Harold W. Jones III and Donna M. Seppy are running for a two-year term on the Select Board to replace Selectwoman Darlene Sanborn, who is stepping down.
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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Jackman medical facility to lose nighttime emergency care
Gov. Paul LePage mentioned the changes in a speech Friday morning, and officials later confirmed overnight emergency care operated by MaineGeneral Health will end in September, alarming members of the rural community.
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Winthrop family’s truck destroyed by fire on U.S. Route 202
The family was not injured during the fire on Tuesday, and environmental officials went to the scene to monitor leaking fluids.
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Winthrop High School principal leaving for job at Oakland-based district
The Winthrop School Department is now searching for someone to replace Keith Morin as principal now that he’s accepted a position as the assistant superintendent in Regional School Unit 18, the school district that covers Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney.
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Litchfield man cries foul over cancellation of ‘secular’ invocation for Maine Senate
Thomas Waddell says the move raises questions about the separation of church and state, while Senate President Michael Thibodeau says he’s concerned about how Waddell treated the Senate secretary.
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Repair of Maranacook Lake dam postponed after construction bids come in higher than expected
The bids for the project were both between $400,000 and $500,000.
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Winthrop officials might be reaching budget compromise
After asking for deep cuts, the Town Council now has given the School Department more money to work with.
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Litchfield, Wales, Sabattus voters give preliminary OK to budget that’s 0.37 percent lower
The budget will now require the approval of voters in a June 13 referendum.
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Proposed Winthrop school budget cuts draw 200 to town hall
Many residents said at a meeting Tuesday evening they oppose $500,000 in planned cuts to music, arts, sports and other programs in the proposed $10.9 million budget.
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Belgrade father killed, son injured in officer-involved shooting, Maine AG says
Roger Bubar was killed and his son, Scott Bubar, was injured in the shooting that happened at a mobile home at 1003 Oakland Road in Belgrade.