Franco Vets national convention AUBURN — All members of the Franco American Veterans and Auxiliary are reminded that the 80th National Convention will take place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22, at the Fireside Inn. Registration packages will be available for pick up from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday by the front desk. At […]
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SendOut Cards benefit Leavitt Project Grad
TURNER — The public is invited to come learn about the creative opportunities with SendOut Cards at a workshop hosted by Leavitt Project Graduation at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the school cafeteria. Distributor Mike Roy will show how to use SOC online resources to make unique and personal greeting cards, photo calendars, party […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Royer, Hornets stun Warriors
TURNER — Nokomis had 12 shots on goal, a 15-chance advantage in penalty corners and maintained possession of the ball inside the Leavitt zone for about 80 percent of Tuesday’s rain-soaked KVAC field hockey contest. The Hornets had Sadie Royer. And for one day, for one moment, that was enough. With less than six minutes […]
Posted inLetters
D. Prince: Goodbye, Turnpike
I recently received a businesslike letter from the Maine Turnpike Authority notifying me that, as of Nov. 1, my commute from Auburn to Portland North will cost me three times what I’m currently paying. All those people who have been using Route 100 better get ready. As of Nov. 1, a lot more people will […]
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Face time: Tony Leavitt — Turner farm boy soars with NASA
Tony Leavitt — yes, of the Turner Leavitts — could have stayed in town and added to the family legacy, which goes back more than 200 years. In fact, to be fair, he did: raised in Turner, a sports standout, he came back from college and farmed some family land for 10 years and then […]
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2012 Investigation: Seeking a safer way: Route 4 drivers say deaths, injuries prove changes needed
More than a dozen years after a Maine Department of Transportation study found Route 4 to be a high-speed, high-volume road with crashes more severe than similar rural highways, residents, city officials, lawmakers and transportation experts are pushing to make the Auburn section safer.
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Vintage at Turner gazebo
Vintage, aka Pam Vaillancourt and Roger Renaud, will perform at 6 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Music for Mavis community gazebo in Turner. Renaud has been part of the local music scene for many years and Vaillancourt is director of music at Sacred Heart Church. They play a variety of music, including jazz, country and […]
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Raye campaign stop highlights agriculture, small business issues
TURNER — Clumped like the apples hanging on the trees behind them, a group of Maine farmers, state lawmakers and small-business owners stood behind Republican U.S. House candidate Kevin Raye on Thursday as he spoke about the challenges facing family farms. On a two-day trip across Maine’s vast 2nd Congressional District, Raye said he was […]
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‘Reflections of Turner’ now available
TURNER — “Reflections of Turner, a town along the Nezinscot and Androscoggin Rivers,” is the Turner Historical Museum’s newest publication. The booklet contains over 300 photos and descriptions of older houses in Turner. It is divided into four sections: Northern, Central, Southern and the Old River Road. Each section includes a portion of the recently […]