TURNER — SAD 52 Adult Education celebrated National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week by awarding students free books to share with their family and friends. The week in September was an opportunity for adult education programs to educate communities about programs and support systems for the 36 million adults in the U.S. with limited […]
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Ukelele playing, cheese-making in SAD 52 enrichment classes
TURNER — The SAD 52 Adult Education’s Enrichment program has many classes to interest community members. Ukulele: 7 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Sept. 20 for four weeks with instructor Mike Burd. Participants will start playing simple songs right away. They will be provided with simple instructional materials for class and web links to access royalty-free resources on […]
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Elm Street principal leaving for Turner Primary
MECHANIC FALLS — After three years as principal of Elm Street School, Ryan Patrie is leaving to take a new job as principal of Turner Primary School. Patrie, 37, has been in education for 14 years. He joined Elm Street as principal in 2014. Before that, he was assistant principal at Lisbon Community School. He […]
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State cook-off serves students and educators well
FREEPORT — Competition comes in many forms, including in a small, tidy kitchen at Freeport High School on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The Holbrook Avenue site served as the Maine Farm to School Cook-Off Finals on April 26. Beginning at 1 p.m., finalists from Yarmouth and Turner-based School Administrative District 52 worked in teams of […]
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SAD 52 students attend annual State House Day
School Administrative District 52 Adult Education staff and students attended the annual State House Day on March 16 in the Hall of Flags. The event provides adult education programs an opportunity to visit with their legislators, talk to the public about their local program and share their personal stories about why they chose adult education […]
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Turner board looks at impact of higher school budget
TURNER — Selectmen on Monday discussed the potential impact of a proposed 4.6 percent increase in the 2107-18 budget for School Administrative District 52. Town Manager Kurt Schaub provided copies of a Sun Journal article reporting a proposed budget of $26.66 million for SAD 52. The current budget is $25.57 million. The 2017-18 budget would increase […]
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SAD 52 announces pre-K, kindergarten registration
TURNER — School Administrative District 52 has announced informational meetings on registration for prekindergarten and kindergarten students: * March 6, Leeds Central School, 6 p.m. * March 8, Turner Primary School, 6 p.m. * March 9, Greene Central School, 6 p.m. You do not have to be a resident of a town to attend that […]
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SAD 52 board approves bleacher renovation funds
GREENE — The School Administrative District 52 school board learned at its meeting Thursday night that a judicial settlement meeting involving the district’s sale of a parcel of land to the town has been delayed again. SAD 52 proposed selling a 73-acre parcel to Greene that was originally purchased for a new school that […]
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SAD 52 first runner-up in energy-saving contest
GREENE — SAD 52 was first runner-up in the Comprehensive Project category in the New England Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers competition, Superintendent Henry Aliberti said at a school board meeting Thursday. The district faced some stiff competition, including Harvard University, he said. The award was earned for the district’s success in completing its […]
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Lorraine M. Gondeck
1935 – 2016 LEWISTON — Lorraine Marie Gondeck died peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, April 11. She was born May 25, 1935, to Anna (Meagher) and William Wright and lived in Turner. At the age of 13 years old, she met the love of her life and on May 26, 1956, […]