A home and a garage were destroyed in the blaze, which was reported about 3 p.m. on Maranacook Road.
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Demolition begins on fire-damaged Winthrop post office
The U.S. Postal Service has said a new post office will be built by the fall of 2018.
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Fuller, Eldridge elected to Winthrop council
In the school board race, Kristin Shumway and Virginia Geyer won seats.
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Emotions run high as power returns to remaining central Mainers
A Winthrop woman who got power back Monday afternoon heated her home by using a battery-powered leaf blower and her gas fireplace, while her neighbor ‘cried a little’ when utility trucks arrived to restore electricity.
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Winthrop man gets 30 months on 6th drunken driving conviction
The remainder of the 8-year term for Derek Bonenfant was suspended while he spends three years on probation.
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Winthrop teenager to be treated as adult in double murder case
Andrew Balcer, who was 17 at the time his parents were killed, said he was concerned his parents wouldn’t support him because of he struggled with his gender identity.
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Two incumbents, one newcomer competing for seats on Winthrop School Board
Stephen Farrington, Virginia Geyer and Kristin Shumway are applying for the two positions.
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Slain parents would have helped Andrew Balcer through his gender identity struggle, brother says
Christopher Balcer, 26, said he’s ‘flummoxed’ that the defense attorney is trying to argue that his brother, who was 17 at the time of the killings, should be considered a juvenile.
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Winthrop teenager accused of killing parents asked to be called ‘Andrea,’ not Andrew
Testimony that Andrew Balcer, 18, might have questioned his gender identity and feared his parents’ reaction continued to be offered as a possible motive during a hearing on Thursday.
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Winthrop teen accused of killing his parents had gender identity problems, psychologist testifies
Andrew T. Balcer, who was 17 at the time of the killings, reportedly said he was ‘an embarrassment’ and didn’t think his parents would support him.