Bella Sturtevant of Leeds has been awarded The Maine Community Foundation’s Parsons Family Scholarship. She plans to attend Rhode Island College. The scholarship provides support for LGBTQ+ graduating seniors and their allies at Maine high schools in pursuit of post-secondary study. Graduating high school seniors of any gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion or […]
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Leeds man gets 30 months for buying guns for drugs
Agents estimate Benjamin Turcotte bought roughly 50 guns for a Lewiston drug dealer.
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Harvest time at WillowsAwake Winery in Leeds accelerates with warm, dry spell
Owner Tony Lyons and winemaker Lindsay Benson are looking to harvest a bumper crop at the Central Maine vineyard.
Posted inCommunity
Leeds Historical Society Sept. 29 program to focus on early 1900s postcards
The Leeds Historical Society, in conjunction with the Livermore/Livermore Falls Historical Society, is set to host a program about early 1900s photo postcards at the North Livermore Baptist Church, 619 Federal Road in Livermore, at 1:3o p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. Kevin Johnson, photo archivist from the Penobscot Marine Museum, will speak about the photos and […]
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Maine Community Foundation award available to Turner-area teachers
Nomination forms must be postmarked by Oct. 13.
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Leeds crash sends mother, 3-year-old daughter to hospital
A China woman and her 3-year-old daughter were injured traveling eastbound on Route 202 when they struck a vehicle making a turn in Leeds.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Groups urge caution as lakewide algae bloom forms at Androscoggin Lake
A water quality nonprofit is advising residents to avoid recreation in the lake with visible algae and where water is discolored or has an odor.
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Foundation awards 16 organizations grants
The grants funded from the REALTOR® Affordable Housing Fund offer non-profit organizations assistance in helping Maine’s most vulnerable households with providing meaningful housing solutions.
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Strong woman gets probation for illegal gun buy
The “straw” gun purchase was orchestrated by a Lewiston man who was sentenced last year to 10 years in federal prison, prosecutors say.
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Watch: Leeds vineyard blooming like never before at budding business
WillowsAwake Winery looks for bountiful harvest with more vines coming into full production.