The New Year’s Eve Kennebunk celebration (known as NYE KBK) will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at various locations on Main Street in downtown Kennebunk. The events culminate in the Wild Blueberry Ball Drop from the bell tower of First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at midnight. The free event is hosted by the First […]
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Community News – Brick Store Museum hosts ‘Nightcap Before Christmas’
‘Nightcap Before Christmas’ at Brick Store Museum The Brick Store Museum invites family, friends, and neighbors to its annual holiday open house, “A Nightcap Before Christmas,” on Friday, Dec. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. There will be free admission to the museum, and guests are welcome to view the exhibits currently on view, including […]
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Laverriere appointed Kennebunk town manager
The Kennebunk Select Board, according to a Dec. 13 news release, has appointed Bryan Laverriere as the next town manager. The board held a special meeting at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, to announce the appointment of Laverriere. The appointment is effective Jan. 4. According to the news release, the current town manager, Heather […]
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Kennebunk Free Library announces January’s featured artist
The Speers Gallery at the Kennebunk Free Library will feature artist Sue Howard for the exhibit, “Reflections: Paintings by Sue Howard.” The exhibit runs Jan. 3-31, with an opening reception scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 4. The public is welcome. According to a Dec. 11 news release, “Howard works in her Scarborough […]
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Rafferty to chair the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee
Senator Joe Rafferty, D-Kennebunk, has been appointed by Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, to serve as Senate chair of the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs for the 132nd Maine State Legislature. According to a Dec. 12 news release, the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is responsible for legislation related to the […]
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Kennebunkport Conservation Trust receives land trust grant
The Kennebunkport Conservation Trust announced it received an award from The L.L.Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program that is administered by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. According to a Dec. 12 news release, the $10,000 award is one of seven awards awarded this year through the annual L.L.Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program and the […]
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Mainewhile: Instead of consumerism, try this Icelandic gift tradition
Sometimes things we think of as “usual” are not. This is how I have felt in the wake of the “I’m sorry, what now?” questions and comments, received following my mention that my family has adopted the Icelandic tradition of books on Christmas Eve in lieu of big gifts under the tree. To be honest, […]
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Opinion – Fifty-two years of Christmas memories in the Kennebunks
When the last of the turkey leftovers are finally and mercifully finished off and the temperatures begin to drop, you can feel here in the Kennebunks that Christmas is in the air. For those of us who are swiftly climbing the rungs of the aging ladder, it can become a time to reminisce about past […]
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Letters to the Editor
Support for tree lighting appreciated Kennebunk Parks and Recreation would like to express its appreciation to those who made our 41st annual Christmas tree lighting a huge success. Once again, we celebrated in Rotary Park and it was great to see a record number of folks having fun and ringing in this festive season. It […]
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Community News – Funky Divas concert at Church on the Cape
Funky Divas of Gospel Christmas Concert The Keith McClelland Community Music Foundation will host The Funky Divas of Gospel for a free concert at Church on the Cape Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 p.m. Church on the Cape is located at 3 Langsford Road in Cape Porpoise. The Christmas show, according to a news release, […]