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Obituary – John Walker
John Walker John Flanders Walker passed away at Maine Medical Center on Jan. 9, 2024, in his 96th year. John was born Feb. 22, 1928, in Brookline Massachusetts, the son of Henry Marshall and Rosamond Flanders Walker. He was raised in Brookline and spent summers at “Nojidor,” his parent’s Cape Cod cottage in Harwich, Massachusetts. […]
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Obituary – Cathy Burmeister
Cathy Burmeister Cathy Burmeister, aged 62, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2024, in her home in Kennebunkport. Born Jan. 2, 1962, the youngest child of Richard and Mary Lou Burmeister, she was raised with her four siblings in Naugatuck, Connecticut. From a young age, Cathy excelled as a three-sport athlete, with all-regional honors in […]
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Kennebunkport Historical Society to host session on Great Fire of 1887
The Kennebunkport Historical Society announced that it will host a lecture on the Great Fire of 1887, delivered by guest lecturer and local firefighter, James M. Stockman. The lecture will be held at the Town House School at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, and 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25. The event is free and open […]
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Band and the run
Nearly 400 participants negotiated the heat and humidity on the evening of July 12 and took part in the Kennebunk Free Library 27th Edition 5K. The race featured entrants from 12 states, British Columbia and the District of Columbia. Kennebunk resident Steve Fritzche took home first place overall with a time of 17 minutes, 19 […]
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Discover history in ‘Backyards & Barns’
The Brick Store Museum will host Backyards & Barns, an event that is, according to a news release, “a walk through time on Kennebunk’s historic Summer Street.” The event, scheduled from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, July 26, will feature the landscapes and barns of four historic homes in Kennebunk’s historic district. Tickets are $50 ($45 […]
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From Augusta – Protecting Maine’s farmers and farmland
It’s July in Maine, which is always a lush, green time of year. Our garden is doing great, and the bees are bringing in lots of nectar. The fields where I live in Arundel have had their first cutting of hay, and the grocery stores and farmers’ markets are bursting with fresh, local produce. Maine’s […]
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Obituary – William Hetzel, Jr.
William Barr Hetzel, Jr., 90, died on Saturday, July 6, 2024. He was born on Sept. 18, 1933, in Pittsburgh, and he was the younger son of Dr. William Barr Hetzel and Helen Moffat Hetzel. His father served as an orthopedic surgeon in World War I. Bill graduated from Deerfield Academy and went on to […]
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Obituary – Nancy Kenney
On July 6, 2024, Nancy Elaine Kenney, loving wife and mother, passed away at age 93. Nancy was born on Oct. 12, 1930, in Biddeford, to Edgar Towler and Lillian Lord Towler. She graduated from Kennebunk High School in Maine and the former Northeastern Business Junior College in Boston. One summer day, she met a […]
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Community News – Brick Store Museum unveils public mural
Museum unveils public mural Cookie Davis, a local artist and laborer, is featured in the Brick Store Museum’s current exhibition, Bold Visions: The Folk Art of Collyer Bowen and Cookie Davis. Davis, a trans person, was well-known in the Kennebunks, and particularly Cape Porpoise, for painting murals and personal paintings of the area’s landscape. In […]
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