Lonney Steeves, the town’s recreation director and director of the Winthrop Area YMCA, said even with the COVID-19 pandemic, summer programs were received and attended well.
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Retired game warden Roger Guay to give talk via Zoom Aug. 25
Event hosted by The Bailey Library in Winthrop.
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Winthrop’s Craig Hickman casts Maine votes for Biden at Democratic National Convention
The small businessman and first openly gay, Black man to serve in the Maine House of Representatives generated buzz following his 30-second appearance at the virtual convention’s roll call Tuesday evening.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police arrest Vienna man following 10 reports of automobile burglaries in Winthrop
Gregory Roe, 34, was charged Tuesday with burglary from a motor vehicle and theft.
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Family Fun Day offers outdoor fun at a safe social distance in Winthrop
The free program was attended by two families on Saturday, but organizers from Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed hope a fall event is better-attended.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: $1,500 of fishing gear stolen from boats at Winthrop marina
Fishing equipment was taken from two boats moored at the East Winthrop marina Sunday evening, prompting Lakeside Lodge & Marina to beef up security.
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Winthrop Maine Historical Society to host Bonnie Wilder Aug. 13 via Zoom
Wilder will give a talk about Susan B. Anthony and the Centennial of the 19th Women’s Suffrage Amendment.
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Hallowell requiring businesses to enforce mask-wearing guidelines
The order was recommended by the city’s Board of Health; hours later, 200-300 people lined Water Street, some without face coverings, to celebrate resident Chris Vallee’s release from the hospital following complications from kidney surgery.
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Oakland and New York men indicted on drug trafficking charges after motel bust
Eric Caswell, 41, of Oakland and Tarik Squire, 37, of Bronx, New York, were arrested Jan. 2 by Augusta police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents, who were waiting for them at the Super 8 motel in Augusta.
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While Augusta has rescinded its coronavirus emergency order, other central Maine municipalities keep theirs in place
Since a July order from Gov. Janet Mills did not include Winthrop, town officials used the community’s emergency order last week to enact mask-wearing requirements.