America is a beautiful country, full of hopes and dreams; built on honest work, courage, faith and a strong desire to cooperate with one another. I believe that is how it really came about. The November election is very important and all I am seeing and hearing is politicians, in general, doing all they can […]
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Local students enroll at St. Lawrence University
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University welcomes the following students as members of the class of 2016. Each first-year student will participate in St. Lawrence University’s innovative First-Year Program, an introduction to the liberal arts curriculum taught in residence halls by faculty teams. Clear writing and speaking skills are stressed, and careful advising is provided […]
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Open house to welcome new pastor
TURNER – The North Turner Union Presbyterian Church has announced that the Rev. Lissa E. Bradford has become their new pastor and they are inviting residents of Turner and the surrounding communities to an open house in her honor. The public is invited to the open house, which is planned as a meet-and-greet reception on […]
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Turner transfer station hours change
TURNER — Town Manager Scott LaFlamme has announced that the hours for the transfer station will change beginning Monday, Oct. 1. The new hours will be from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Previously, the station stayed open until 4 p.m. The change was approved by selectmen at the request of Public […]
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Search on for Lisbon’s oldest resident
LISBON — The town is looking for the oldest resident to award them the Gold Post Cane, Town Clerk Twila Lycette said. Since 1986, four of the six past recipients were presented the cane at age 100: Gladys Currie in 1993, Mary Rioux in 2002, Flora D’Amour in 2002 and Lora French in 2005. French […]
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Two painters to exhibit at CMMC gallery
LEWISTON — The works of two Maine painters will be featured at the Central Maine Medical Center Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery during October. Paintings by Scott Hunter and Melanie Therrien will be on display at CMMC from Sept. 29 to Oct. 27 Hunter, a Turner resident, says he combines “styles from impressionism to […]
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Local events planned for Great Maine Outdoor Weekend
STATEWIDE — Events are planned throughout the state for the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, to take place Sept. 28-30. This is a series of low cost or free introductory-level outdoor events designed to encourage Mainers to get outside and active and enjoy new places and meet new organizations. For more information visit www.facebook.com/greatmaineoutdoorweekend. Area events […]
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‘Music for Mavis’ concert: Hemingway Brothers will take listeners back 50 years
TURNER — The Hemingway Brothers, a hard-driving bluegrass group from western Maine, will close out the “Music For Mavis” summer concert series on Tuesday, Sept .25. Performing at 6 p.m. at the community gazebo will be brothers Kip Hemingway on banjo and Dale Hemingway on guitar; Bruce Hobart on fiddle/mandolin; Dan Burke on dobro; and John Sparrow […]
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Grant enables new ‘College Ready’ program
FARMINGTON — The Maine College Access Challenge Grant from the Finance Authority of Maine was awarded to Franklin County Adult Education in collaboration with RSU 73, made up of Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls; MSAD 52, Turner, Greene and Leeds; and RSU 58, Kingfield. The collaborative efforts of the programs is to form a college […]
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Maine state parks offer fall foliage hikes, paddle
WELD — State parks in Weld, Turner and Pownal are hosting guided foliage hikes and a guided paddle starting next weekend, according to a Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry news release. At 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, there will be a short and easy 60-minute, half-mile hike along the Center Hill nature trail […]