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.
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Veterans’ lunch wagon vandalized outside American Legion post
Vandals used human feces to write on a Winthrop facility that raises money to support local veterans.
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Chemical treatment fails to repel Winthrop’s gaggle of defecating geese
Town officials also found that coyote replicas and July Fourth fireworks didn’t scare the birds away.
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Four people arrested in Winthrop heroin bust
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says officers searching a home found 76 grams of heroin, worth about $15,500, and $2,400 in cash.
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Winthrop’s first responders report major uptick in drug overdoses
The mostly rural town’s ambulance service has dealt with more than 60 overdoses in the last 15 months.
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Warm hearts take cold plunge in Winthrop for Special Olympics
They came as families, they came as teams, they even came dressed as superheroes to jump into Maranacook Lake.