AUGUSTA — A Winthrop man is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through Monmouth and Winthrop on Sunday night, for the second time in just over two weeks. Roland Pelletier, 62, told a judge Monday that he had recently started drinking again after a decade of sobriety because he got a medical diagnosis […]
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Winthrop student serves as Honorary Page
Winthrop Middle School student Brie Lewis served as an Honorary Page in the Maine Senate on Feb. 1. Lewis was the guest of Sen. Shenna Bellows, Manchester. The program gives students an opportunity to participate in the Senate and interact with legislators.
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Virginia Louise Sawtelle
AUGUSTA — Virginia Louise Sawtelle, age 95, a resident of Winthrop, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, at Gray Birch Nursing Home in Augusta. She was born Jan. 2, 1923, in Jay, the daughter of Harold J. and Dorothy E. (Williams) Farrington. She attended Jay and Wilton schools. On Feb. 6, 1947, in Jay, she married Leopaul […]
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Winthrop man had more than 9 grams of heroin, prosecutor says
AUGUSTA — A 23-year-old Winthrop man appeared in court Monday on a charge of dealing heroin, a day after state police arrested him at The Big Apple store parking lot on Stone Street. Benjamin York was arrested Sunday and held overnight at the Kennebec County jail on $150,000 bail. Wearing a padded anti-suicide smock, he […]
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And One: Ticket information and other notes from basketball tournament
Ibn Khalid (23) of Edward Little High School and Andrew Rent of Gorham compete for a loose ball during a game in Auburn earlier this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal File Photo) Edward Little fans worried about attending both the girls’ and boys’ Class AA state championships on Friday making their wallets a little lighter can […]
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Hall-Dale uses quickness to dethrone Winthrop in C South boys' title game
The Winthrop bench and fans watch dejectedly as at the end of the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Replicating game speed in practice is difficult enough. Replicating the speed and intensity with which Hall-Dale plays defense is virtually impossible. In Winthrop’s case, even playing the […]
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Class B and C Nordic: Telstar's Boyle-Wight third in Class C boys' freestyle
FORT KENT — Telstar’s Gaelan Boyle-Wight and Monmouth’s Kyle Gunnells both skied to top-10 finishes in the Class C boys’ freestyle Nordic race Friday. Boyle-Wight finished third and Gunnells took sixth. Boyle-Wight (14:29.0) came in about 10 seconds behind winner Niko Naranja (14:19.5) of Fort Kent. Orono’s Sam Holt (14:26.0) placed second. Naraja’s freestyle win […]
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LeBlanc, Winthrop stun Boothbay in C South semifinal
Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, left, and Rambler bench celebrate taking a lead in the fourth quarter of their Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Boothbay at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The play was called “spoon.” Nate LeBlanc ran away with the spoon, and Winthrop ran away with a stunning […]
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Winthrop holds off Madison in a Class C South quarterfinal
Winthrop’s Jared Maclaughlin, center, is fouled by Madison’s Matt Oliver as he goes up for a layup during Monday afternoon’s playoff game at the Augusta Civic Center. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — Winthrop is all about defense, and Winthrop’s defense is all about helping the helper. Second-seeded Winthrop’s defense did more than its fair share […]
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C South boys' basketball playoff preview: Dark horse could emerge from region
Players to watch: Sr. G Tyler Nadeau, Hall-Dale; Jr. F/C Ashtyn Abbott, Hall-Dale; Jr. G Jared McLaughlin, Winthrop; Jr. C Cam Wood, Winthrop; Sr. F Christian Brooks, Waynflete; So. G Askar Houssein, Waynflete; Sr. F Cooper Chiasson, Dirigo; Sr. G Luke Lueders, Dirigo; Sr. G Zach Small, Richmond; Sr. G Matt Rines, Richmond; Sr. G […]