KENNEBUNK

Library accepting faerie houses for upcoming exhibit

Kennebunk Free Library will host its 2016 Faerie Houses exhibit in May and will accept submissions of faerie houses created by children April 19 through May 4.

Houses should be created from all natural or organic materials with their base no larger than 14 inches by 14 inches, and a maximum height of 30 inches. While glue is allowed, string, thread or raffia is the preferred method of holding things together, or glue that is made of flour and water.

House materials should include bark, pine cones, shells and feathers. Some supplies are available at the library’s Children’s Room.

Faerie houses will be on display until May 20. For more information, call 985-2173 or go to www.KennebunkLibrary.org.

Library’s July 8 road race teams being assembled

The Kennebunk Free Library’s 19th edition road race is set for July 8. Teams of eight or more are being assembled and training is set to begin.

Active duty military can register online and receive a discounted price of $18.

For more information, call 985-2173 or go to www.kennebunklibrary.org.

Library Week events include book raffles, late fee waivers

Kennebunk Free Library will waive half of individual late book fines April 11-16 for patrons who donate a nonperishable food item during the celebration of National Library Week. Book Bundle raffles will also be held.

All contributions will benefit Community Outreach Services of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel.

For more details, go to www.kennebunklibrary.org or call 985-2173 .

KENNEBUNKPORT

Habitat for Humanity home being built for veteran

Habitat for Humanity York County has begun construction of a home for Waylon Holbrook, a medically retired combat veteran, his wife, Nicole, and their two young sons.

The home is a collaboration of local veterans’ groups, individual donors, foundations, volunteers and local businesses.

Waylon and Nicole will work alongside volunteers to contribute 400 hours of “sweat equity” and will purchase the home through an interest-free mortgage that is recycled to support HFHYC’s affordable housing initiatives.

For more details, go to www.habitatyorkcounty.org.

CAPE ELIZABETH

School Department receives Music Merchants honor

The Cape Elizabeth School Department has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association for Music Merchants Foundation for its commitment to music education. The school is one of 476 districts across the country receiving the award.

To qualify for the honor, Cape Elizabeth schools answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program and community music-making programs.

SANFORD

Waban Telethon raises $87,046 for therapy wing

The 45th annual Waban Telethon, held recently at the St. Ignatius gymnasium, has raised $87,046 to benefit the organization’s capital campaign to create a new autism therapy wing at Waban’s Fraser-Ford Child Development Center.

To learn more, go to www.waban.org.

OGUNQUIT

Stillson Irish dancers perform at arts center

The newly renovated Ogunquit Performing Arts Dunaway Center celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a presentation of dancers from Maine’s Stillson School of Irish Dance.

Under the direction of Carlene Stillson, the student dancers performed a variety of dances illustrating the rich heritage of the dance form.

Students ranged from preschool to college age.

BIDDEFORD

Taylor Turgeon wins financial foundation award

Taylor Turgeon, 18, is a state winner of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation’s fall 2015 InvestWrite competition for her essay on analyzing global financial markets.

Turgeon, a senior at Biddeford Regional Center of Technology, won first place for Maine in the high school division. The program challenges students to consider an investing scenario and make recommendations that incorporate short- and long-term goals.

CUMBERLAND

Two new senior-aid programs seeking volunteers

Two new programs designed to serve local senior citizens are looking for volunteers.

Cumberland Area Rides and Aging in Place, Cumberland’s Friendly Visitors program, need volunteers who are Cumberland or North Yarmouth residents and who are compassionate, friendly people who want to bring joy and understanding to the lives of local seniors.

Additional program-specific requirements, a personal interview, vetting and orientation and training are required for all volunteers.

Volunteer drivers must be licensed in Maine and be able to demonstrate that they carry minimum levels of automobile insurance. To serve as a volunteer driver, contact Lisa Crowley at CAR-phone (207) 829-3367 or email her at cumberlandrides@gmail.com.

AIP’s Friendly Visitors program will hold a training session from 5 to 7 p.m. May 5 at Cumberland Town Hall, 290 Tuttle Road.

To sign up for the training class and serve as an AIP friendly visitor volunteer, apply online at AIPCumberland.org, contact Paula Slipp at pslipp@maine.rr.com, call the AIP coordinator at 829-2205, ext. 346, or email AIP@cumberlandmaine.com.

YORK COUNTY

Harvest for Hunger program breaks record for produce

University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s statewide Maine Harvest for Hunger program in York County broke previous records in 2015 with a harvest of 64,705 pounds of fresh produce that was distributed to 37 county donation sites, including food pantries, soup kitchens and low-income senior centers.

For 15 years, the MHH program has organized gardeners, farmers, businesses, schools and civic groups to grow and donate high-quality produce to distribution sites.

More information is available online at extension.umaine.edu/harvest-for-hunger or by contacting Frank Wertheim, 207.324.2814, frank.wertheim@maine.edu.

NEW GLOUCESTER/BRUNSWICK

Two libraries benefit from King Foundation grants

The Town of New Gloucester’s Public Library has received a $40,000 Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation grant to replace the library roof and additional building maintenance.

The library received two smaller Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation grants when it moved to its current location from the Meetinghouse in 1997. The grants were for renovation work and furnishings.

The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation also gave Southern Maine Community College $10,000 to purchase books and other materials for the recently opened library on SMCC’s Midcoast Campus in Brunswick.