NEWFIELD — Nineteenth-century Willowbrook Village may be closing Oct. 10, but there are events on tap between now and then. And a trustee of the Curran Homestead in Orrington, which will be gifted much of the vast collection of 19th-century artifacts and some of the property, said there are plans afoot to continue to provide […]
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Kport police addition in full swing
KENNEBUNKPORT — Construction of an addition and renovations to the town’s police station are expected to be finished in October, according to the town manager. Residents at the 2015 town meeting voted to allow the town to borrow up to $400,000 for an addition to the existing police station at 101 Main St. Construction began […]
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Wells woman donates 49 acres to town
WELLS — The town has accepted a gift of nearly 49 acres of open space to be used for passive recreation. The land, which lies between Clark and Meetinghouse roads, was “generously donated” by Annie Gowen, said Town Manager Jonathan Carter at the Sept. 6 selectmen board meeting. Carter said the land has been in […]
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Ogunquit Route 1 construction has resumed
OGUNQUIT — Construction on U.S. Route 1 resumed last week, as crews began the final phase of a major upgrade to roads through the downtown. The Maine Department of Transportation said Sept. 8 that road construction will continue for four to six weeks as crews pave the downtown. The DOT is advising motorists to slow […]
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Bush literacy program attracts celebrities
ARUNDEL — It’s not often you see celebrities and dignitaries together in Arundel. That’s usually reserved for just south of the small town, in Kennebunkport. That is, unless a couple limousines got lost looking for one of the many five-star restaurants in the tiny tourist town. But there was a good reason for the likes […]
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September programs at Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Monday, Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Docent Training: Introduction and Skills Session Wells Reserve docents are curious people who enjoy sharing science and nature with the next generation. The reserve provides full training for volunteers who want to build their knowledge of both the environment and interpretive techniques. This session features introductions to […]
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Replacement parts are sometimes a part of life
Spouse and I are around the age where some parts may need to be replaced. I’m not talking about the dishwasher whose only functioning part is the power light, or the lawn mower with the extremely inconvenient leaf bag that I have despised from Day One and have indirectly threatened with an untimely demise. I’m […]
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Apple pie in the sky hopes
My family and I recently took some of our indoor life outside for a night of backyard tenting. We pieced together our tent and stretched the poles to each their stakes as we aimed to stretch our summer, too. Our hot summer nights were coming to a close, but we weren’t quite ready to close […]
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Teachers, books, dirty looks and a dollop of cold sweat
Everyone’s got their own idea of what truly constitutes the end of summer. There’s an official date, of course, but nobody really goes by that; usually it’s Labor Day that people have in mind, or the day they change out of their palm-tree-speckled Bermuda shorts and into their boring ol’ khakis, ready for a good […]