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Gerald N. Moulin

1943 – 2017 LEWISTON — Gerald N. Moulin, 73, of Moulin Lane, Turner, died Friday, Jan. 27, at Marshwood Center nursing facility after a long illness, with his loving family at his side. He was born in New Auburn on Jan. 30, 1943, a son of the late George (Noel) and Yvette (Potvin) Moulin. He […]

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Turner’s preliminary budget up slightly

TURNER — Town Manager Kurt Schaub provided selectmen Tuesday with a preliminary 2017-18 budget that is nearly $7,700 more than last year’s $2.67 million. The Budget Committee will meet Jan. 9 to begin hammering out details of the spending plan. Voters have their say on it in April. In other business, selectmen reviewed a list of 11 […]

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Turner man accused of sexually abusing girl

LIVERMORE FALLS — A Turner man remains jailed on a charge of sexually abusing a child under age 16 last week, police said. Isaac Bryant, 28, was arrested Saturday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and taken to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn.  Officer Stephen E. Gould investigated a complaint from parents reporting the abuse […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Turner man, 2 dogs die in house fire

TURNER — The State Fire Marshal’s Office says one man has died in a house fire early Saturday morning in Turner. John Jordan, 69, was found in the rubble of his burned-down home, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.  The fire was reported around 2 a.m. on Jordan Lane, near Hannaford supermarket. The two-story […]

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Turner garage fire injures employee

The employee, whose name was not released, was treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and released, the chief said. The property owner was not at the site when the call came in at 9:15 a.m., Guptill said. The garage was heavily damaged. There is “damage to walls and the inside, but it’s still standing,” […]

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Turner woman awarded Boston Post Cane

TURNER — Selectmen this week awarded the Boston Post Cane to Phyllis Richardson, 97, the town’s oldest resident. Richardson, the town’s 38th recipient of the award, was presented a replica of the original cane and a dozen red roses. Richardson, who turned 97 on Nov. 27, has lived in Turner all of her life on […]

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Turner board votes against traffic ordinance

TURNER — Selectmen voted 2-3 Monday night not to send voters an ordinance prohibiting heavy tractor-trailers from using Main Street. Town Manager Kurt Schaub presented the proposal in response to residents’ complaints about noise from a steady stream of tractor-trailers using Main Street to avoid traffic lights on Route 4. John Davis of 153 Main […]