Animal Welfare Society Youth Programs will introduce Animals in the Arts, a new humane education program for students who combine an interest in animals and art. Watercolor Pet Portraits will be held Dec. 27-28 in AWS’ Youth Programs Classroom in the Boston House at 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk. During the three-hour program, students will explore […]
Kennebunk Post
News from Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel from Mainely Media.
Sanford dispatch contract OK’d, but Kennebunk continues examining options
Some alternatives already looked at aren’t viable, officials said.
Obituary – Angus Wilson
Angus L. Wilson of Goose Rocks Beach (Kennebunkport) peacefully passed on to his eternal home Dec. 11, 2022. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who was blessed with a healthy and active life for over 99 years. Angus was born on April 27, 1923, to John and Helen (Stevenson) Wilson in […]
Arundel welcomes Town Clerk Rachel Bull
She was selected from a field of 62 applicants, and began her duties in October.
Kennebunkport man charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta protest
The DeKalb District Attorney said Francis Carroll, 22, is among five people facing charges following what authorities described as a violent protest against a planned public safety training facility in a forested area outside Atlanta.
Obituary – Aileen Maher Bryant
Aileen L. Maher Bryant, 77, of Kennebunk, a beloved mother and grandmother, died Dec. 8, 2022 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Aileen was born June 7, 1945, in Lewiston, at St. Mary’s Hospital, daughter of the late Frederick J. Maher and Kathleen Everett Maher. She grew up in Mechanic Falls as the youngest […]
Letters to the Editor
Selection process is flawed To the editor, What a clear example of schoolyard retaliation we witnessed at the Dec. 6 special select board meeting. Despite seven people speaking on behalf of John Costin’s appointment to the new Charter Commission (those currently or formerly on the select board and four newly elected to the commission), select […]
Guest Column – A cuppa Joe at the Death Café
You haven’t really lived until you’ve been to a Death Café. Wait, what? Death Café? What the hell? You read right. Death Café is a real thing. In fact, it’s quite popular. To quote a local news story, “Death Cafes are the thing.” Popping up all over the country. But what is it? Wikipedia enlightens […]
Community News – Huntington Common Charitable Fund approaches grant application deadline
The Huntington Common Charitable Fund is approaching its year-end application deadline. The fund seeks proposals from nonprofit organizations to improve the lives of older adults in York County, and is stewarded by the Kennebunk Savings Bank Foundation. So far in 2022, donations have totaled over $290,000. Past projects funded by the charitable fund include Saco […]
Staff shortage prompts mutual police aid proposal
Kennebunkport’s select board has approved the measure, and it is expected to come before the boards in Kennebunk and Wells at upcoming meetings.
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