NORTH TURNER — Franklin Wayne Keene, 64, a resident of North Turner, passed away Tuesday, March 20, at his home. He was born Nov. 21, 1953, in Lewiston, the son of Franklin A. Keene and Lois (Mason) Keene. He was a 1972 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. He worked for L & L Well Drilling, […]
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Leavitt Area High School honor students listed
TURNER — Leavitt Area High School has announced the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2017-2018 school year. High Honors Grade 12: Karlee Barry, Justin Cabral, Lily Comeau-Waite, Hailey Demascio, Isaac Dionne, Sophia Fournier, Kayleigh Getty, Kayleigh Girouard, Madeline Hanscom, Carly Jordan, Andrew Lachapelle, Kaitlyn Leclerc, Megan Lynch, Paige Maheux, Kassie Murch, Jaelyn […]
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Scenes from Leavitt Area High School Duathlon
Mt. Abram High School Nordic ski coach Sally Bean throws a snowball at Chandler Rollins, also of Mt. Abram, during the Leavitt Area High School Duathlon in Turner on Wednesday. High school ski teams from as far away at Camden participated in the annual end-of-the-season event. Skiers complete a 2.5K lap on classic skis and […]
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Turner bridge construction begins
TURNER — North Parish Hill Road will be one lane this week as the state begins building a bridge over the Nezinscot River, Town Manager Kurt Schaub told selectmen Monday evening. The bridge is expected to be completed in late May. Meanwhile, a a temporary traffic signal will be installed. In another highway matter, it […]
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Gladys B. Lee
NORTH TURNER — Gladys B. Lee, 97, a resident of North Turner, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 15, at her home in Turner, with her loving companion, Forest Hammond, and dog, Max, by her side. She was born in Turner on July 27, 1920, the daughter of Albion Brackett and Cynthia (Leavitt) Brackett. Gladys was […]
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Working: Bus driver-turned-potter, Michelle Gibbert balances both
AUBURN — Michelle Gibbert remembers digging up five-gallon buckets full of clay with her art teacher at Lewiston High School, when construction for a new football and soccer field unearthed a natural deposit 20 years ago. She loved ceramics class and headed into James Garner’s room every study hall she could. “I actually started helping […]
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Randy L. Dyke
LEWISTON — Randy L. Dyke, 52, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He resided in Turner and was formerly of Rumford. Born in Norway on May 30, 1965, he was the son of Margaret Dyke. Randy graduated from Mexico High School with the Class of 1984. He worked as a tire […]
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Tripp Middle School honors announced
TURNER — Tripp Middle School has announced the first trimester honor roll for the 2017-2018 school year. Grade seven: Jarrett Albert, Emily Allen, Logan Arsenault, Cierra Barker, Brandon Beaulieu, Alia Bell, Nathaniel Bell, Brenden Biker, Jalee Boucher, Sawyer Bubier, Dayton Calder, Ty Cameron, Emma Caouette, Lily Chabot, Alexia Chaloux, Abigail Chaput, Brett Coburn, Jamin Collins, […]
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Days after 11-year-old's touching act of kindness, mother dies
LEWISTON — Last month, Michelle James cried happy tears in the hospital when she saw on the news that her 11-year-old son, Kaden, was surprising her with jewelry for Christmas. She was touched by his thoughtfulness. Michelle had undergone 16 surgeries in nine months as doctors tried to fight off a flesh-eating bacteria that started […]
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Michelle James
LEWISTON — Michelle James, 45, from Turner, passed away on the evening of Dec. 21 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, with family present, after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with illness. Michelle was born in Lewiston on Jan. 25, 1972, to Raymond (deceased) and Diane Trepanier. She was a loving and caring daughter, sister, […]