Police say instances of identity theft happened in multiple Maine towns.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Southern Maine Athletes of the Week: Winter Week 1
Press Herald sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!
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Laverriere appointed Kennebunk town manager
The Kennebunk Select Board, according to a Dec. 13 news release, has appointed Bryan Laverriere as the next town manager. The board held a special meeting at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, to announce the appointment of Laverriere. The appointment is effective Jan. 4. According to the news release, the current town manager, Heather […]
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Kennebunk Free Library announces January’s featured artist
The Speers Gallery at the Kennebunk Free Library will feature artist Sue Howard for the exhibit, “Reflections: Paintings by Sue Howard.” The exhibit runs Jan. 3-31, with an opening reception scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 4. The public is welcome. According to a Dec. 11 news release, “Howard works in her Scarborough […]
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Rafferty to chair the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee
Senator Joe Rafferty, D-Kennebunk, has been appointed by Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, to serve as Senate chair of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs for the 132nd Maine State Legislature. According to a Dec. 12 news release, the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is responsible for legislation related to the […]
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Kennebunkport Conservation Trust receives land trust grant
The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust announced it received an award from The L.L.Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program that is administered by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. According to a Dec. 12 news release, the $10,000 award is one of seven awards awarded this year through the annual L.L.Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program and the […]
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President Biden pardons Augusta man for decades-old crime
Michael Gary Pelletier, 67, was convicted in 1997 of a non-violent crime and notified this week that he would receive a pardon.
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Thursday’s high school roundup: Kennebunk edges Wells for first victory
Girls’ basketball: Kendall Therrien and Cenzie Cunningham lead the Rams to a 44-43 win.
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Maine public housing tenants face high eviction rates. A new program to keep renters housed excludes them
A new eviction prevention program fails to protect some of Maine’s most vulnerable residents from homelessness.
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Speedwell will close its Portland art gallery next month
The nonprofit will focus on producing pop-up exhibitions, books and documentaries about artists.