WINTHROP — Bailey Library and Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education are set to offer a job fair at noon Tuesday, June 25, at the library at 39 Bowdoin St. Military recruiters, social service agencies, Jobs for Maine’s Graduates and state representatives will be available. For more information, call Jeannie Sullivan at 207-582-3774. Check out other […]
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Tension lingers after Winthrop School Board members approve revised budget
The Winthrop School Board reached agreement Wednesday on the spending plan for the town’s schools and are sending the budget to the Town Council for consideration, but School Board Member Ivy Corliss remains unsatisfied with the information she has received about the schools’ transportation department.
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Foundation awards 4 Augusta tech center students $1K Toolships
AUGUSTA — Four Capital Area Technical Center students have been awarded $1,000 Toolships from Town Fair Tire Foundation. These scholarships aim to enable the recipients to purchase the tools and equipment necessary to kickstart their careers. Logan Lanphier, a resident of Chelsea and student of Erskine Academy, completed two years in the Plumbing and Heating […]
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Winthrop High School awards, scholarships presented during Class Night
Winthrop High School has announced the awards and scholarships given out at the class of 2024’s Class Night on May 31. The Faculty Recognition Award is given to a student, who through perseverance has self challenged to grow and achieve. This year’s winner is Avry Jones. The Stephanie Lunt Memorial Award for Outstanding Sportsmanship is […]
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Winthrop Town Council rejects proposed $13.7 million school budget, sends it back to School Board
The Winthrop School Board’s special meeting to reconsider the school budget is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Winthrop schools may have to pay if district doesn’t use electric buses that came riddled with problems
The school buses, which were awarded from the federal Clean School Bus program but soon broke down, have been off the road since early this year. Though the buses have now passed inspection, School Board members are uncertain about whether to put them back in service.
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Winthrop society to present talk on Benedict Arnold expedition June 13
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society is set to present a talk by Kenny Wing on the Benedict Arnold expedition in Maine from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Wing, 71, is a lifelong native of Eustis, being born right after Flagstaff Lake was created and a […]
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Update: Four taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash Saturday night in Winthrop
The crash at the intersection of Route 202 and Winthrop Center Road closed the road for about five hours while the Maine State Police reconstructed the crash.
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Eben Michaud, Winthrop High School
As a senior at Winthrop High School, Eben Michaud has already started to embark on his next chapter in life. Before he starts college, Michaud will be able to say that he became a medic, went to basic training and visited several countries in Europe. Michaud, 18, joined the Maine Army National Guard in […]
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Firefighter indicted on charges of stealing more than $12,000 from Winslow Fire Association
Shawn Stetson indicted by Kennebec County grand jury.