WILTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Tuesday to enter into a one-year contract with the town of Turner for coverage by its code enforcement officer. Turner’s Code Enforcement Officer, Roger Williams of Livermore, has some hours to spare, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the board. Turner selectmen have agreed to contract with Wilton […]
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Forty-one local students receive $95,800 in scholarships
TURNER — The Trustees of Leavitt Institute recently awarded scholarships totaling $95,800 to area students. The Edgecomb-Knight and Young scholarships are open to Turner, Leeds and Greene graduating seniors who have attended Leavitt Area High School for all four years. Rita D. Young established the Young Fund in 1999 in the name of her parents, […]
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Turner sells two tax-acquired properties
TURNER — Selectmen on Monday accepted two offers for tax-acquired properties. Richard Keach bid $13,746 for property at 185 Little Wilson Pond Road and $8,500 for land on Kennebec Trail road. Another property at 8 Decoster Drive, which required at minimum bid of $4,082.90, got no bids. It will be readvertised. Public Works Director Jack […]
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Leavitt skiers to hold bottle drive
TURNER — The Leavitt Nordic and downhill ski teams will hold a bottle drive on Saturday, Nov. 30, from 8:30 a.m. until mid-afternoon. Skiers will be driving door to door across Turner, Leeds and Greene to collect returnables. Folks donating returnables will be entered into a raffle for a night at the Inn by the […]
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Carolyn F. Bennett
1941 – 2013 LEWISTON — Carolyn F. Bennett, 72, of Rumford, died Friday, Nov. 8, at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston. She was born in Rumford on Oct. 8, 1941, the daughter of Samuel and Estella (Walker) Swett. She graduated from Deering High School in Portland, Class of 1959. Carolyn worked for the City of […]
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MPBN one-day pledge drive LEWISTON — The Maine Public Broadcasting Network is holding a Super Thursday One-Day Pledge drive on Thursday, Nov. 7. The on-air drive will run from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., and online donations can be made throughout the day starting at midnight. The primary objective of the pledge campaign is to […]
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Landmark closes in Turner
TURNER — Nearly a year after it opened and brought life back to the former Chick-A-Dee, the Landmark Restaurant has closed. The Chick-A-Dee restaurant had operated for 77 years at the high-traffic site on Route 4 before closing in May 2012. Landmark owner Rhonda Hart opened her restaurant in the same building last November and […]
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Beavers causing problems at Turner pond
TURNER — Selectmen agreed Monday to investigate what can be done at Pleasant Pond where about six active beaver lodges are wreaking havoc for some property owners. Resident Mary Seaman showed the board a 30-year-old aerial photograph of the pond and the Great Outdoors recreation and camp area of which she is part owner. The […]
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Knights plan blood drive LEWISTON — Knights of Columbus Rev. Louis J. Fortier Council 106 will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Holy Family Church Hall, 607 Sabattus St. Entrance to the hall is in the back of the church and there is plenty […]