The likelihood of severe weather prompted organizers to call off the cow’s participation, and a fundraising raffle was held instead.
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Winthrop council to consider $100K school funding request
Councilors will be asked to use $100,000 of $277,000 in new state revenue to help restore items cut from the school budget.
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Winthrop music teacher brings guitar flair to classical songs
Seth Pillsbury transcribes music that has been written for piano, such as pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, into forms that can be understood by guitarists.
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Busy Winthrop intersection continues to vex drivers
One local business owner described the redesigned junction of U.S. Route 202 and Main Street as ‘a scary intersection.’
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Winthrop man killed when truck rolls over him
Bruce Morang, 74, died in the northern Maine woods Tuesday while he was unloading gear at his camp, police said.
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Winthrop voters pass school budget on second try
The town approved the $10.98 million school spending plan in a 465-210 vote, after rejecting a proposal that was about $200,000 higher in June.
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Winthrop residents head to the polls Tuesday for second school budget vote
The latest proposal comes after several contentious weeks, in which members of the Town Council have pushed for a series of administrative cuts to the School Department.
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Winthrop voters to consider $10.98 million school spending proposal July 25
School officials have opposed the latest spending plan, which proposes to cut the superintendent’s hours.
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Winthrop council might reconsider $155,000 cut to school budget
At least two council members said Thursday they were confused by last-minute cuts in spending that were not part of the original proposal.
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Winthrop school officials propose cuts to administrative pay and hours
After a spending plan was rejected by voters, the School Department will present a reduced proposal to the Town Council on Wednesday night.