When it comes to Maine sportsmen and wild turkeys, there are two distinct groups: those who hunt ’em and those who hate ’em. Count me among the former. Having hunted them with a shotgun and a bow, it’s beyond me why anyone who loves to hunt is not enjoying this spring opportunity. There is a […]
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Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey at photo exhibit
ANKARA, Turkey — A gunman wearing a suit and tie and shouting “Allahu Akbar” shot and killed Russia’s ambassador to Turkey as he gave a speech at a photo exhibition Monday. Turkish police fatally shot the gunman, Turkish station NTV reported. The ambassador, Andrei Karlov, was several minutes into his speech at the embassy-sponsored exhibition […]
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Turkey’s president must respect democracy
In the first critical hours of last week’s attempted military coup, the vast majority of Turkish citizens made it clear that when it comes to changing government leaders, they believe in ballots, not bullets. Every major Turkish political party, including the ethnic Kurdish Peoples Democracy Party, quickly rejected claims by coup spokesmen that the will […]
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Turkey’s shoot-down of Russian warplane concerns Collins
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said the downing of a Russian warplane by America’s NATO ally Turkey on Tuesday was making an already tense and difficult situation in the Middle East even more worrisome. In Lewiston on Tuesday to visit with city leaders on economic and community development issues, Collins, a member of […]
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James E. Verrill
1946 – 2015 AUBURN — James E. Verrill, 68, a resident of Sabattus Street in Lewiston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, at the Androscoggin Hospice House with his loving family by his side, after a long illness. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 8, 1946, the son of Charles and Magdalyn (Orlandini) […]
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Chamber creates 145 holiday baskets for Franklin County families
FARMINGTON — The Gerry Wiles Holiday Food Basket Drive is providing 145 holiday baskets to families throughout Franklin County. Sponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, members gathered Friday to start distributing boxes filled with items for a holiday meal. The boxes include a turkey and all the fixings with enough for a large […]
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Maine’s fall turkey season begins Thursday
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s autumn wild turkey season is underway. The fall turkey season begins Thursday and runs until Halloween. Hunting is legal with a bow and arrow or shotgun and possession of valid permits. There is a two turkey bag limit in ten wildlife management districts in central and southern Maine. Eight other districts […]
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Fall wild turkey season begins next week
PORTLAND — Fall wild turkey hunting season is set to begin in less than a week. The fall season begins Oct. 2 and lasts until Halloween. There will be a two turkey limit in ten wildlife management districts in central and southern Maine. Hunters In eight other districts in central and southern Maine will be […]
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Anger, grief blend at Turkey coal miner funerals as death toll reaches 283
SOMA, Turkey — With photos of their loved ones pinned to their chests and chanting the names of lost miners, grieving relatives laid their dead to rest in mass burials Thursday, as gravediggers labored to make room for scores more victims of Turkey’s worst mining disaster. “The love of my life is gone,” women wailed […]