The Kennebunk Free Library is currently accepting applications for artists to exhibit during the 2019 calendar year. Since its inception in 2001 Hank’s Room Gallery, rechristened the Speers Gallery in 2010 has offered exhibit opportunities to both amateur and professional artists. The gallery has been host to a variety of mediums including photography, textile arts and mixed […]
2018
11th Annual Blueberry Festival returning to Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Holy Cross Lutheran Church will host its 11th Blueberry Festival, Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church on the corner of Lord and Storer Streets in Kennebunk. The event is conducted every year to raise funds for a good cause. Besides blueberries, quilted items, bags, aprons and other hand-crafted items […]
Free ukulele class coming to Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk Free Library Trustee Dan Riggall will host an “Introduction to Ukulele” class for adult learners at the Kennebunk Free Library. Have you ever thought about learning to play a ukulele? Now is your chance. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Riggall will launch a class where participants will learn some basic chords […]
Charlie Chaplin short comedies with live music nearing at Leavitt Theatre
OGUNQUIT — More than a century after he first stepped in front of a movie camera, Charlie Chaplin remains one of the world’s most recognizable cinematic icons. But what made him famous in the first place? See for yourself when a selection of Chaplin’s best short comedies are screened on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 7 […]
Traffic violations among items on Kennebunkport Police Log
KENNEBUNKPORT — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Kennebunkport Police from July 18 to July 31, 2018. • Grace Reynolds, 30, of Kennebunk, was charged with failure to display a current/ valid certificate of inspection after the above violation was observed by police officers on Maine Street. • Mark Brezinski, 58, […]
Paintings by Bob Lown to be displayed at Kennebunk Free Library
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Free Library announces its Sept. 3 to Sept. 29 exhibition, “Watercolors: Scenes of the Kennebunks,” featuring the paintings of Bob Lown. The public is invited to view the exhibit at 112 Main St., Kennebunk, during regular library hours when the gallery is not in use for library programs. Library hours are from […]
Domestic assault, drunk driving among recent Wells arrests
WELLS — The following people were arrested or charged by Wells Police from July 31 to Aug. 6. • Wayne Campbell, 57, of Wells was issued a summons July 31 charging he operated an ATV to endanger, and failing to report an ATV accident after an investigation that began on July 22. • Benjamin York, […]
‘We had a great summer’
BRISTOL, Conn. — The Saco Little League Major All-Stars’ season came to an end on Tuesday afternoon as the Maine state champions dropped a 7-1 decision to Connecticut and were eliminated from the New England Regional Tournament. While the final outcome wasn’t what the local All-Stars wanted, Saco manager Kirk Purvis was focused on his […]
South Portland firefighter killed in crash in Hollis fell asleep at wheel, state police conclude
SOUTH PORTLAND — Lt. Harry Weymouth, a longtime city firefighter and paramedic who died Thursday after a head-on collision in Hollis, fell asleep while driving home from a second job as a registered nurse at Southern Maine Health Care in Sanford, Maine State Police investigators say. Weymouth, 46, had worked a “mini-shift” from 7 to 11 […]
LePage will release over $1 million in campaign funds
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration agreed to release on Tuesday more than $1 million in public campaign funding the governor held up by refusing to sign routine financial orders, but the governor’s office says the ethics commission should cut the checks themselves.An attorney with Maine Citizens for Clean Elections said the group could go […]
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