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Convicted Winthrop embezzler accused of welfare fraud

Tricia Day, who took money from a church where she worked, is indicted on charges of lying about her income in order to receive benefits.

Chad Goucher, 38, of Winthrop is sentenced to serve 57 months in prison for drug and firearms crimes.

The fruit has dwindled since settlers helped it flourish on Mount Pisgah in Winthrop. Now 4 acres have been set aside to germinate a rebirth.

by CHARLES EICHACKER Kennebec Journl July 29, 2016

Vandals used human feces to write on a Winthrop facility that raises money to support local veterans.

by CHARLES EICHACKER Kennebec Journal July 19, 2016

Town officials also found that coyote replicas and July Fourth fireworks didn’t scare the birds away.

by Staff Report July 8, 2016December 6, 2016

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says officers searching a home found 76 grams of heroin, worth about $15,500, and $2,400 in cash.

by CHARLES EICHACKER Kennebec Journal April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

The mostly rural town’s ambulance service has dealt with more than 60 overdoses in the last 15 months.

They came as families, they came as teams, they even came dressed as superheroes to jump into Maranacook Lake.