Winthrop Maine Historical Society’s 2024 speaker series is set to run from Thursday, April 11, to Thursday, Nov. 14. The schedule is as follows: April 11 — Arborist Pete Bohman from the Maine American Chestnut Foundation; May 9 — Lynne Roberts Reed and Leon Roberts from Roberts Funeral Home; June 13 — Kenny Wing: Penobscot […]
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Winthrop senior earns school Principal’s Award
WINTHROP — Christopher Pottle of Winthrop, a senior at Winthrop High School, has been selected to receive the 2024 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Throughout his years at Winthrop High School, Chris has distinguished himself in the […]
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Indictments handed up in Readfield, Clinton home arson cases
Joseph E. McLaughlin of Readfield and Jamie M. Perry of Waterville were both indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury this month.
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Update: Winthrop nursing home to close in May due to lack of staffing, inflation
The 44 residents living at the nursing and rehabilitation center at 457 Old Lewiston Road were informed of the closure about a week ago.
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Congressional funding to help central Maine mental health provider expand services
Kennebec Behavioral Health intends to use $750,000 in congressional funding, secured by U.S. Sen. Angus King, to support the services it offers at five community clinics in Augusta, Farmington, Skowhegan, Waterville and Winthrop.
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Winthrop nursing home to close within 60 days
Families of residents at Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop say they learned of the pending closure earlier this week.
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Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that’s affecting everything from algae to moose.
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Waterville man who led police on a multicounty chase in a stolen fuel truck sentenced
Paul N. Hatch III, was sentenced Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta after pleading guilty to charges in connection with drug-fueled multicounty chase in a stolen fuel truck in September 2023.
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Winthrop society to celebrate town’s Irish Heritage March 16
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host folk singer Rob Roberts at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. The free one-hour concert will feature classic Irish songs with the history of each song presented in between. By the end of the 19th century, the immigrants […]
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Winthrop society to celebrate Irish heritage with folk singer
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to host Irish folk singer Rob Roberts at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. In between songs, Roberts will present a bit of the history. He began playing music at an early age and eventually settled into the Celtic […]