Weekend adventures, big and small, are all so crucial to the grand canon of making family memories. We’ve a tiny window of time in which our kiddos are tiny themselves, and so my husband and I truly attempt to make it count, no matter where we are. Whether we’re investigating tiny pine cones tucked away […]
August 2016
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Financial tips for single parents
Parenting is never an easy job – and, unfortunately, it can be especially difficult if you’re doing it on your own. As a single parent, you face many challenges, not the least of which are the financial ones. But by following the suggestions below, you may be able to make life easier – for you […]
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Wells Public Library offers summer events
WELLS — Upcoming events at Wells Public Library include: Children’s and Teen Programs Summer Reading Program Until Aug. 12 Kids age 3 to entering fourth grade are invited to participate in the “On Your Mark, Get Set … Read!” Register and receive a bag with prizes and instructions on how to complete the program. Tweens […]
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From soaked prune to Mr. Clean
When I was about 2 years old, my mother snapped a photo of me in the bathtub making goo-goo faces at a rubber ducky and wearing a plastic bucket as a hat. I say this A) because I wanted to write the creepiest opening sentence ever, and B) because that may have been the last […]
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Interactive show coming to Kennebunk library
The Mad Science Physics Olympics comes to Kennebunk Free Library Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. This interactive show will explore the fundamentals of the science of sports. No pre-registration is needed. All events are free and wheelchair accessible. Kennebunk Free Library is located at 112 Main St., Kennebunk. For more information call 985- 2173 […]
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LePage plans town hall meeting in Sanford
SANFORD — Gov. Paul LePage announced today that he will hold a town hall meeting at Sanford City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 10. According to a press release, the meeting will “focus on the Governor’s mission for Maine, including further reducing the income tax; reforming welfare; strengthening the State’s safety net for the must vulnerable; […]
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Ogunquit town manager charged with theft
OGUNQUIT — The town manager of Ogunquit faces misdemeanor theft charges for allegedly charging people to park in a lot owned by the City of Ogunquit on Independence Day when it was supposed to be free, then pocketing the money. Thomas A. Fortier, 51, of 9 Bowdoin Drive in Falmouth, was arrested Thursday by Wells […]
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Lillian Picard given New Gloucester’s Boston Post Cane award
The Boston Post Cane Certificate for New Gloucester’s oldest living resident has been awarded to Lillian Picard. Born in 1919, Picard will be 97 in September. Town voting records indicate that she is the oldest living resident of New Gloucester. The Boston Post Cane tradition started in 1909 when the Boston Post newspaper distributed canes […]
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Two municipal seats available in Raymond
The Raymond Board of Selectmen is soliciting applications for volunteers to fill one opening on the Regional School Unit 14 Board of Directors and another on the Budget-Finance Committee. Both positions are for a one-year term, to expire June 2017. The school board position was previously occupied by Jennifer Moore, who resigned in late June. […]
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Two municipal seats available in Raymond
The Raymond Board of Selectmen is soliciting applications for volunteers to fill one opening on the Regional School Unit 14 Board of Directors and another on the Budget-Finance Committee. Both positions are for a one-year term, to expire June 2017. The school board position was previously occupied by Jennifer Moore, who resigned in late June. […]