TURNER — Twenty-eight residents showed up at the Board of Selectmen meeting Monday night to complain about flies from the former DeCoster egg farm on Plains Road. The farm is now owned by Moark, a subsidiary of Land O’Lakes. General Manager Blair “Skip” Hagy and two other executives appeared at the meeting to respond to […]
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Grand opening of Turner Hannaford is Saturday
TURNER — The new Turner Hannaford will hold a grand opening celebration on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21 Saturday starts with a 7 a.m. flag-raising ceremony by the Turner American Legion Post. A year’s worth of groceries and four months of groceries will be given away. The newspaper will have coupons good for […]
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Local pilot donates instruction and resources to help young flyers
Born in the “cradle of aviation” in the 1930s, it was hard for Tom O’Connell not to get hooked on flying. He grew up in Derby, Conn., close to the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and the Bridgeport Airport, where helicopters were being developed and vaunted Corsairs would fly overhead. It was no wonder O’Connell fell in love with […]
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Sights Unseen: Dort Bigg’s big game Trophy Room
Visitors to Dort S. Bigg Jr.’s Trophy Room in Turner are greeted by a polar bear perched on a ice flow, ready to pounce on an unsuspecting seal poking its head out of an ice hole. They are two of the hundreds of preserved animals in the house hunted by the local legend, downed mostly […]
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Area residents graduate from Colby College
WATERVILLE — Area residents were among 502 seniors who graduated from Colby College on May 26, receiving bachelor of arts degrees at the bicentennial-year commencement. Brittney N. Bell of Poland, the daughter of Nancy Bell of Poland, majored in biology and is a graduate of Poland Regional High School. Makayla K. Brown of Carrabassett Valley, […]
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Well done – Students named to dean’s lists
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield College has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the spring 2013 term. Timothy Andrews of Farmington, studying athletic training. Jordan Hersom of Turner, studying movement and sport studies. Michael Castonguay of Livermore, studying health science/pre-physical therapy. — CANTON, N.Y. — The following students have […]
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Pie sale at Norway Historical NORWAY — On Saturday, July 13, the Norway Historical Society will feature the best homemade pies with ice cream. The homemade pies are made and donated by local friends and members of the society. Varieties have historically included apple, rhubarb, cherry, custard, lemon, pecan, berry and chocolate cream, just to […]
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Leavitt graduate awarded bank scholarship
TURNER — Leavitt Area High School graduate Justin A.C. Bean has been awarded a $1,000 Banking on the Future Scholarship from Mechanics Savings Bank. He is the son of Rhonda Bean. Justin played golf for Leavitt Area High School for four years and was named co-captain of his team during his junior and senior years. […]
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Well done – Students named to dean’s lists
WORCESTER, Mass. — Annie M. Helmkamp, a fourth-year student at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named to the dean’s list for the second semester of the 2012-13 academic year. She majors in German/pre-med. She is the daughter of Jim and Jill Helmkamp of Auburn. — BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott College has announced […]