TURNER — The Turner Timberland ATV Club welcomes new members. Reasons to join an ATV club include: Clubs are entities that obtain private landowners permission to put the trails on the landowner property. Clubs build and main the trails on private landowner property. Clubs work with landowners when they have an issue with ATV riders. […]
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Mary F. Jordan
LEWISTON — Mary F. Jordan, 67, of Turner, died Sunday, May 6, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in Lewiston, April 22, 1945, the daughter of William C. Jordan Sr. and Margaret O’Connor Jordan. She graduated from Leavitt Institute and attended two years of college. She had been employed at local shoe shops. […]
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Lewiston-Auburn students rally against online bullies
AUBURN — For 16-year-old Michael Kelley of Auburn, the simple act of standing beside Lewiston-Auburn’s busiest stretch of road and holding a sign is an act of defiance. “I’ve been bullied,” Kelley said, standing at the center of Longley Memorial Bridge. “I know for a fact it really hurts. This gives me a chance to […]
Posted inLetters
D. Prince: Secrets and popcorn
I am not very confident about the future of free elections now that the U.S. Supreme Court has decreed that money is equal to speech and can’t be restricted. The only people with loud enough voices to be heard are the 1 percent with all the money. They can donate millions to a Super PAC […]
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Barbara F. Gibbs
MERIDEN, Conn. — Barbara Fish Gibbs, 78, of Laura Lane, North Haven, Conn., passed away Saturday, April 28, at the MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Lawrence N. Gibbs. She was born in Lewiston, May 1, 1933, daughter of the late Harry and Agnes Pearl Fish. Barbara had worked as an […]
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Chick-A-Dee Restaurant in Turner closes after 77 years
TURNER — The Chick-A-Dee Restaurant on Route 4, which has specialized in fried seafood for 77 years, has closed. A sign on the outside of the restaurant Wednesday afternoon said: “We are sorry to say we have been forced to close our doors due (to) the tough time in this economy. We would like to […]
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A cappella voices lend harmonies to gazebo benefit
Joining them on the benefit bill will be Chase the Fiddlers, an acoustic ensemble playing traditional New England, Celtic, and French-Canadian dance music. The fiddlers are led by the well-known Greg Boardman, who teaches applied music at Bates College. “With this concert” said Turner Public Library Trustee Anthony Shostak, “we provide popular entertainment consistent with […]
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SAD 52 lists May adult, community education classes
TURNER — SAD 52 Adult & Community Education announces May classes, and an easy way to sign up. Go to msad52.maineadulted.org to register and pay for classes. May classes include: American Red Cross Babysitter Training starts May 8. Students learn how to be safe and responsible babysitters. Learn leadership skills, basic child care, how to […]
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RCAM to offer gardening services
LEEDS — Having a tough time putting good food on the table? Become a member of the Rural Community Action Ministry’s Gardening Services. Create your own garden, grow fresh vegetables, eat healthy. The program is open to any who are income eligible or elderly or disabled, a beginner or experienced gardener and who live in […]
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Turner man pleads guilty to murder
AUBURN — Brian Nichols pleaded guilty Friday in the Androscoggin County Courthouse to the murder of his wife, Jane Tetreault, by shooting her at their Turner home in 2010. Nichols, 46, is scheduled to be sentenced May 24. Under a plea agreement, it will be capped at 42 years. Clad in a blue jail suit, […]