TURNER — After several months of negotiations, School Administrative District 52 directors approved a new support staff contract last week. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said the Tri-Town Education Association Support Staff contract covers about 124 employees in positions such as educational technicians, food services and computer technicians. The last contract expired in July. Negotiations started in […]
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Livermore man charged with manslaughter from Turner crash
AUBURN — A Livermore man facing manslaughter and aggravated drunken driving charges was released from jail Tuesday. Christian J. Parlin, 24, spent the weekend behind bars after he was arrested Friday on a warrant stemming from a May 24 fatal crash in Turner that killed a 54-year-old Jay man. Police wrote Friday in a sworn […]
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Turner selectmen approve money for backhoe
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen on Monday night approved using up to $25,000 to buy a backhoe for the Transfer Station. Board Chairman Kurt Youland said he has been looking for a replacement but hasn’t found a used one that meets the station’s needs. “I don’t know if you’ve seen the one down there, but […]
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SAD 52 Adult & Community Education to offer ukulele classes
TURNER — Mike Burd, a professional musician who tours nationally playing bass with Maine’s own Dave Mallett, will be the instructor at SAD 52 Adult & Community Education’s ukulele class, from 7 to 8 pm. Wednesdays, Nov. 7 through Dec. 5, at Leavitt Area High School. Students will learn just enough of the fundamentals and […]
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Turner's Ricker Hill Orchards grows, presses on
Apples. Hard cider. Weddings. Wine. Hustle. Hope. Debt. It’s all in the mix for the eighth-generation orchard as it looks to generation nine and the future. TURNER — The new, bright-red Bucher apple press sticks out in the old barn that is the center of Ricker Hill Orchards’ cider operation, a high-tech giant half the […]
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Workshop at Leavitt high school
TURNER — A story published on Page B3 on Monday should have said the location of the Fused Glass Panel Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, will be at Leavitt Area High School, with instructor Lynn Curran-Sargent of Random Pottery.
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Turner house destroyed by fire
TURNER (WGME) — A fire ripped through a home on Sunday afternoon where firefighters said they were battling flames for hours. The Turner Fire Department said the fire broke out around 1 p.m. on Route 117 in Turner. Know what’s happening, when it’s happening Firefighters said no one was living in the home when the […]
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Hornets vs Hunger walk to be part of Make a Difference Day
TURNER — Leavitt Area High School will be participating in the Hornets vs Hunger walk in conjunction with Make a Difference Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24 with a weather date of Oct. 25. The entire school community will walk to the Turner Elementary School and around the high school in an effort to raise funds […]
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SAD 52 hires a dozen
TURNER — The SAD 52 school board filled a dozen open positions Thursday night and heard about upcoming work with a security consultant. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said the board hired a new guidance counselor for Turner Primary School pending certification, a new high school social worker, new grade 5 teacher for Greene Central School, three […]
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Fire damages Turner home on Sandy Bottom Road
Firefighters from Minot, left, and Buckfield look for hot spots at a home that caught on fire in Turner on Wednesday. Greene, Leeds, Auburn, Minot and Buckfield fire departments assisted Turner at the fire on Sandy Bottom Road. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)