KENNEBUNK — This year, HarvestFest takes place Oct. 1. The day is filled with activities for everyone starting with two annual events the town has come to love: the Pancake Breakfast at Duffy’s and the book sale at the Kennebunk Free Library. From there, people are invited to enjoy the many activities set up along […]
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Referendum for scaled-back Wells public safety bond planned for June
WELLS — To keep the property tax growth below the state-mandated level, in August the Board of Selectmen decided to scrap plans to ask voters at the Nov. 8 election to support a bond for a public safety and Fire Department sub-station. Earlier this week, selectmen heard from Ron Lamarre, an architect with the firm […]
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Young Rams getting it done
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk football team has kicked off its 2016 campaign with an impressive 3-0 start. The Rams grinded out a tough win over Greely, topped Gorham in a lopsided victory, and pushed past Morse last Friday. Kennebunk fields a young team, led by a handful of freshmen and sophomore players. Despite the young […]
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Lists only help when you read them
Last weekend, I stopped to pick up a few things at the supermarket. With a list written out on my phone that included a couple of side salads, I strode over to the deli and grabbed one of those little tickets with a number on it (you know, the one that looks like a paper […]
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Get your sleep on
Mornings with young families come with sluggish starts, playing short-order chef to tots with the ficklest appetites, and desperate quests – not for grails that are holy, but socks that are hopefully un-hole-y. Mornings with little feet pattering in various directions are filled with parents’ words repeated, more impatiently with every utter. It means reminding […]
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AUGUSTA — If you get a text message telling you to provide details about your bank or credit union account, don’t answer it. That is the word from the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions at the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. According to the agency, people have been receiving text messages on their cell […]
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Landlines forgotten but not spinning wheels
Anyone else remember “The Baby-sitters Club” books? I read a bunch of those when I was in elementary school – mostly because they were on the shelf. I was thinking about them the other day, and I realized that one of the major points of the series when they all met at one girl’s house […]
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Want to retire early? Start planning now.
The average American retires at about age 63, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. But what if you don’t want to wait until 63 or so? Can you afford to retire early? Possibly – if you follow these suggestions: • Research the costs involved. What will you do during your retirement years? • […]
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Women’s Club luncheon on Saturday
The monthly luncheon for International Women’s Club of New England will take place at York Harbor Inn Saturday, Sept. 24. Speakers will be Elissa Kaplan Sentner and Yasmin Alani and their topic will be “Baking Bread, Making Friends.” IWCNE is a non-profit organization fostering good will and understanding among people from different nations and works […]