The Brick Store Museum announced a new discussion series that invites community members to read and discuss historic letters and diaries from the museum’s archives. The program, supported by the Maine Humanities Council’s Discussion Project, offers an opportunity to connect with local history and each other through shared readings of 19th-century firsthand accounts. The series […]
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Model railroad museum is open year-round
Seashore Trolley Museum’s new Maine Central Model Railroad building is now open year-round. The exhibit is open Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this winter and spring. The building is also open on Wednesdays during Maine and New Hampshire school vacation weeks. According to a news release, more hours will be added […]
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County Report: A fire and a bell; York County recalls anniversary of 1933 courthouse blaze
It doesn’t ring every day now – though for many years it did – and an act of kindness that took place in the waning months of 1933 ensured that when there is a reason to toll the bell at York County Court House, it can happen again. Ninety-two years ago, on Feb. 8, 1933, […]
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Kennebunkport Conservation Trust salutes volunteers
Kim Schutsky, Mike Johnson and Phil Ouelette were honored by the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust at the trust’s annual meeting, held Jan. 23. Schutsky, Johnson and Ouelette each received individual Volunteer of the Year awards. Kennebunkport Conservation Trsut Executive Director Tom Bradbury, in a news release, said, “Both Kim and Mike took volunteering to a new […]
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Wells Reserve to host offshore wind discussion
Wells Reserve will present a virtual lecture by Dr. Jessica Reilly Moman titled, The Human Dimensions of Offshore Wind, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, on Zoom. Offshore wind energy, according to a news release, could help mitigate climate change at a large scale, but relatively little is known about how ocean wind farms […]
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County Report – Officials: Training center may be finished by end of year
The water line has been brought over from York County Jail to the building site, the foundation for the First Responder Training Center has been poured, sewer piping is complete, and soon, installation of structural steel for the training center will commence. York County Commissioners learned during a mid-January site tour that if all continues […]
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School Around Us utilizes STEAM power
The School Around Us is announced that it is partnering with Mill Studio Arts in Biddeford to share a STEAM learning experience for its 17 full-time learners in the upper learning spirals. The partnership, according to a news release, integrates science and math with the arts highlighting the importance of each of the disciplines through […]
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County Report – Commissioners discuss deputy program, recovery center in early budget talks
Transition to a new recovery center, potential changes in the sheriff’s office contract deputy program and other matters, like upcoming contract negotiations, were discussed by York County Commissioners Jan. 15 as part of early fiscal year budget talks. It may be winter still – and just under six months before York County government’s new fiscal […]
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Mulqueen is February’s featured artist at Kennebunk Free Library
The Speers Gallery at Kennebunk Free Library will welcome Kennebunk artist Joe Mulqueen as its featured artist in February. The exhibit runs Feb. 1-28. The public is invited to an artist reception on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. where Mulqueen will present, “1000 Cranes: Origami Past and Present.” All are welcome, especially children, said […]
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Kennebunk High School drama to present ‘Silent Sky’
The Kennebunk High School drama department will present “Silent Sky,” a play by Lauren Gunderson that tells the true story of Henrietta Leavitt and her groundbreaking work in astronomy. The production will run Thursday, Jan. 16, Friday, Jan. 17, and Saturday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on Jan. 19 at 2 […]