The audited figures come as town and school officials begin discussing next year’s budget.
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Winthrop priest offers ‘Ashes 2 Go’ downtown as sign of love
The Rev. Susan Berry Taylor of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church continued a tradition Wednesday of meeting people on the street during Ash Wednesday.
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Crashes, complaints lead Winthrop officials to ask Maine DOT for study of busy intersection
Accidents have been up since Maine DOT re-engineered the Main Street junction with U.S. Route 202 last summer.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire sprinkler problems went unnoticed at Winthrop Grade School, documents show
The district’s superintendent, who was criticized for his handling of the oversight, says the problems have been resolved.
Posted inMaine Crime
Winthrop man called ‘straw man’ buyer of guns pleads guilty to federal firearm conspiracy
Damion Hanson, who authorities say overdosed on heroin last summer while free on bail, is to be sentenced later.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop educators aim to unionize over frustrations with superintendent
The school staff unrest comes as the Winthrop school board has stood by Superintendent Gary Rosenthal, recently extending his contract.
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1 dead, 3 hurt in crash on US Route 202 in Winthrop
Connor King, 24, of Mechanic Falls, was killed in the Wednesday crash, which happened just before noon amid a snowstorm.
Posted inMaine Crime
Winthrop teen pleads not guilty to Halloween murder of parents, family dog
Andrew Balcer entered the not guilty pleas Friday in connection with the 2016 killing of his parents, Antonio and Alice Balcer, and the family’s Chihuahua.
Posted inLocal & State
Winthrop councilor raises ethical concerns about town attorney
Councilor Priscilla Jenkins raised questions about longtime attorney Lee Bragg, but she later apologized for having done so publicly and voted in favor of his reappointment.
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Winthrop native awoke on the Boston subway tracks, disoriented and with brutal injuries. What happened?
Surgeons had to remove a section of Zach Steele’s skull to allow his brain to swell, the first step in a long road to recovery for the 21-year-old.