Winthrop society to host ‘Fight for a Fishway’ talk Oct. 12

Winthrop extends temporary ban on quarrying

A moratorium was set to expire on Sept. 30 after a similar motion failed to pass during the last council meeting on Sept. 11.

Widow’s plea for new safety rules changes state law on transporting caskets

Had they existed sooner, regulations for modified hearses might have saved a man killed in a 2017 wreck in Greene.

Augusta woman killed in head-on collision with farm truck in Winthrop

Katherine Spiller, 35, died at the scene of the crash on U.S. Route 202, police said.

Stolen fuel truck driver eludes spike mats in Oxford while leading officers on multicounty chase

Paul Hatch, 37, was injured after the truck flipped onto its side on state Route 133, according to officials.

Heat-related school closures prompt Winthrop family to donate 14 air conditioners

The donation provides each classroom at Winthrop Grade School with an air conditioner.

Winthrop society to host talk about town’s apple history Sept. 14

The evening event will begin with an apple pie bake off starting at 5 p.m.

New turf project nears completion at Winthrop’s Shuman Field

First games to be played at revamped facility could come in late September.

Winthrop employees improperly accrued more vacation hours than allowed, town manager says

Three former employees, including the former town manager who resigned earlier this year, collectively accrued 795 hours more than allowed and received a collective $51,253 to cover the hours.  

Amy Calder to read from her new book at Winthrop library