OGUNQUIT — Ogunquit Performing Arts presents An Evening of Celtic and Folk Music on Friday, May 18, 2018, at 7:30 pm at the Dunaway Center, 23 School Street, Ogunquit, featuring Lissa Schneckenburger, Corey DiMario, and Shannon and Matt Heaton. The traditional music of New England can be as warm and comforting as a winter fire […]
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Former ambassador to discuss Afghanistan in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Veteran diplomat Ronald E. Neumann, president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, will discuss U.S.-Afghanistan issues at the May 19 public meeting of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers, Maine Chapter. Formerly a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Neumann served as ambassador to Algeria, Bahrain and finally to Afghanistan. A career member of the Senior […]
Cablecast times set for 2018 Literary Achievement Awards
WELLS — The Wells-Ogunquit CSD’s 32nd Annual Literary Achievement Awards ceremony were held on April 26 and will be shown on Spectrum cable Channel 3 in Wells and Ogunquit at the following times through June 2. The ceremony will air Tuesdays through Fridays at 4 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 7.p.m. This year, 286 Kindergarten through […]
K’bunk robotics team back from world championships in Detroit
KENNEBUNK — Representing the State of Maine at the FIRST LEGO League World Festival, Kennebunk’s Water-Those? Robotics Team traveled to Detroit in April to compete with more than 100 other teams from 45 countries and 25 states. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League introduces students in grades 4 to 8 […]
Avoiding the inevitable
When I heard the news early last week that former First Lady Barbara Bush was starting hospice care, my first thoughts did not go to my own grandmother who, just a few years younger than Mrs. Bush, is also currently in hospice. As I read an interview with a palliative care expert discussing Mrs. Bush’s […]
KFL to present new art exhibition
KENNEBUNK- The Kennebunk Free Library announces its Speers Gallery’s May 2018 exhibition, “Mainly Horses; One Barn” the mixed media works of Patricia R. Wooldridge. The public is invited to attend an artist’s reception from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 12. The Kennebunk Free Library is honored to be able to present the works […]
Kennebunkport Police Log
KENNEBUNKPORT — The following individuals were arrested or issued a summons by Kennebunkport Police from March 31 to April 8, 2018: • Aimee Pietsch, 38, of Kennebunk, was issued a summons for failure to stop at a stop sign after the violation was observed on Walker’s Lane. • Nathaniel Hathaway, 26, of Kennebunk, was issued a […]
Spring Refresh Donation Drive nears in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — When those in the grip of social misfortune need help, hope and a second chance at life The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center is there. For moe than 100 years, The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center programs have provided spiritual, social, and emotional assistance for men who have lost the ability to cope […]
Wells Rotary announces 4th annual Vidalia onion sale
WELLS — The Wells Rotary Club is excited to announce its 4th annual Vidalia Onion Sale Project. During the month of April, Wells Rotarians will be taking orders for sweet, delicious Georgia-raised Vidalia Onions. This program has been extremely popular for the last several years with the Augusta, Maine Rotary Club and the Augusta club has […]
Brower acquires Journal Tribune, JT Beacon
BIDDEFORD — RFB Enterprises, owned by Reade Brower, will acquire Sample News Group publications in Maine including The Times Record (Brunswick), Journal Tribune (Biddeford) and the Mainely Media weekly publications. The Maine publications of the Sample News Group, including the JT Beacon, will become part of Alliance Press; a commercial printer in Brunswick, Maine. “We […]