YORK COUNTY — Recently ordained York County community ministers from The Chaplaincy Institute of Maine share the perpective that spirituality is a sense of connection to something bigger than ourselves and often involves a search for meaning in life.  At its annual ordination ceremony earlier this summer, chaplain graduates Nonie Freeman of Kennebunk, Jon Gale of Waterboro […]

KENNEBUNKPORT  — The Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen established the six-member Ad-Hoc Senior Advisory Committee in January 2017 for a one-year period. The Committee is charged with assisting the Selectmen in the development of a vision and plan for the town’s part in meeting the needs of older adults in Kennebunkport. Committee members hope to use the […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — Ding, ding, ding will go the bell when “Downeast Meets Dixie,” at Seashore Trolley Museum’s 2017 dinner gala from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at 195 Log Cabin Road in Kennebunkport.  “An evening of food, drink, music and merriment goes over the top on the fun scale when it includes riding, […]

KENNEBUNK — Looking for a way to give your dog some exercise while helping other animals at the same time? Then mark your calendar for Sunday, Sept. 10, for the Animal Welfare Society’s Strut your Mutt event at Mother’s Beach in Kennebunk. Strut Your Mutt, now entering its 23rd year, is AWS’s biggest annual fundraiser. […]

WELLS — Habitat for Humanity York County is thriving, but it needs land to build more homes for deserving families. Though funding is the most well-known obstacle for developing affordable housing, the actual biggest obstacle for Habitat is the lack of affordable land. Without land, affordable housing can’t be built regardless of the amount of […]

OGUNQUIT — Evelyne Harper Neill will celebrate over 50 years as a member of the Ogunquit Art Association with a solo exhibition of her paintings in the North Gallery. She will give a Gallery Talk on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m., a talk that is free and open to the public. In the Late […]

KENNEBUNPORT — The First Congregational Church invites you, your family, & friends to attend the fourth in a series of summer concerts to be held in the church at 141 North St., Kennebunkport, at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14. This concert features American composer and organist Carson Cooman. Joyce Painter Rice, Music Director & Organist, […]

OGUNQUIT — Listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “most portrayed movie character in history,” the very first appearance on film of legendary fictional British detective Sherlock Holmes is about to be screened for the public in Ogunquit. “Sherlock Holmes,” a silent film released in 1916 and starring William Gillette, will be […]