Known for its pizza of the month and strong community ties, Arundel House of Pizza was honored with the Kennebunk Chamber of Commerce President’s Award.
2025
Projected Kennebunk-area school budget rises 8%
Cost drivers include increases in staff salaries, benefits, and expenses related to special education.
Ryder takes executive chef position at Twelve
The Cumberland native has been chef de cuisine at the fine-dining restaurant since 2022.
Homeland Security horror show is a disgrace | Letter
I write expressing horror and shame at the recent acts of the U.S. government and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, particularly Noem’s visit to the prison in El Salvador. We were subjected to Noem’s posing in a photograph in front of prison cells filled with half-naked people who have been shanghaied and whisked away […]
From the Chocolate Church: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ to be performed in its entirety
My wife loves the Boss. She got one of my college friends to perform “Thunder Road” at our wedding, not long after the “Hava Nagila.” In the COVID years, “Born to Run,” the title song from the groundbreaking 1975 album played on repeat while our then-3-year-old ran laps around our small ranch house. Next Friday, […]
2025 Leader Spelling Bee
This event took place at Oxbow Brewing on Tuesday, May 27 at 5:00 p.m.
Change is inevitable — a farewell column
“Change is inevitable and you won’t like it.” That’s a saying I developed as I experienced the world changing at an accelerated rate, while I could not keep up. One change is occurring in the media. When I first became a freelance journalist almost 60 years ago, people mostly got their news from the print […]
Maine Voices Live with Shannon Haines, President + CEO of Waterville Creates
This event took place on Tuesday, April 29 in the Ostrove Auditorium at Colby College in Waterville.
Hot dog shop Wonderdogs set to launch this spring in Naples
The owner said he aims to open the restaurant — which will serve a variety of dogs, plus some outside-the-box items — in early May.
In Saco, the anatomy of a housing proposal toppled by residents
A recent battle over a large housing development embodies how small groups of vocal neighbors can apply pressure to local planning officials.