Winthrop Interim Superintendent Becky Foley said she found the shortfall last week but wants to be more sure about exactly why the deficit happened before suggesting any budget adjustments.
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Turner man, 29, dies after motorcycle collides with pickup truck in Litchfield
Jon W. Devoe was identified by police as the motorcyclist killed in the Sunday morning crash on state Route 197.
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Police investigating hit-and-run that damaged Waterville restaurant, owner says
A car hit Mezza at 34 Temple St. on Friday morning, causing substantial damage. The vehicle then left the scene, according to Tom Nale Sr., the restaurant’s owner.
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Island Park Brewing in Winthrop draws from local lake history
The brewery and taproom, which opened in August on the north shore of Cobbosseecontee Lake, take their inspiration from the local history of drinking and dancing.
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Author talks climate future at Common Ground Country Fair
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of “What if We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures,” speaks Saturday at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity.
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Rides or food? Augusta’s Kickoff to Fall Fair has it all
Augusta’s Downtown Alliance and Smokey’s Greater Shows put on the four-day long fair in Augusta’s Mill Park.
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Construction to begin in Unity on Maine’s first halal slaughterhouse
Hussam Al Rawi and his wife, Kathryn Piper, opened Five Pillars Butchery, a halal meat processing business in 2017, after moving to Maine the previous year. The couple were awarded nearly $3 million in federal grants earlier this year to add a slaughterhouse to the butchery at 119 Bangor Road.
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Winthrop electric buses sidelined after recall
The decision to take the buses out of commission for a two-week test period after the recall was made by Interim Superintendent Becky Foley.
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UMaine System staff speak out against low wages at legislative hearing
University of Maine System employees interrupted a legislative hearing on Tuesday to express their financial discomfort from what they consider low wages.
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Common Ground Country Fair kicks off 3-day run Friday in Unity
The fair is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.