LEEDS — A pickup truck driven by a Turner man slid into a slow-moving freight train at Routes 219 and 106 early Wednesday morning, The rented truck owned by U-Haul and driven by Danny Arnold, 47, was moving too fast for the snowy conditions, according to Maine State Police Trooper Nathan Jamo. The railroad and […]
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Timothy W. Thibeault
LEEDS — Timothy W. Thibeault of Leeds died suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 12, in a Lewiston hospital. He was born on March 12, 1949, in Rumford, a son of Woodrow and Geraldine Chaison Thibeault. Tim served in the U.S. Army and worked for 44 years for Tex-Tech Industries. Tim was predeceased by his parents. Survivors include […]
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Curtis Forestry Day set in homestead in Leeds
LEEDS — The annual Curtis Forestry Day will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Curtis Homestead. The day will provide opportunities for families to learn about Maine’s forestry heritage and see logging equipment in action. Leeds-based logger Nat Bell will harvest trees and operate a portable sawmill. “It’s one […]
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Hazardous waste collection Saturday for Leeds, Livermore and Turner
LIVERMORE — A household hazardous waste collection will be held at the Livermore transfer station Saturday, Aug. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon for residents of Livermore, Leeds and Turner. The collection is one of several satellite locations scheduled this year as part of the AVCOG Western Maine Environmental Depot program. Latex and oil-based paints are among […]
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Kathryn Cummings
AUBURN — Kathryn Cummings, 70, a longtime resident of Leeds, passed away peacefully at Hospice House of Androscoggin on Wednesday, July 26. She was born March 29, 1947, the daughter of Richard Pease and Clara (Lewis) Pease. Kathryn was educated in the Leeds school system. On June 29, 1968, she married Charles Cummings in Leeds […]
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John Gerald Koris
LEEDS — John Gerald Koris of Leeds passed away at home on Saturday, July 22, with his family by his side. He was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2014. John was born February 6, 1962, to parents Anthony and Billie (Doucette) Koris of Rumford. He was married to the love of his life, Carol Ann (Boucher) […]
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Leeds oldest resident presented Boston Post Cane
LEEDS — More than three dozen people gathered at the Leeds Community Church on a June afternoon to honor Leeds’ oldest citizen, Rose Ames, 99, with presentation of the Boston Post Cane. Ames turns 100 today, Friday, July 7. Selectman Dwight Buckley presented the cane to Ames, who attended the gathering with her son, Brian […]
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Greene voters say no, but MSAD 52 school budget passes
TURNER — MSAD 52 voters passed the new school budget Tuesday night. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said the overall vote was 93 in favor, 75 against. Turner voted 41-33. Leeds voted 36-23. Greene alone turned the budget down, 16 in favor, 19 opposed. The $26.1 million budget represents a 2.2 percent increase over the current year. […]
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Leeds man accused of accosting man, pulling out gun
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Leeds man is accused of accosting a person at a gathering and pulling out 9 mm pistol early Sunday at a residence on Pine Ridge Loop, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Monday. James Smith Jr., 29, was arrested on charges of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and […]
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Leeds seeks oldest citizen for Boston Post cane
LEEDS — In August, 1909 Edwin A. Grozier, Publisher of the Boston Post newspaper, gave 700 New England towns a cane to be presented with the compliments of the Boston Post to the oldest male citizen of the town. It was to be used by him as long as he lived (or moved from the […]