The Seacoast Garden Club of Kennebunkport recently received numerous awards for activities the club pursued during the past year, including the Club of Distinction award for “accomplishments in all areas of garden club activities.” Because of its work designing and maintaining seven area gardens, the club also garnered the Kathleen Marty Award for Civic Development. […]
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Guest Column – Five lessons courtesy of Mister Roller
If you want to know more about Mister Roller, and what became of him, I’d say he’s probably still there. Just look for a beat-up, white panel truck with Florida plates and a couple of ladders strapped to a bracket on top. Look inside to see if the floor is littered with old paint cans, […]
Vaccination clinic scheduled in Kennebunkport
Village Fire Station is host site for shots.
Community News – Wells Chamber to host eighth annual Vets Day 5K
The Wells Chamber of Commerce will host its eighth annual Veterans Day 5K on Saturday, Nov. 13. The run-walk begins at 10 a.m. It starts and ends at the Wells Elks Lodge, 356 Bald Hill Road in Wells. Proceeds from the event benefit Honor Flight Maine. Sevigney-Lyons Insurance Agency is the primary event sponsor and […]
Happy Trolleyween returns to Seashore Trolley Museum
Celebration concludes the museum’s operating season.
Kennebunk Land Trust holds walk
Join the Kennebunk Land Trust for an educational Forestry Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. The walk will take place at Mousam River Wildlife, a 38-acre preserve located in the heart of downtown Kennebunk. Maine district forester, Oliver Markewicz, and local forester, Alex Peacock, will highlight elements of this mixed conifer forest. It’s […]
Project Pilgrim offers curbside pick-up or delivery
Community Harvest’s Thanksgiving Day meal is hosted at St. Martha’s Church in Kennebunk.
Community News – All Souls’ Walk scheduled for Oct. 23
The Brick Store Museum will once again make spirits come alive for one afternoon for its 18th annual All Souls’ Walk on Saturday, Oct. 23. The popular Halloween event features continuous tours through Hope Cemetery beginning at noon, with the last tour departing at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, children younger than 12 […]
Duck race raises funds for Portside Rotary service projects
Kennebunk Portside Rotary held its 29th annual Riverfest Duck Race on Oct. 2. The event raised nearly $11,000 with proceeds to be invested in service projects. According to an Oct. 11 news release from Portside Rotary, “Selling ducks in the community continued to be problematic with the need for COVID-19 precautions. However, with the generous […]
Community News – Graves Library to host virtual conversation with best-selling author
Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library will host a Virtual Lunch Conversation with New York Times bestselling author John Grisham on Thursday, Oct. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. Grisham has authored more than 40 books, making him a master of the modern legal thriller. Nine of his novels have been turned into films, including […]