Make your plans to attend the Winterport Recreation Craft Fair to be held at the Leroy H. Smith School on November 17, 2018 starting at 9:00 a.m.
Remember school is back in session, please drive safely and watch out for children walking to and from school.
Winterport is a small town located in Waldo County, Maine. Incorporated March 12, 1860 and once home to far-ranging sea captains, Winterport retains a 19th century charm that blends well with 20th century conveniences.
Located just 12 miles south of Bangor on Route 1A, Winterport faces the deep and fast-flowing Penobscot River. Older homes, many built for Winterport sea captains, stand along the downtown roadways. Sidewalks encourage people to stroll through the town.
From the historic downtown, where people can find a variety of restaurants and small businesses, visitors can walk the short distance to the Winterport waterfront and watch boats make their way to and from the Penobscot Bay and open waters just beyond.
Winterport is fortunate to have abundant natural resources including the Penobscot River, Marsh Stream, numerous brooks, acres of gravel deposits, rolling hills and hardwood forests. Such abundance allows our hard-working businesses to prosper.
The Union Meeting House, built in 1834, is a special meeting place for townspeople. This building shelters a bell cast by Paul Revere, a belfry clock installed in 1861, and a Masons and Hamlin hand-pumped reed organ installed in 1859. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the Union Meeting House is the subject of ongoing preservation efforts and local pride.
The Water Front Access Committee will be holding their third meeting at the Town Office on Monday, September 24th starting at 7:00 p.m. The second meeting of the Conservation Committee will be taking place on Thursday, September 27th at 7:00 p.m at the Victoria Grant Civic Center.
Maine Municipal Association has forwarded 5 Resumes to the Town Council for them to review for possible interviews. We will continue to update our residents on the Manager Search as time goes on.
Rob Frank was elected to the Regional School Unit #22 Board of Directors to fill the remaining two years of the vacant seat due to the resignation of Jessica King. The Water District Referendum for increasing their debt limit in order to construct a new water tower passed.
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