Had they existed sooner, regulations for modified hearses might have saved a man killed in a 2017 wreck in Greene.
Winthrop Maine
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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.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
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.
Posted inSchools & Education
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.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
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.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
New turf project nears completion at Winthrop’s Shuman Field
First games to be played at revamped facility could come in late September.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inEncore
Amy Calder to read from her new book at Winthrop library
Award-winning newspaper reporter Amy Calder will give a discussion and read from her new book, “Comfort is an Old Barn: Stories from the Heart of Maine,” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at the Bailey Public Library in Winthrop. Calder covers city government, and reports on everything from murders and car crashes to fires […]
Posted inLocal & State
Winthrop Sidewalk Art Fair showcases art and community
For 35 years, the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce has put on the art festival, which draws people from across the region to Winthrop to see the works of dozens of local artists and showcase what the town has to offer.
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Local food banks join effort to ‘end’ hunger in Maine by 2030
The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future has convened a committee of 40 permanent members who will work together to implement Maine’s ‘Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030.’