine Biomechanics Interest Group […]

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Turner woman receives Jordan Handy Scholarship

LEWISTON — Leavitt Area High School senior Kylie Paige Morris has been named as the recipient of the first Jordan Handy Scholarship. Kylie Morris was awarded a $500 scholarship. “She truly exemplifies my same passion for the culinary arts and seeks to encourage and foster this same passion in those who seek a career in […]

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Turner man loses high court murder appeal

The state’s highest court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday letting stand the sentence of a Turner man convicted of murder in his wife’s 2010 slaying. An attorney for Brian Nichols, 48, argued before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in May that the trial court erred when it failed to properly compare the basic sentence […]

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Phyllis M.T. Smith

1915 – 2013 BETHEL — Phyllis M. Smith, 98, of Bethel, died at her Vernon Street residence on July 26. She was born in Turner, on July 24, 1915, the daughter of Olin Taylor and Pearl Hinds Taylor. Her father was a sawyer at a lumber mill, and her mother was the cook for the […]

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University of New England dean’s list

BIDDEFORD — University of New England has announced the dean’s list for spring 2013. Auburn: Nicole Allen, Hilary Boulier, Madisun Bunker, Ashleigh Footer, Nicole Keaney, Jessica Lau, Timothy Mains, Adam Martins, Jordan Tate. Bowdoin: Amber Wallace Brunswick: Felicia Messier, Amy Pelletier, Olivia Robbins, Patrice Tetu, Kimberly Williamson Bryant Pond: Alex Gundersen Durham: Kerri Grant Farmington: […]

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Annual chicken dinner set for Aug. 24

TURNER – Don’t miss out on one of the most popular church suppers in the area when the North Turner Union Presbyterian Church puts on the annual chicken barbecue from 4 to 6 p.m. (or whenever the chicken runs out) on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the GAR Hall, Route 219. As always, the church’s grill […]

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New B & A Variety coming to Turner

TURNER — B & A Variety convenience stores is adding a new store on Route 4 at the end of Twitchells Airport’s main runway. The new store is set to open in November. The 5,000-square-foot store will offer more services and conveniences than the existing store, which is further to the north on Route 4. […]