WORCESTER, Mass. — Jasmine Loukola of Wells, a member of the class of 2018 majoring in civil engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in Panama City, Panama. The project was titled Analyzing Projects of the Panama Canal Expansion Program. In their […]
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Wrapper’s Delight
“How’d you do it?” asked the elfin young nurse as she wrapped my son’s foot in bandages and plaster. “Jumped off an eight-foot boulder wall at the rock gym,” he mumbled. The decorative green and blue cocoon grew around his foot, quickly resembling one of those fabled stockings “hung by the chimney with care.” With […]
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Plans for Kennebunk train station may be derailed
KENNEBUNK — In 2014, Kennebunk voters approved spending town funds to build a seasonal train platform to be a stop on the Amtrak Downeaster line, which travels from Boston to Maine. But that proposal has gone off the tracks, after a proposal to consider a larger, more expensive year-round station was voted down by the […]
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Kennebunkport Police Log
KENNEBUNKPORT — The Kennebunkport Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited between Nov. 6 and Nov. 24: • David Thibeault, 32, of Alfred, was charged with Passing a School Bus with Red Lights Flashing on Goose Rocks Road. Thibeault is scheduled to appear at the Biddeford District Court on Dec. 20. • […]
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Christmas jazz concert returns to Kennebunkport
KENNEBUNKPORT — For the 12th year in a row, Chris Humphrey brings together some of the finest musicians in the New England area for a spectacular concert of jazz Christmas music, “Joyful Noise 12 – A Jazz Christmas in Kennebunk,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22. The Church On The Cape will host the concert. […]
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Teacher charged with sex crimes pleads not guilty
ALFRED — The attorney for a former Kennebunk High School teacher charged with 14 counts of sexual misconduct involving a student during her tenure as a teacher said he is confident she will be exonerated at trial. Jill Lamontagne, 29, indicted in October on six counts of gross sexual assault, six counts of sex abuse […]
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Police promote proper parking at Prelude
KENNEBUNKPORT — Police are reminding Christmas Prelude goers to heed parking regulations. Kennebunkport’s 36th annual Christmas Prelude, sponsored by the Kennebunkport Business Association, begins Nov. 30 and runs through Dec. 10. Some of the festival’s highlights include a tree lighting ceremony in Dock Square at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; the hat parade, a crowd favorite, that […]
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Time to register dogs in Kennebunkport
KENNEBUNKPORT — It’s time to renew your dog’s license. According to State law, all dogs kept within the State of Maine must be licensed. An owner of a dog that is 6 months of age or older and kept in Kennebunkport must obtain a license from the Town Clerk between Oct. 15 and Dec. 31 […]
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Wells Police Log
WELLS — The Wells Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited from Nov. 21 through Nov. 13. through Nov. 26. Emily Springer, 24, of 8 Howard St., Springvale, was summonsed at 12:32 p.m. on Nov. 21 and charged with operating with a suspended registration. Brandon Martin, 21, of 67 Cottage St. […]
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First Congregational Church hosting Christmas Prelude concert
KENNEBUNKPORT — First Congregational Church, 141 North St., Kennebunkport welcomes you, your family, and friends to attend a special Christmas Prelude concert on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. Joyce Painter Rice, Music Director and Organist, interim minister Rev. Jim Henry, and church members are pleased to welcome you and your families to this celebration […]