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2014 Fall Preview: Winthrop field hockey

Coach: Jess Merrill (second year) Conference: MVC  Class: C Last year: 11-2-1 Returning players: Juniors — Olivia Audet (B), Julie McConnell (M); Sophomores — Emily Molino (F), Katriona Hadjuk (M). Key losses: Cat Ouellette, Micaela Hadjuk, Emmah Spahr, Jess Ames, Rachel Ingram, Alyssa Arsenault. Promising newcomers: Senior — Annie Guerette (F); Juniors — Celeste Hannum […]

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2014 Preview: Winthrop golf

Coach: Lonney Steeves (sixth year) Conference: Mountain Valley Conference Class: C Last year: 9-1 , (MVC champions, Runner-up in Class C State Championship) Returning players: Seniors — Ben Caprara, Adam Hachey, Taylor Morang; Junior — Anthony Owens; Sophomores — Zac Robertson, Carl Stimson, Brogran Plossay, Charlie deHaas, Kyle Keezer. Monmouth: Ethan Thombs (independent). Key losses: Zach […]

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Former Topsham manager selected for Bar Harbor post

BAR HARBOR — A former town manager of five other Maine towns, who resigned from his last job earlier this year to move to Washington, D.C., has been picked to become Bar Harbor’s top municipal administrator. In a prepared statement released last week, Bar Harbor officials announced they decided to hire Cornell F. Knight as […]

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2014 Fall Preview: Winthrop boys’ soccer

Coaches: Dave Morin, Marc Fortin (second year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 2-11-1 Returning players: Seniors — Matt Sekerak (G), Patrick Ouellette (MF/SK), William Grimes (MF), Kevin Chamberland (MF), Judson Cobb (FB), Kellen Glaser (MF); Juniors — Derek McLaughlin (FB), Tyler Nussinow (SK);  Sophomores — Jared Colby (FB), Brandon Baxter (FB), Zack Lynch (MF/G), […]

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2014 Fall Preview: Winthrop girls’ soccer

Coach: Jaynelle Smith (second year). Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 0-13-1 Returning players: Seniors — Trisha Wilson (MF), Hope Dunn (FB), Hayley Choate (G), Abbi Rice (FB), Nicole MacMillan (F), Brooke Taylor (FB);  Juniors — Kennedy Connor (FB/G), Samantha Phinney (G/FB); Sophomores — Shie Smith (F), Molly Glaser (FB)/MF), Matti Rice (MF), Alyxis Torez […]

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Man charged with manslaughter in Winthrop crash

WINTRHOP (AP) — A Scarborough man has been charged with manslaughter in a November car crash in that killed a Winthrop couple. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1s65l4R ) that 44-year-old Jeffrey Ray was indicted on double manslaughter charges Wednesday. Police say that Patricia and Napoleon Richard St. Laurent’s van was stopped while waiting to make […]

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CODA Chorus rehearsals resume Sept. 2

WINTHROP — CODA Chorus rehearsals will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Winthrop United Methodist Church. CODA Chorus is all-inclusive community chorus of about 60 singers with the goal of providing an opportunity for local singers of all backgrounds and abilities to join one another in song. Rehearsals are filled […]

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Warren family reunion held

HEBRON — The 29th annual reunion of the Warren family was held at Hebron Pines on July 20. This was a gathering of the descendants of the late F. Milton and Verlie Warren. There were 188 people in attendance from Auburn, Augusta, Bath, Buckfield, Chesterville, Gardiner, Gorham, Gray, Greene, Hallowell, Hebron, Hollis, Jay, Leeds, Lisbon […]

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‘Spotter’s Sprint’ canoe & kayak paddle is Aug. 24

WINTHROP — The Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed will hold their fourth annual “Spotter’s Sprint” Canoe and Kayak Paddle starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, on Cobbossee Lake, at the YMCA Camp of Maine in East Winthrop. The paddle covers a 1.5-mile course. The event is family-friendly, offering single and tandem race categories for […]

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Local students graduate from Bates College

LEWISTON — The following students graduated from Bates College at the school’s 148th commencement ceremony on May 25. Devon Brown, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Brown of Newry, is a 2010 graduate of Gould Academy. He graduated after majoring in mathematics. Brown was inducted into the Bates Scholar-Athlete Society, an organization that […]