Winthrop

Vacationland is ice cream land in the summer when many seasonal ice cream shops serve up their frozen treats.

Girls Lacrosse, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine

Freeport girls lacrosse races past Maranacook/Winthrop in season opener

by Cooper Sullivan April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Seniors Lana DiRusso and Mia Levesque combine for 12 goals in the Falcons win over the Black Bears.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State

Monmouth police department withdraws ICE training application

by Emily Duggan April 17, 2025April 18, 2025

Residents packed the Monmouth Board of Selectmen meeting Wednesday to speak out against the town’s police department taking on the role of enforcing federal immigration laws.

Boys Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine

Maranacook/Winthrop, Oak Hill boys lacrosse embrace open Class C field

by Dave Dyer and Haley Jones April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

Wells broke through in 2024 to end private-school dominance, and a couple of area teams seen an opening this spring.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Man accused of Readfield slaying committed for mental health treatment

by Keith Edwards April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

Samuel Whittemore, accused of killing his wife and attacking his mother in February, is to be committed in an effort to restore his mental competency so the criminal case against him can proceed to trial.