WELLS — Alyssa Loukola, a senior at Wells High School, has been selected to receive the 2017 Principal’s Award, Principal Eileen Sheehy announced recently. This award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Annually, one senior from each Maine high school in the […]

WEST KENNEBUNK — Native Americans believe that until a person has cared for an animal, their soul remains unawakened. Gabriela Quinn is certainly someone who is attuned to the plight of God’s creatures and is striving to make a difference by educating the public about homeless horses. This weekend, Quinn will welcome the public to […]

WELLS —Administrators of the Wells and Ogunquit Community School District have hashed out their budget for the 2017-18 school year with a proposed figure of about $25.7 million.   The amount is a 2.83 percent increase — $708,870 — over last year’s budget, according to the WOCSD website. Under the new budget several capital improvement […]

WELLS — A Maine black bear was killed when it was struck by a vehicle in Wells on Saturday evening. According to Wells Police, a male bear weighing 250 pounds was crossing Sanford Road in the area of Highpine Loop Road when it was hit. Police say no one in the vehicle was hurt, but […]