The New Year’s Eve Kennebunk celebration (known as NYE KBK) will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at various locations on Main Street in downtown Kennebunk. The events culminate in the Wild Blueberry Ball Drop from the bell tower of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at midnight. The free event is hosted by the First […]
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Community News – Brick Store Museum hosts ‘Nightcap Before Christmas’
‘Nightcap Before Christmas’ at Brick Store Museum The Brick Store Museum invites family, friends, and neighbors to its annual holiday open house, “A Nightcap Before Christmas,” on Friday, Dec. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be free admission to the museum, and guests are welcome to view the exhibits currently on view, including […]
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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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In The Know: Scarborough Community Services winter offerings
With the chilly weather taking hold, Scarborough Community Services is here to brighten your season with a variety of fun indoor activities and events: Special Events Register at http://tiny.cc/SCSevents. Gingerbread House Decorating Dec. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $8 per gingerbread house. What better way to get ready for the holidays than by decorating a gingerbread house? […]
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Sentry Meetings: Dec. 13-20
Cape Elizabeth Mon. 12/16 7 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Tue. 12/17 3 p.m. School Board Executive Session Town Hall Tue. 12/17 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/18 6 p.m. Business Public Forum Town Hall Thu. 12/19 6 p.m. School Board Executive Session CEHS Thu. 12/19 7 p.m. Energy Committee Town […]
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Scarborough Meetings: Dec. 13-20
Fri. 12/13 8 a.m. Long-Range Planning Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 12/16 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 12/16 6:30 p.m. School Building Committee Zoom, High School Wed. 12/18 5:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 12/19 7 p.m. Board of Education Town Hall
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A Window on the Past: The electrical building in Mill Creek and early fire alarm systems, part 2
We pick up where we left off last week in our story about the Depression-era jobs program and the resulting Electrical Building in Mill Creek. During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a program known as the Civil Works Administration. This short-lived, job-creation program began on Nov. 9, 1933, and South Portland was […]