OGUNQUIT — The Ogunquit Playhouse sets sail with the Tony Award-winning “Anything Goes”, currently in production through July 9. This musical comedy stars Broadway’s Andrea McArdle as Reno Sweeney and twotime Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers as Evangeline Harcourt. This tap-happy classic finds a brassy nightclub singer, a starry-eyed stowaway and Public Enemy No. 1 […]
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Wells High graduates look to future
WELLS — “Excited and nervous” were the two words Clarisse Goncalves, a senior at Wells High School, used to sum up her feelings about graduation. Those feelings ring true for most high school seniors, as does the sentiment expressed by Sam Sayward, who is also a senior at Wells. Sayward said the thing he will […]
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Bikers ride for diabetes cure
WELLS — The fields and roads of the Wells Reserve at Laudholm were filled Sunday with hundreds of bikers of all ages, from different companies, clubs or teams, all riding for a common cause: ending diabetes. The annual Kennebunk Tour de Cure is a bike ride that’s part of a national effort by the American […]
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‘Embrace life with open arms’
WELLS — At Warrior Memorial Field Sunday afternoon, caps were flying long before the end of Wells High School’s 113th commencement ceremony. While the day was sunny, a strong wind blew caps off heads and twisted the red and white gowns around the patiently waiting, soon-to-be-graduates’ legs. Principal Eileen Sheehy joked, “Now my job is […]
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Man pleads not guilty to felony murder in Wells woman’s fatal heart attack
Carlton L. Young, 24, of Sanford, is accused of causing the death of 62-year-old Connie Loucks during an attempted burglary last year.
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UNE president reflects on tenure, retirement
BIDDEFORD — It’s been 10 years since a recruiter called Danielle Ripich to inquire about her interest in the University of New England. Ten years later, the university has grown its enrollment by more than 6,000 students to more than 10,000, built new residence halls and athletic facilities, and opened a study abroad campus in […]
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Midlife adjustments are just like Mom’s
We were watching television one evening when a commercial came on featuring an actor who looked familiar, but I couldn’t think of his name. Since I have a kid home from college, it was the perfect opportunity to play the Celebrity Guessing Game. Me: Who is that guy? He was in that movie – you […]