The Evergreen Quilt Guild is set to meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27 at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 138 York St., Kennebunk. Meetings are typically held the fourth Monday of each month, excluding July and September and newcomers are always welcome.
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American Legion to host pancake breakfast in Kennebunkport
American Legion Post 159, on Route 9 across from the police station in Kennebunkport will host a pancake breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday Aug. 18. The menu includes pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, juice and coffee and is all you can eat. For more information, call 967-2400.
Kyle Larson takes NASCAR Cup pole at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Larson won his third pole of the season as he eyes his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the year. Larson turned a lap at 127.792 mph Friday in qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chase Elliott was second at 127.665. Kyle Busch was third on a track that he’s mastered […]
Tackle this: NFL players benefit from regular yoga practice
NEW YORK — Without stretching, New York Giants offensive lineman Chad Wheeler folds his 6-foot-7, 317-pound frame over far enough to place his palms flat on the ground. His knees are straight but not fully locked, because that’s poor form, and he can comfortably hold himself there — he’s that flexible. That’s nothing for Wheeler. […]
Luck, RG3 following different paths through NFL careers
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III spent most of their football careers going head to head. The two high-profile Texas prep stars were both recruited by Stanford, finished one-two in the 2011 Heisman Trophy race, went first and second in the 2012 NFL draft and were the top two vote-getters in the […]
Police charge Buxton suspect with violating protection order
BUXTON — A Buxton woman has been arrested for allegedly violating an order of protection prohibiting her from any sort of contact with her boyfriend that had been imposed by a judge. According to Buxton Police Chief Troy Cline, officers responded to a residence on Foreside Drive about 5:10 p.m. July 28 for a reported domestic […]
Atlantic Broadband upgrades internet speed for some York County communities
YORK COUNTY — The ninth-largest cable operator in America has announced widespread availability of gigabit residential and business internet service in some areas of York County and with it a boost in internet speed. Atlantic Broadband, based in Quincy, Massachusetts, is providing internet speed upgrades in the Maine communities of Acton, Lebanon, Newfield, Sanford, Shapleigh, Springvale, […]
Princeton Review’s ‘Best 384 Colleges’ guide features UNE
BIDDEFORD — For the fourth consecutive year, the University of New England has been featured in the Princeton Review’s Best 384 Colleges guide. Newly issued for 2019, the publication is highly selective, showcasing only the top 13 percent of four-year colleges and universities in the nation and it rates institutions of higher education in eight […]
Two arrests made in Sanford, Biddeford meth sales
YORK COUNTY — Law enforcement agents arrested two people Thursday following an investigation of methamphetamine sales in Sanford and Biddeford. According to Steve McCausland, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman, agents have been investigating the sales of methamphetamine by a Sanford couple for the past three months. “Agents had made a number of sales from the couple,” […]
Kittery van driver’s crash brings hiring policy to forefront
The town missed the red flags on the record of a 21-year-old man hired to transport young campers, calling attention to other southern Maine towns’ methods.