Class of 2024 Top Ten Percent Kennebunk High School Keara Battagliese of Kennebunkport is the daughter of Heather and Neil Battagliese. She was a member of the National Honor Society and recipient of the Smith College Book Award. She was a 4-year varsity lacrosse player, earning an SMAA All-Conference award. Keara is excited for her […]
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Obituary – Mark Stevens
Mark W. “Woody” Stevens, 65, of Kennebunk, passed away suddenly in Portland on Friday, May 17, 2024. Woody, to all who knew him, was born Dec. 17, 1958, in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Woodbury G.G. and Beulah M. Pitts Stevens and attended Kennebunk schools, then earned his certificate in HVAC Technologies from SMVI in […]
Obituary – Freeman Hatch
Freeman Scott Hatch, 45, of Sanford died on May 16, 2024, in Kennebunk. Freeman was born on Jan. 19, 1979, in Biddeford to Scott and Vicki Hatch. Freeman completed his GED and worked several jobs, currently he was working at Hurricane Restaurant in Kennebunkport. Freeman was the scariest looking, soft-hearted person known. When he was […]
Presentation will feature Restoration Laos co-founder
Michael Ambler, of Restoration Laos, will visit Kennebunk Free Library to discuss the work his organization is doing to clear bombs from villages in Laos. The discussion is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11. “From 1965 to 1974,” according to a May 17 press release, “the United States waged a secret war in the […]
Letters to the Editor
Candidate is an excellent listener Please consider voting for Karen Plattes, who is running for a seat on the Kennebunk Select Board. Karen’s extensive work experiences includes proficiency in the building and overseeing of budgets, applying for and managing grants, and negotiating and overseeing federal and state contracts. Privately, she has successfully and responsibly owned […]
Arundel schedules Memorial Day event
The Arundel Historical Society will host a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, at the Arundel Fire Station on Limerick Road. The event will include an invocation by a local minister, honor roll names will be read, and a wreath will be laid upon the monument dedicated to those who have […]
Mainewhile: Bust out the board games for some genuine connection
Well, clear my schedule and bust out the board games – the youngest kiddo is home from college. Home for a week or two, that is. In no time at all, he will be packing up his car again to head out on his internship, and then it will be back to campus. So in […]
Community News – Kennebunk High School senior named Presidential Scholar
Isaac Kahn, a senior at Kennebunk High School, has been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. According to a May 15 press release, Kahn is one of two Maine students, and 161 nationwide, to be honored with the distinction this year. “I’m very thankful to everyone in the […]
Election letters
All letters to the editor pertaining to the June 11 election must be submitted before noon May 26 and are limited to 150 words. No election letters will be published during the week preceding the election, June 7.
Obituary – James Mulvihill
Dr. James Edward Mulvihill, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, at his home in Goose Rocks Beach. Mulvihill was born in Cleveland, Ohio,, on Sept. 24, 1940, first son of the late Teresa J. (Carlos) Mulvihill and the late John F. Mulvihill. He was raised in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he met the love […]
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