KENNEBUNK — With criticism mounting following the controversial hiring of an interim schools superintendent earlier this month, RSU 21 school board chair MaryBeth Luce has resigned and vice-chair school board chair Mike Mosher has announced that he will step down from his leadership role, but remain on the board. This follows an emergency executive session by the […]
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Pelosi orders impeachment probe: ‘No one is above the law’
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election-year clash between Congress and the commander in chief. The probe focuses partly on whether Trump abused his presidential powers and sought […]
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Proposed Saco Pre-K needs planning board approval, occupancy certificate
SACO — The Saco School Department’s intended use to house a Pre-K school at the former Toddle Inn building requires planning board approval and a certificate of occupancy, according to the Saco Zoning Board of Appeals. The Zoning Board of Appeals heard an appeal on Monday brought by the school department challenging the city’s code […]
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All systems go for Maine astronaut to begin six-month mission Wednesday
Astronaut Jessica Meir, a Caribou native who dreamed for decades of going into space, will take her first trip to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Meir, 41, and two other crew members are scheduled to launch at 9:57 a.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. They will arrive at […]
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From the Urban Wilderness: All nature asks is that we notice
“To the heart of Nature one must needs be drawn to such a life; and very soon I learned how richly she repays in deep refreshment the reverent love of her worshipper.” ~ Celia Laighton Thaxter If ever there was a time when I wasn’t close to Nature, I can’t recall it. I may have […]
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Pumpkin Patch Trolley event returns this weekend
KENNEBUNKPORT – A beloved family tradition now in its 21st year, Pumpkin Patch Trolley will return to the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport this weekend, Sept. 28 and Sept. 29. The Pumpkin Patch Trolley event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Guests of all ages are treated to rides on antique trolleys where […]
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Minister defies convention by guiding two churches in two cities
SACO — The Rev. Shay MacKay is shaking up convention by leading not one, but two Unitarian Universalist congregations in York County to a better understanding of their faith and spirituality. Splitting her time between Unitarian Universalist churches in Sanford and Saco, MacKay may be the right person at the right time to take on […]
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Kennebunk crash breaks utility pole, disrupts traffic on Route 1
A car crashed into a utility pole on Route 1 in Kennebunk, temporarily closing the roadway Tuesday, police said. At least one vehicle overturned and a utility pole was broken during the wreck, according to a photo posted by the police. The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 1 and Waterford Greene Driver. Route […]
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Summit on Maine’s aging population strikes new tone under Mills administration
AUGUSTA — The impact of having a different resident in the Blaine House was readily apparent at the sixth annual statewide conference on the mounting problems posed by Maine’s aging population. Many senior advocates and service providers at the daylong Maine Wisdom Summit noted the shift in willingness under Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat elected […]
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