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• Monks Finish Fifth at SMCC Shootout (gomonks.com) — Turner golf fans have a local player to cheer: Saint Joseph's College junior AJ Davis, from Turner, shot an 84 to tie for 22nd as his team finished fifth at the SMCC Shootout in Cape Elizabeth. The Monks trailed the University of Southern Maine's winning squad and now head to another tournament in Kennebunkport on Thursday morning.
• Nearly 684,000-pound load is taking longer than expected to reach Maine coast (bangordailynews.com) — A massive 684,000‑pound industrial load is inching its way from Jay to South Portland and is now moving through Turner more slowly than first planned, delaying arrival at the coast until next Tuesday. State police say the convoy's timing at Jumper Bridge in Turner forced a schedule change, and the route now includes overnight legs from Turner to Oxford, then Gray and beyond.
• Maine employers say they need workers, so why is it hard to find a good job? (sunjournal.com) — A longtime wallpaper hanger from Turner describes how she built a word‑of‑mouth business yet still feels squeezed by rising costs, even after decades of hard work. Her experience anchors a broader look at Mainers' worries about wages, advancement, housing, and worker shortages, highlighting how statewide economic pressures are playing out in homes and small businesses like those in Turner.
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