Jackson Melendy of Winthrop, a senior at Kents Hill School in Readfield, was awarded a Mainely Character Scholarship for $5,000. These are awarded annually to Maine high school seniors who demonstrate exemplary concern for others, responsibility, integrity and courage. Jackson was selected from 375 scholarship applicants statewide; his scholarship is sponsored by Market Decisions in […]
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Winthrop nursing home placed on federal ‘special focus’ list
Two patients wandered out of the Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center last year, and one was killed by a truck.
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Winthrop High School graduate sees need for balance as he prepares for what is next
New graduate Xavier Hodge, who is excited and nervous for the rest of his life, says his high school years taught him about balance, life and death and what he wants to do with his life.
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Local students earn degrees from University of New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. — Laura Ireland of Wayne and Hannah McLaughlin of Winthrop graduated in May from the University of New Hampshire. Students graduate after the registrar’s office has certified that all degree requirements have been successfully completed. A traditional, in-person commencement ceremony will be scheduled at a date yet to be determined.
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Winthrop society to host resident rug artist
Lynda Pratt, a lifelong resident of Winthrop, plans to share her love for rug hooking at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. in Winthrop. Several years ago Pratt began rug hooking and taking lessons in a person’s private home. Rug hooking soon became her favorite indoor […]
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Winthrop society to host tours of Viles home, gardens
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host an afternoon tour of the Viles House and its gardens on Saturday, June 11, at 71 Stone St. in Augusta. Tours are set for 1-2:30 and 3-4:30 p.m., with a limit of 30 people per tour. This tour is a fundraiser for the historical society. All proceeds […]
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Summer ushers in new, expanded eateries in central Maine
The unofficial start of summer and what many hope are the later phases of the COVID-19 pandemic are setting the stage for residents and visitors to enjoy an expanded roster of restaurants, food trucks and tasting rooms.
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Augusta tech center presents awards, scholarships
Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta recently presented the following awards and scholarships: From Cony High School: Zainab Al Braihi: Early Childhood Education Scholarship and Instructor’s Choice Scholarship for Early Childhood Education; Sagad Al-Badri: Mark Scott Memorial Scholarship; and Mallory Audette: Instructor’s Choice Scholarship for Health Academy and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Career and […]
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Photo of Winthrop Legion’s namesake, discovered in California home, offers historic link to the past
The picture taken at a Memorial Day parade in 1942 may be the last ever photograph of Alfred W. Maxwell Jr. before he was killed in action on Guadalcanal during World War II.
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Augusta tech center inducts 31 into honor society
Capital Area Technical Center inducted 31 students on May 16 into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society, according to a news release from the Augusta center. Inductees are as follows. Cony High School: Courtney Bacon, Building Construction; Raegan Bechard, Certified Nursing Assistant; Haylee Cyr, Certified Nursing Assistant; Aiden Fleck, Building Construction; Madison Jackson, […]