New Auburn Seniors meet Aug. 7 AUBURN — The New Auburn Seniors continue to meet at St. Louis Church. The regular monthly meeting will be held at noon Wednesday, Aug. 7, followed by light lunch and bingo. Open bingo will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 14 and 28. All seniors are welcome. The […]
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Life on the Androscoggin
The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings alongside the southern end of the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park on the Turner side of the river. Visitors sit with others on the fine sand and silt beach basking in the sun. Snapping turtle eggs incubate nearby, under the sand. On the northern end of Gulf Island Pond […]
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Turner Maine: Its attractions are many
There are many small towns in Maine and they all have their own unique history. Turner started as a quiet village, incorporated on July 7, 1786. Most of the early activity was on Upper Street, where there was a meetinghouse, tavern, schoolhouse and a stage coach route. Many farms started up along the route and […]
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Well done
BIDDEFORD — Brianna Bisesti was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of New England. She graduated May 18 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training, cum laude. She’s the daughter of Jim and Nancy Bisesti of Greene. She received the American College of Sports Medicine Biomechanics Interest Group […]
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Turner woman receives Jordan Handy Scholarship
LEWISTON — Leavitt Area High School senior Kylie Paige Morris has been named as the recipient of the first Jordan Handy Scholarship. Kylie Morris was awarded a $500 scholarship. “She truly exemplifies my same passion for the culinary arts and seeks to encourage and foster this same passion in those who seek a career in […]
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Turner man loses high court murder appeal
The state’s highest court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday letting stand the sentence of a Turner man convicted of murder in his wife’s 2010 slaying. An attorney for Brian Nichols, 48, argued before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in May that the trial court erred when it failed to properly compare the basic sentence […]
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Phyllis M.T. Smith
1915 – 2013 BETHEL — Phyllis M. Smith, 98, of Bethel, died at her Vernon Street residence on July 26. She was born in Turner, on July 24, 1915, the daughter of Olin Taylor and Pearl Hinds Taylor. Her father was a sawyer at a lumber mill, and her mother was the cook for the […]
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University of New England dean’s list
BIDDEFORD — University of New England has announced the dean’s list for spring 2013. Auburn: Nicole Allen, Hilary Boulier, Madisun Bunker, Ashleigh Footer, Nicole Keaney, Jessica Lau, Timothy Mains, Adam Martins, Jordan Tate. Bowdoin: Amber Wallace Brunswick: Felicia Messier, Amy Pelletier, Olivia Robbins, Patrice Tetu, Kimberly Williamson Bryant Pond: Alex Gundersen Durham: Kerri Grant Farmington: […]