KENNEBUNK — Marybeth Munroe of Kennebunk was recently presented the Commitment to the Community Award at Camden National Bank’s Employee Appreciation Event on Sept. 28 in Augusta. The company-wide award recognized her commitment serving the Kennebunks as treasurer of the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport- Arundel Chamber of Commerce and as a board member for the American Heart Association’s […]

WELLS — Smokers, take your butts elsewhere. An ordinance prohibiting smoking on Wells beaches was passed unanimously by the town Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, and residents say the measure has been long overdue. The ban, which was effective immediately on passage, prohibits smoking of any tobacco or plant product, and applies to any lighted […]

SANFORD — On a Sunday filled with memories, family and progress, the Waban Project held an open house to mark its 50th anniversary and celebrate its past and encouraging future. Waban residents, employees and family members began filling the parking lot at the Wormwood Banquet and Conference Center on the Waban campus at 2 p.m. […]

WELLS — Incumbent Republican Ronald Collins and Democrat Jason Kilbourn will square off Nov. 8 over who will represent Senate District 34, which includes Acton, Kennebunk, Lebanon, North Berwick, Wells and parts of Berwick. Collins, 70, lives in Wells and is a graduate of Kennebunk High School. A former salesman, he’s been married for 42 […]

WELLS — Quality over quantity has proven to be a successful strategy for Wells this season, and hopes are high as their team prepares for this weekend’s Eastern Maine cross country regional meet. The boys are going into this meet undefeated in the regular season, and the girls team is the strongest it has been […]

KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk and Wells football teams won this past weekend, keeping each of their perfect seasons intact. The Rams topped visiting Biddeford in a thrilling 16-12 clash, while the Warriors cruised past Gray-New Gloucester 52-0. “We were excited to play – we talked a lot about having a passion for football. Both teams […]

For a holiday so deeply rooted in spooky origins and themed with all things ghosts, goblins and ghoulishly gory graves, Halloween is pretty fantastic. As soon as autumn’s chill sets in, families begin to plan costumes and plot trick-or-treat routes as they prepare for that singular, Brigadoon-like day in which craftily-dressed kiddos go gather ample […]

It is fall in Maine, and that means only one thing. Bring in the fried dough, quilting demonstrations and ox-pulling competitions. When you live in New England, it’s practically your civic duty to attend at least one county or state fair during September or October. Since living in Maine, we’ve meandered up north to the […]