KENNEBUNKPORT — Imagine a whole world created at your feet, only with a stroke of chalk. The Town of Kennebunkport will host its first chalking festival the weekend of Aug. 19 and 20 in Dock Square. The event is family-friendly and free of charge. Based off the tradition of European 16th Century street painting, the […]
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Wells Police Log
WELLS — The Wells Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited between July 19 and July 23: • Keith Lee, 36, of 1446 Forest Ave., Portland, turned himself in on an active arrest warrant charging operating after habitual offender revocation, with one prior, at 11:21 a.m. July 19. Lee was able […]
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Medical care grants available for York County children
YORK COUNTY — As uncertainty about the future of affordable medical care continues to swirl in Washington, an organization is stepping up to assist local parents in Maine by covering expenses for children not included by family insurance plans. Representatives of the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation say that they are actively seeking grant applications from Maine […]
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4 more chances for Kennebunkport concert series
I only learned of these concerts at the First Congregational Church in Kennebunkport because of one Larry Vennell, fellow Mason and Nasson graduate. What concerts you may well ask? The series of five Monday night concerts at the church. The concerts are to raise money for the repair and restoration of the organ at the […]
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Area residents graduate from WGU
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Four residents of York County received degrees from Western Governors University during the school’s 33rd semi-annual commencement ceremony at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on July 15. Completing studies at the school were: • Renee Auger of Kennebunk, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. • Lisa Judd of Kennebunkport, who […]
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Wells Chamber welcomes Moody’s Collision
WELLS — The Wells Chamber of Commerce and Wells town officials welcomed new business Moody’s Collision at a ribbon cutting ceremony recently. Moody’s Collision is a co-worker owned Auto Body and Collision Center offering collision repairs, frame repair and replacement, glass replacement, paintless dent removal, suspension and wheel alignment and towing. The buisness is at 634 […]
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A berry fine day
KENNEBUNK — Mainers love their blueberries, and Saturday backed that up as hundreds of locals flocked to the ground of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church for the church’s annual Blueberry Festival. The festival — the biggest annual community event put on by the church — featured upward of 40 vendors selling everything from jewelry […]
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Coastal communities consider dredge purchase
WELLS — When a major dredging of Wells Harbor was completed in October 2013, planning for the effort had begun about six years prior. Wells has been waiting a number of years for another dredge to place, said Wells Town Manager Jon Carter, and added that York has been waiting around a decade for a […]
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U.S. Senate committee backs York County dredging projects
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has greenlighted more than $7 million in funding for maintenance dredging of the Saco River, York Harbor and Wells Harbor. Project funding was included in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill at the request of Collins, a senior member of the […]
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Mass. man dies from injuries in Wells crash
WELLS — A Massachusetts man died Tuesday, as a result of injuries he sustained during an accident in Wells, according to Wells Police. Philip Philbin, 53, of Clinton, Massachusetts, died at about 1:10 p.m.Tuesday, police say. The accident took place about 7:30 a.m. Monday on Atlantic Avenue. Philbin who was riding a bicycle, collided with […]