Despite a mask mandate and a newly installed air filtration system, Winthrop public schools have at least 50 students in quarantine.
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Scout Troop 622 plans Sept. 12 open house
Youth from the Manchester, Readfield, Mt. Vernon, Monmouth, Winthrop, Fayette, and Hallowell areas are welcome.
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As nation prepares to mark 20 years since 9/11, vivid images remain for central Mainers of the fateful day
From teachers and students to first responders, local people shared their memories of the terrorist attacks two decades later.
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Winthrop society to host online historic photo presentation Sept. 9
WINTHROP — Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, is scheduled to present “Winthrop Maine: The Postcard View — Selections from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company” from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. The presentation is to be held via Zoom. The slide show and talk will include […]
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Winthrop man’s motorized floating picnic tables ready for launch
Lon Cameron has channeled his creative drive into developing floating motorized picnic tables, a new and different way for people to enjoy time on the water.
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Augusta-area schools officials urge families to return free and reduced lunch forms
Although school meals are free to all students, the form is used to collect data that results in federal funding to public schools.
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Nonprofit to hold juried fine art, craft show in Manchester
MANCHESTER — Designing Women is scheduled to hold its 14th annual juried fine art and craft show from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at Longfellow’s Greenhouses at 81 Puddledock Road. Nineteen artisans will celebrate the end of summer with a show to help support Winthrop’s Sexual Assault Crisis and Support Center. The […]
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Winthrop schools to mandate masks indoors and participate in pool testing
Updated return-to-school plan includes five days of in-person learning per week, with no remote option, 3 feet of physical distancing between students and assigned seating on buses and at cafeterias.
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T.J. Caouette points to his family and friends for success on and off the court
The former Winthrop High School and Villanova University player will be inducted into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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Winthrop library to host Maine writer, entrepreneur
WINTHROP — Maine writer and entrepreneur Erin Elizabeth is scheduled to give a presentation, “Embodied Success: Key Strategies for Better Living,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25. The event is part of a series put on this year by the Bailey Public Library, 39 Bowdoin St., that celebrates Maine women. The presentation will focus on […]