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Harrison man pleads no contest to leaving hit-and-run fatal
Kevin T. Scribner, 28, of 378 Plains Road, accepted a plea agreement on a Class C charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury or death. Class C crimes carry a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The plea agreement calls for him to serve […]
Hate crime case against Turner man continued
AUBURN — A judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that a preliminary civil rights injunction granted against a Turner man in 2012 would remain in place. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy said Wednesday that the preliminary injunction filed against Ronald Champagne, 55, of Turner would remain while his attorney, Don Hornblower, researches case law supporting […]
Former Lewiston used car dealer pleads guilty to misdemeanor forgery
AUBURN — A former Lewiston used car dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to five counts of misdemeanor forgery and was ordered to pay $5,000 in fines. Danny Pulkkinen, 61, of Turner, who previously owned U-Turn Auto Sales on Lisbon Street, pleaded guilty to five counts of Class D forgery. The misdemeanor crime is punishable by […]
Gov. Paul LePage rips Humane Society for egg farm undercover video
UPDATE: Humane Society says LePage wrong; state knew about egg farm sting AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage blasted the Humane Society of the United States Friday over its recently released footage from an undercover operation at a Turner egg farm. In a letter to the society’s CEO Wayne Pacelle, and released to the media, LePage expressed […]
Turner student awarded medical scholarship
TURNER — Taylor Renee Ouellette of Turner has been awarded a $1,000 Diane E. Curtis Medical Scholarship. It is given annually to a deserving student in either Oxford or Androscoggin county who wishes to pursue a career in the medical field. Ouellette is a junior studying biology at the University of Maine in pursuit of […]
Norma Gammon Carter
1933 – 2016 TURNER — Norma Gammon Carter, 82, a longtime resident of Turner, died unexpectedly Monday morning, June 6, at her home. She was born in Framingham, Mass., on July 20, 1933, one of three children born to Harold and Leora (Leavitt) Maxwell. When she was an infant, her parents moved the family to […]
State says eggs at Turner farm safe for consumption
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry said in a statement Wednesday that the eggs from a Turner farm are safe for consumption. The statement confirmed that the department was investigating an undercover video released Tuesday by the Humane Society of the United States that claims to show animal abuse at the […]