Many displays are dazzling, such as Winter Wonderland at Augusta West Kampground, which features more than 100,000 lights.
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YMCA Camp of Maine in Winthrop launches $2.5 million fundraising campaign
The camp, which draws both campers and staff locally and from around the world, plans to use the money it’s raising to build the camp’s endowment, make improvements to its buildings and fund scholarships for 218 campers.
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Winter holiday celebrations debut Friday in central Maine
Starting Friday, central Maine’s winter holiday season gets underway, bringing lights, parades, gingerbread and Santa.
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Scout leaders attend outdoor training in Belgrade
BELGRADE — Scout Leaders completed training courses during the weekend of Oct. 22 at Camp Bomazeen. Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation Training and the Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills were the two courses offered. BALOO provides basic instruction for any Cub Scout adult leader or parent who will go on Cub Scout Den or Pack […]
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Winthrop students win $1,000 for school after logging 187,000 minutes of outside time
Winthrop Middle School received the $1,000 prize for coming in the top three across the state in the Teens to Trails Life Happens Outside Challenge.
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Winthrop church to hold Rite of Candidacy Nov. 19
Local diaconal candidates reside in Readfield, Rumford, Skowhegan.
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Winthrop society plans November, December holiday events
Winthrop Maine Historical Society is planning many November and December events. The Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 107 Main St. will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays with free gift wrapping for Gift Shop purchases. Gift wrapping for outside purchases will be available 4-7 p.m. Fridays for a donation to the […]
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Winthrop residents choose officials in contested town, school and library board races
Three newcomers defeated the incumbent library trustee in the first contested race for that office in over a decade.
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Winthrop library to kick off poetry series Nov. 12
WINTHROP — The Bailey Public Library has announced that the Bookey Readings poetry series, formerly held at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, will continue at the library’s 39 Bowdoin St. The series will kick off with two Maine poets, Doug Rawlings and Terry Grasse, for a Veterans Day-themed reading scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. […]
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Winthrop historical society to host historian, author
WINTHROP — Earl Smith, a college historian and author, plans to speak at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. The talk will be held at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St. Smith will talk about what inspired him to write his book “Downeast Genius, a History […]