A group of companies from across the state were honored Oct. 29 at the 24th Maine Family Business Awards gala hosted by Amanda Hill, weeknight anchor for NewsCenter Maine. The event took place at Thompson’s Point, Brick South, in Portland, a venue chosen to accommodate the nearly 500 guests the event attracts each year. The […]
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Road race helps send veterans to war memorials
The top prize for winning the annual Wells Veterans Day 5K, both male and female, is two round-trip tickets to Boston on the Amtrak Downeaster. More poignant is the transportation veterans receive because of all that running. Since its inception in 2014, the event has helped raise funds that allow Maine veterans to visit their […]
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Irish fiddler to play solo concert in Kennebunk
Irish fiddler Liz Knowles will perform a solo concert at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, on Sunday, Nov. 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. According to an Oct. 28 news release, Knowles is an internationally known musician and rarely performs solo. She builds on her early foundation in classical music with a deep love […]
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County Report: Grant used to reduce rural fires in York County
A ready and plentiful water supply is necessary to fight structure fires and wildland fires, but not everyone lives in areas with a public water utility and standard fire hydrants. Wildland fires tend to take place in more rural areas – in grasslands or forest. That is why local fire department officials and others are […]
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Maine House of Representatives District 134 candidates
Maine House of Representatives District 134: Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Biddeford Democrat and incumbent Traci Gere is opposed by Republican Elizabeth Jordan. ELIZABETH JORDAN City/Town: Kennebunkport Relevant Experience: I bring a lifetime of leadership experience. I served for 12 years in leadership of a community Bible study with a membership of 150 women; started a natural food […]
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AWS to host free microchip, rabies vaccine clinic
The Animal Welfare Society’s Community Veterinary Clinic will offer free microchips and rabies vaccines for dogs and cats from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 2. The clinic is located on the campus of Animal Welfare Society at 46 Holland Road in West Kennebunk. The Animal Welfare Society encourages all pet families in the […]
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Maine House of Representatives District 134 candidates
Maine House of Representatives District 134: Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Biddeford Democrat and incumbent Traci Gere is opposed by Republican Elizabeth Jordan, a Maine native who has previously worked in elder care and is a believer in smaller government. Jordan did not respond to the Post’s request for comment. TRACI GERE City/Town: Kennebunkport Relevant Experience: I have represented […]
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County Report: Building projects begin for training, recovery centers
Land clearing for York County government’s first responder training center and separate substance use recovery center has begun. Equipment from Beaulieu Logging rolled onto the site off Layman Way in Alfred on Friday morning, Oct. 18. After a pause for the weekend, the crew was back on Monday and estimated the land clearing could take […]
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Maine Women in the Arts announces awards
Maine Women in the Arts recently recognized local artists at its Awards Show Oct. 11-13 at the Masonic Lodge in Kennebunkport. The show, according to a news release, “is a highlight of the show season for participating artists who enjoy supporting one another on their artistic journeys.” This year, six awards were given by judge […]
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County Report: With wireless alert, York County EMA can inform public of imminent public emergency
If there were big trouble on the coast – flooding, widespread road damage, bridges swamped, a stubborn uncontrolled fire in northern York County that threatens life and limb, or a civil emergency – the faster emergency officials can get word out to the public, the better. Now, York County Emergency Management Agency officials have an […]