The event included several other changes, including live music meant to appeal to an older audience.
Charles Eichacker
Charles Eichacker covers crime and general news in the Winthrop area, but his side interests include health, politics, culture and the outdoors. A Maryland native, he first came to Maine in 2004 to attend Colby College. After several years away, including a stint teaching English in China for the Peace Corps, he returned in 2014 for a job at the Ellsworth American. He started writing for the Kennebec Journal in spring 2016. An Eagle Scout and sometimes karaoke singer, his short term life goals include running a marathon, growing tomatoes and playing “Ziggy Stardust” on guitar.
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Monmouth to celebrate its 225th anniversary by recalling Revolutionary War general
Henry Dearborn not only fought in a battle alongside George Washington, but later he also became secretary of war under Thomas Jefferson.
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Winthrop police chief to become its next Town Manager
Ryan Frost, 48, will help lead the town through recovery from a $1.5 million budget deficit.
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Litchfield Town Meeting voters OK more funding for website improvement, pest control
Voters approved a $2.3 million spending plan that’s 4 percent higher than this year’s.
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RSU 2 residents to vote Monday night on concept for new, state-funded Monmouth school
The school would replace the current middle and elementary schools.
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Two electric car charging stations installed at Augusta’s State House parking garage
The two public chargers that were unveiled Friday join about 120 others that are available around the state, mostly along the coast and in metropolitan areas.
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Chelsea residents approve spending increase, restriction on loud animals
Because of school, town and county taxes, residents will see a total tax increase of $1.40 per $1,000 of property valuation.
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Wayne voters approve 5 percent cut from town spending
Because of school spending increases, voters lowered the amount that the selectmen can borrow next year from $300,000 to $175,000.
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School budget rejection forces Winthrop leaders back to negotiating table
Voters on Tuesday rejected the $11.19 million school budget after months of financial problems in the School Department and city budgets.
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Winthrop voters reject $11.19 million school spending plan, choose 2 councilors
Residents voted 477-438 against the school spending plan, providing the latest twist in what’s been a tumultuous year in Winthrop.