KENNEBUNK – The Brick Store Museum will host its “End-of-Summer Gathering” on the first day of autumn, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. The gathering puts together local distilling, art, and fun to celebrate local arts and humanities at the museum. Tickets to the unique event, limited to 100 people, are now on […]
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Local art showing kicks off fall
KENNEBUNKPORT — Looking to welcome fall with a local art showing? The Maine Women in the Arts has that covered, as the MWA host their “Big and Small” Fine Art Show. The award show marks the 40th anniversary for the MWA, a non-profit organization devoted to providing exposure to Maine artists across the state and […]
Proposed rezoning of Hart’s Road rejected
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Board of Selectmen voted against a motion that would have sent a proposal for rezoning Hart’s Road for the construction of a 140-foot cell tower to voters on the November ballot. The motion was unanimously rejected. The zoning alteration was proposed by Tim Dwight, a member of the Parsons Family Beach, […]
Domino’s opens ‘pizza theater’ store in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Anyone who loves to eat loves pizza and now there’s something new for pizza lovers in Kennebunk. Domino’s has opened a new “pizza theater” store at 45 Portland Road in Kennebunk and it’s on the cutting edge of pizza establishments in Maine. According to Tiffani Ruszenas, Kennebunk Domino’s franchisee, the store is using a […]
Writer/Artist to discuss new book at The Center In Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — “If you don’t have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true.” These lyrics from a song in the musical South Pacific helped inspire writer/artist Steve Hrehovcik to follow his dream of a career in the theater. He describes the adventurous journey he traveled in his book Rebel Without A Clue – A Way-Off […]
Friends of the Ogunquit Heritage Museum hosting fundraiser
OGUNQUIT — The Friends of the Ogunquit Heritage Museum will be holding their annual fundraiser for the Ogunquit Heritage Museum from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday Sept. 24 in Ogunquit. All are welcome and encouraged to attend, its is not just for members. This the organization is hosting “Dinner and a Chance” at Jonathan’s. The […]
Wells resident completes intensive WPI research project
WORCESTER, Mass. — Michael Curtis of Wells, a member of the Class of 2019 majoring in mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in Bar Harbor. The project was titled Dark Sky 2017 Report Assessing Bar Harbor for IDSC Status. In […]
Former spy to speak in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — An openly gay former CIA operative and novelist will address “CIA Tradecraft: Honeypot, Rabbit Bait” and his undercover role as an international flight attendant at the Sept. 16 public meeting of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), Maine Chapter. Brian Randall, author of the fact-based spy thriller, Demaris Protocol, is expected to discuss his involuntary […]
Wells High art students brighten up dock with murals
WELLS — In the late afternoon of Aug. 7, nine former Wells High School AP Studio Art students and their teacher, Vanessa White-Capelluti, gathered on the dock at Wells Harbor for a group photo in front of murals painted by them in June. They were also there to sign the murals and attend a celebratory […]
Area residents complete studies at Bates College
LEWISTON — Bates College graduated 460 students from 38 states and 36 countries on May 29, 2017. Cumulatively, the Class of 2017 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates’ commitment to community learning and civic action. Geoffrey Canada, president of the Harlem Children’s Zone delivered the address at Bates’ 151st commencement ceremony on May […]