WELLS Kim Yurga named Student-Athlete of the Month at Wells High Wells High senior student Kim Yurga was recognized as the school’s October Student-Athlete of the Month for her performance in academics and as a member of the girls’ volleyball team. “I was actually surprised that I got this because I play with a lot […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announced that Elena Ray Clothier of Lewiston and Michael Paul Delorge of Biddeford have been selected to join Maine Senators Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King in representing Maine at the 58th annual USSYP Washington Week, set for March 7-14 at the nation’s capital. Clothier […]

KENNEBUNK The Brick Store Museum is seeking artists to have their works displayed in a signature exhibition celebrating the Town of Kennebunk and the State of Maine’s bicentennials this year. The exhibit is being offered in partnership with the Town of Kennebunk’s Bicentennial Committee and will run from June through December. The exhibition is based […]

Habitat for Humanity York County receives $5,000 from People’s United Community Foundation KENNEBUNK Habitat for Humanity of York County has received a $5,000 grant from People’s United Community Foundation for the 30th Habitat homebuilding project in York County. The funds will assist in building a new, energy-efficient, accessible durable home for the Juarez family on […]

FALMOUTH Myron Hager, 102, receives Falmouth’s Boston Post Cane Myron Hager, 102, Falmouth’s oldest living resident, received the Boston Post Gold Cane on Dec. 10 during a ceremony that was attended by friends and family at OceanView at Falmouth. This New England tradition dates to 1909, in Massachusetts, when the town’s oldest resident received a […]

MACHIAS Community Development Grants awarded to 22 groups Machias Savings Bank Foundation last month awarded more than $150,000 in Community Development Grants to 22 organizations, whose services have statewide reach and impact. The full list of recipients includes: • Aroostook County: Aroostook County Action Program, $7,500 • Cumberland County: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND Toy Drive to distribute gifts to 259 local children The South Portland Annual Christmas Toy Drive is holding its eighth annual toy drive and distribution event on Monday. Gifts will be delivered to 259 South Portland children, who could use a little help during the Christmas season. The toy drive is a partnership […]

SOUTH PORTLAND Nominations sought for football awards Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards for Maine high school football players. The awards are given to the top senior-class offensive and defensive linemen in the state based on their hard work on the field, in the […]

BRUNSWICK Wayfair ‘Way-cers’ wins annual bed race The Wayfair “Way-cers” took home the trophy for Fastest Bed recently during the Brunswick Downtown Association’s 9th annual Rolling Slumber Bed Race. Hundreds of spectators lined the racecourse, along Park Row, to witness the contest that asks participants to retrofit actual beds on wheels and include a theme […]