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Winthrop, Maine is located in Kennebec County. Zip codes in Winthrop, ME include 04364. More Winthrop information.

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Yesterday | WMTW-TV Auburn

Winthrop crash injures 8

Ambulances took eight people to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a three-vehicle crash on Route 202 on Thursday night.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Hickman, Cookson compete in House District 82

The two Democratic candidates who are squaring off in the June primary vote for House District 82 differ in what they would like to accomplish if elected to represent the communities of Winthrop and Readfield.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Race is between old, new schools

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories that will preview local contested races for the state House and Senate in the primary election.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Roadside fire probe ongoing

The most recent outburst was Tuesday afternoon as eight grass fires broke out over a several-hundred-yard stretch along U.S. Route 202 in Winthrop.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Drug addiction blamed in crime spree

Ricky Allen Lane said Wednesday that an opiate drug addiction led him to take part in a dozen crimes in nine days, including an armed home invasion in Manchester.

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Mon May 21, 2012

Bangor Daily News

Maine native Tim Simons finds success on HBO comedy series 'Veep'

When Tim Simons was a teenager working at a video store in Winthrop, he sometimes would get starstruck when actors from the nearby Theater at Monmouth would come into the store.

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Mon May 14, 2012

Sun Journal

Maine Medicaid patients face losses under budget cuts

Tricia Clark will keep her fingers crossed when the Legislature reconvenes this week and takes up a budget plan that calls for sharp cuts in Medicaid and health care spending.

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Fri May 11, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Teen drinking draws attention

As parents and students plan celebrations to mark proms and graduations over the next several weeks, area police are stepping up efforts to make sure underage drinking isn't involved.

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Bangor Daily News

Augusta man arrested for reckless conduct after Wednesday accident

An Augusta man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he forced his car into a ditch off Eastern Avenue with two toddlers in the back seat, according to police.

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Thu May 10, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Coffee shop arsonist sentenced to 30 years

Bellavance, 51, of Winthrop, was convicted Dec. 30, 2011, of two counts of arson in the torching of the coffee shop on June 3, 2009.

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Wed May 09, 2012

WABI-TV Bangor

Maine Students Hoping To Launch Their Science Careers In Farmington

A group of Maine high school students have been working together with college students from all over Maine on a first-of-its-kind science experiment.

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Sat May 05, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Dutch woodworker takes on restoration project

Erik Groenhout insects a woodworking tool he sharpened Monday in the interior of the former Odd Fellows Lodge he is restoring in Mount Vernon.

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Fri May 04, 2012

Kennebec Journal

Ron Paul forces await fight today

Two years after a tea party power play at the Maine Republican Convention, Ron Paul supporters hope to stage a takeover as state GOP delegates gather this weekend for this election-year's party gathering.

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