Law enforcement experts say cheap, sometimes tainted weed grown by Chinese criminal groups is getting into the state’s medical market. Business owners say it’s cratering market rates and pushing reputable growers out of the industry.
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Turner-area school community split as board reviews transgender policies
Maine School Administrative District 52, which includes Turner, Leeds and Greene, may align its policies with President Trump’s executive order recognizing only ‘biological gender.’
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
How a former lawmaker grew weed with alleged Chinese crime groups in rural Maine
A web of shell companies and illegal grows allegedly linked to Chinese organized crime traces its start to one former Democratic legislator, his cannabis consulting business, and his chain of central Maine dispensaries.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Minot man charged in crash that injured 4, including Monmouth police lieutenant
Police said Sean McNeil was drunk and driving recklessly on the early evening of Jan. 6 when his Ford pickup truck crossed the centerline on Turner Center Road and into the path of a truck.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police: Fatal shooting at marijuana operation in Turner was ‘drug rip gone bad’
A Virginia man was shot in the head and dumped nearly 40 miles away after a botched robbery last December, according to recently unsealed court documents.
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Robby Coffin Trio to perform in Turner March 18
The three musicians have been performing around central Maine for many years and with many other local folks.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Why you might be waiting on your heating fuel delivery in Maine
Extended cold snap, not enough drivers contribute to waits up to a week or longer for fuel.
Posted inCommunity
Literary arts education nonprofit holds statewide contest
A Bangor student is the grand prize winner; local county winners reside in Turner, New Sharon, West Gardiner, Bethel and Pittsfield.
Posted inBusiness
Closure of Turner egg farm will affect local farms
While organic dairy farmers have relied on hen manure from the facility as a more economical way to fertilize their crops, the closure may result in fewer eggs available for consumers.
Posted inMaine, News
Monmouth police officer among injured in Monday’s crash in Turner
Investigators say a Minot driver crossed the centerline and collided with a cruiser driven by an off-duty officer who lives in Turner.