The 2023 Maine Food Convergence two-part event is scheduled to be held virtually via Zoom Thursday, May 18, and in person Thursday, May 25 at the YMCA Camp of Maine, 305 Winthrop Center Road in Winthrop. The Maine Food Convergence Project is a collaborative of seven Maine food and climate networks, convening organizations, networks, and […]
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Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducts local students
BATON ROUGE, La. — Five local students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. They include Heather Ahern Huish of Livermore Falls at the University of Maine, Anna Berkes of Winthrop at UMaine, Rachel Cutler of Rangeley at […]
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Woodlot management tour set for Winthrop May 18
Maine Woodland Owners plans to offer a woodlot management tour from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, May 18, of its Wiesendanger Wildlife Protection Area on Case Road in Winthrop. Joe Roy, a private lands wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Andy Shultz, a retired Maine Forest Service landowner outreach forester, will […]
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‘Bookey Readings’ poetry series features Pondtown Poets
The popular “Bookey Readings” poetry series will continue at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. The “Pondtown Poets,” founded in 2003, will be the featured poets at the event. The group was founded by Winthrop native Susan Parks and takes their name from the history of Winthrop. The […]
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Winthrop library to host Pondtown Poets May 13
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library plans to continue its Bookey Readings poetry series at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the library’s 39 Bowdoin Street location. The Pondtown Poets, founded in 2003, will be featured at the event. The group was founded by Winthrop native Susan Parks and takes its name from the history […]
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Winthrop High recognizes honor students
Winthrop High School has announced the following students were named to its third quarter honor roll for the 2022-23 academic year. High honors Grade 12: Jakob Barrows, Brooke Belz, Sophia Blanco, Aleah Childs, Kamryn Dube, Isabella Dunn, Elsa Goebel-Bain, Amelie Grube, Josh Hafford, Julia Letourneau, Tyler Shumway, Madison Weymouth and Lauryn Wood. Grade 11: Selma […]
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Winthrop’s Town Council chair, police chief step down
Longtime Town Council Chairperson Sarah Fuller’s resignation is effective immediately, and police Chief Ryan Frost is set to retire in September.
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Local students make Husson University Online dean’s list
BANGOR — Two local students have been named to the dean’s list by Husson University Online. Reilley Paige Fleck of Oakland is enrolled in the online Bachelor of Science in psychology program. Brooklyn Gaghan of Winthrop is enrolled in the online Bachelor of Science in healthcare administration and public health program. Full-time online students who […]
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Winthrop High School recognizes top 10 scholars
Amelie Grube has been named valedictorian, and Julia Letourneau salutatorian.
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Winthrop library to host theater group April 26
WINTHROP — The Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater is set to perform at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St. The group will perform short acts about the challenges that older Mainers encounter as they live and age in their communities. This is a free interactive performance, and each […]