OGUNQUIT — Film fans will be able to revisit big-screen classics of the silent film era this summer as Ogunquit’s Leavitt Theatre is preparing to screen some of the best-loved movies from the earliest days of cinematic history. Starting May 30 and running through Oct. 26, movie buffs can watch screenings of renowned classic silent films […]

WELLS — More than a dozen food trucks and vendors will team up to raise funds for the Animal Welfare Society at Congdon’s After Dark food truck park on Sunday, May 19 in Wells. The first annual “Trucks and Pups” event will serve as a kick-off to the 2019 season for Congdon’s After Dark, New England’s […]

WELLS — A fugitive sought by Maryland authorities on a charge of attempted first-degree murder has been captured and arrested by Wells Police. Gregorio Martinez-Aguirre, 38, of 4120 Union St. Apt. 1N, Manchester, New Hampshire, was stopped on Sanford Road in Wells by police for speeding at about 2:40 p.m. Saturday, May 4, said Wells […]

OGUNQUIT — Residents in Ogunquit narrowly voted Thursday to keep three selectmen targeted by a divisive recall campaign. Chairman Charles “Bunky” Waite and board members Madeline Mooney and Robert Winn Jr. all will retain their seats following the town’s first recall election. The vote was 412-330 for Winn, 386-358 for Waite and 384-360 for Mooney, Town […]

WELLS — People who may have a firearm that is no longer wanted will have a chance to get rid of it at Wells Police Department on May 11. The Wells department is the sole York County law enforcement agency joining the Maine Gun Safety Coalition for the statewide gun give back event called Guns […]

WELLS — Despite opposition from some residents to allow adult business in Wells, such businesses cannot be banned altogether. However, town officials hope to limit where such businesses can locate. In order to do so, the Board of Selectmen passed an emergency land use ordinance amendment on April 9 that would temporarily allow adult business […]