LaFountain, who coached Winslow football from 1958-68 and founded the Maine-Nebraska wrestling exchange, leaves a lasting imprint in the community.
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Winslow fire damages home, displaces 1
The cause of the fire, which broke out around 7 p.m. Thursday, was under investigation.
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Waterville-Winslow Ticonic Bridge to close completely for a month
The Ticonic Bridge spanning the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow will close to traffic and pedestrians from Sept. 29 to Nov. 1 to allow for construction requiring complete access to the structure.
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Fairfield officials shocked by $367,600 ambulance donation
A grant from a former resident will allow the Fairfield officials to buy a new ambulance replacing a medical pickup truck that will be used as a utility vehicle.
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Winslow manager to step down in November due to family health issues
Steve Soucy, who read his resignation letter during a Winslow Town Council meeting Monday, will leave the town just months after a contentious hiring process.
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Winslow town manager quits, Town Council has not accepted his resignation
Steve Soucy is working a ‘modified work schedule’ following his resignation after only three months on the job.
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Winslow food cupboard manager abruptly quits
Bruce Bottiglierie, Winslow Community Cupboard co-founder and operations manager, abruptly resigned Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences about the organization’s future.
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What to do at Winslow’s 54th annual blueberry festival
The Winslow Congregational Church’s free festival, which raises money for the church’s humanitarian efforts, is set for Aug. 8-9, with live music, arts and crafts, a lawn sale and plenty of blueberry baked goods.
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Winslow food cupboard buys larger building, raising funds for freezer, cooler
The Winslow Community Cupboard, which serves 36 towns, bought a 7-bay garage at 26 Lithgow St. and is trying to raise $150,000 to build a large freezer and cooler to hold pallets of food, to meet growing need for food across central Maine.
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Holiday fires in Waterville, Winslow lead to arrest, investigation
A Waterville man was arrested on an arson charge, and the state fire marshal’s office is investigating a suspicious house fire in Winslow, officials said.