WEST KENNEBUNK — Meet Ms. Dezi and Mr. Hunter, the dynamic duo now available for adoption at the Animal Welfare Society.  This 10-year-old Jack Russell pair has been together since puppyhood, so it’s important that they find a home together. The adoption fee for the duo is $150.  These two old timers would do best […]

KENNEBUNKPORT — In a nod to tradition, Kennebunkport is reviving the tradition of awarding the Boston Post Cane to the town’s oldest resident after a decades-long absence. According to Kennebunkport Town Clerk Tracey O’Roak, a search has been launched to identify the town’s eldest citizen, who will be presented with the cane. O’Roak said the […]

WELLS — Before a large audience at Wells Junior High School on Jan. 26, sixth-grade student Matthew Gahagan won the school level of the National Geographic Bee. Brian Fetzner, another sixth-grade student was runner-up in the competition. For about an hour, 10 students responded to challenging questions in what was the first level of competition […]

KENNEBUNK — Lift yourself out of the mid-winter doldrums at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 and come to Christ Church, 6 Dane St., Kennebunk, for a lively concert of amusing and inspirational songs drawn from a wide range of Broadway shows.   The concert will be led by our Christ Church’s own “Maestro” Warren King, and […]

WELLS — During the whole month of February, the Music Boosters for Wells High School will hold their third annual textile fundraising drive to raise funds for the WHS Music Department and the Epilepsy Foundation of New England. The fundraiser, a “Winter Weed-Out,” is a great way for one to make a non-monetary donation to a […]

When nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on his back and the hue of the other on his breast. ~ John Burroughs It was just a blur at first, a flurry of activity in the trees outside my […]

WELLS — The Wells Reserve at the Laudholm farm is holding its first ever loppet. A gentler version of the traditional cross-country ski race, it encourages visitors to use the trails and record their distances. Loppets are long cross-country ski races that usually take a lot of endurance. The loppet at The Laudholm Farm, where […]