TURNER — Selectmen have voted to renew the town’s solid waste contract with Mid-Maine Waste Action Corp. for the next three years unless they can lock in a guaranteed cap increase no greater than 2 percent on a five-year contract. Selectmen on Monday thought the potential increase quoted as 2 to 4 percent per […]
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Auburn jewelry store plays Santa for 11-year-old's sick mom
AUBURN — Kaden James’ mom Michelle has had a terrible year: 16 surgeries and an amputated left leg as doctors try to fight off flesh-eating bacteria. Monday night, after visiting his mother in the ICU at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, the 11-year-old joined his grandmother for grocery shopping. He told her he wanted […]
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Turner board seeking planning committee members
TURNER — Selectmen are seeking nine to 11 townspeople who represent a cross-section of the community to serve on the Comprehensive Plan Committee. Members will have the opportunity to “listen and discuss goals and objectives for the town,” Town Manager Kurt Schaub said Monday night. Appointments will be made by the Board of Selectmen. Interested residents […]
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Turner board approves paving sidewalk
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen narrowly approved setting aside $60,000 toward the excavation, drainage, curbing and paving of a new sidewalk Monday night. The sidewalk will connect Turner Center Road to the new North Parish Road Bridge. The Maine Department of Transportation will rebuild the bridge, which includes widening the structure. Board Chairman Kurt […]
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Turner teen dies in collision with pickup as he tries crossing Route 4
TURNER — A Turner teen was killed early Wednesday when a car and truck collided at routes 4 and 117. Police said Alan Coffin, 17, died when his car collided with a pickup hauling a trailer shortly before 7:30 a.m. Coffin was crossing Route 4, investigators said, and drove directly into the path of the […]
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Turner board doubles performance guarantee for road work
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to raise the amount of the performance guarantee for Bob Harlow’s construction project on Big Bear Lane from $15,000, currently held in bond form, to $30,000. In a related vote, Selectman Angelo Terreri motioned that the original inspection escrow, which was $300, be raised to $600 […]
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Turner golf tournament to raise scholarship funds
TURNER — The Cherie Sargent Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament Fundraiser will tee off at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Turner Highlands, 10 Highland Ave. Anyone interested in playing can enter for $50 a person, which includes greens fee, golf cart and lunch. The committee would like to have sponsorships for each hole on the […]
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Novice takes win at Big E
Reeve Twitchell walks his 10-month-old Holstein, Paddy, behind his barn on Upper Street in Turner Saturday morning. TURNER — Every year, the Big E Fair in Springfield, Massachusetts, the largest fair in the Northeast, attracts thousands of agriculture enthusiasts, including seasoned farmers who have learned their trade inside and out. That’s why it was so […]
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Turner board favors owning Natural History Club
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to ask residents if they want to acquire the Turner Natural History Club and Museum. The building sits on 1.6 acres and is over 100 years old, according to former Selectmen Ralph (Raz) Caldwell who attended the meeting. The club dates back to the 1920 and […]