KENNEBUNK — The 30th annual KHS Alumni Variety Show will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at the Kennebunk Town Hall. There will be dancing, baton twirling and skits and in honor of Sondra Stevens Shields who started the variety show 30 years ago, her original baton twirllers will be brought back to […]
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Wells Elementary recognizes its ‘compassionate champions’
WELLS — On Feb. 15, Wells Elementary School held its second “Breakfast of Champions” for the 2017-2018 school year. This time around, 61 first- through fourth-grade students were recognized for demonstrating in school one or more of the school’s core values. According to WES Principal April Noble, these values include honesty, responsibility, respect, and compassion. Parents […]
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Area resident earns top financial advisor award from Forbes
KENNEBUNK – Lance Hoenig, a Private Wealth Advisor with Ameriprise Financial in Springvale, Kennebunk and Bridgton, has been named to the list of “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” published by Forbes Magazine. The list recognizes financial advisors who have demonstrated high levels of ethical standards, professionalism and success in the business. The rankings are based on data […]
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Proposed Wells development stirs controversy
WELLS — A proposal before the Wells Planning Board to build 42 dwelling units consisting of 26 duplexes and 16 single units off of Stephen Eaton and Bourassa Lanes is causing controversy in the town. The development has been proposed by out-of-state compnay The Landings, LLC, and Jones & Beach Engineers, Inc. and will be spread […]
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DAR salutes American History and Good Citizen winners
BIDDEFORD — The Rebecca Emery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual American History Essay and DAR Good Citizens contest awards ceremony and tea at the Atria in Kennebunk, Maine on Feb. 3. The DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good […]
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Sweet, home-made Pi!
KENNEBUNK — Even though Pi Day, March 14, is meant to celebrate mathematicians and the mathematical constant π (Pi), the Kennebunk Free Library Celebrates it with the wonders of pies. Between 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on March 14, there will be a bake sale at the Kennebunk Free Library to celebrate learning and both […]
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Arundel, Kennebunk pass proposal for combined emergency shelter
KENNEBUNK — Selectmen in Arundel and Kennebunk have approved an emergency shelter initiative that would create a combined emergency shelter for Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. To move forward, the Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen, as well as the RSU 21 School Board of Directors, must also approve the memorandum of understanding that includes a shelter for […]
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Rotary Literacy Committee seeks kids’ book donations
KENNEBUNK — A concerted effort is ongoing in the Kennebunk area to help promote literacy in preschool children throughout York County. For the past year and a half, the Kennebunk Rotary Club Literacy Committee has collected and delivered hundreds of used children’s books to Head Start in Sanford to be distributed to each of the […]
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Wells posts frost heave roadways for season
WELLS — A total of 85 roads within the Town of Wells have been posted for frost heaves this season by the Wells Board of Selectmen. Following a public hearing conducted last week by Wells selectmen, the roads were posted for trucks weighing more than 23,000 pounds and is effective from March 13 to April […]
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Students provide live streaming of Wells events
WELLS — For more than a year, several students in the Introduction to Broadcast Media class taught by Becca Redman at Wells High School have volunteered to “stream” many of their school’s sporting and non-sporting events over the internet. This provides those at home or living away from the area an opportunity to view these […]