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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Police identify man who tried to drive along train tracks and got stuck
The incident Sunday night in Portland delayed a freight train as well as traffic at 3 intersections until the car could be removed.
Day changes for AWS Medical Fostering Class
WEST KENNEBUNK — The Animal Welfare Society is hosting the first of its Foster Family Educational Series from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 in the AWS building on Holland Road in West Kennebunk. The event was supposed to be held Saturday, Feb. 24, but has been rescheduled to March 10. Taught by the […]
Blizzard of 78 presentation coming to KFL
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Free Library will host Larry Dwight at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 and his presentation about the blizzard of 1978. Dwight lives in Kennebunk and his presentation features a collection of personal photos of the damage sustained to his coastal home and the surrounding areas during this historic northeast weather event thatkilled nearly […]
Kennebunk High School spring musical: As You Like It
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk High School Theater department’s newest musical As You Like It premieres March 1, at 6 p.m. This adaptation of As You Like It by William Shakespeare was first presented by The Public, at the Delacorte Theater in New York. This timely story of self-discovery and acceptance will surely warm the […]