WELLS — Members of the Wells Planning Board and town staff have further outlined the upcoming construction of the new public safety buildings after performing a site walk last week. The new public safety complexes will include a combined police and fire station on the corner of U.S. Route 1 and Harbor Road, as well […]
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Bishop to observe anniversary of friars arrival in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — A day of celebration for the 70th anniversary of the Lithuanian Franciscan Friars’ arrival in Kennebunk is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 1, at the friary on Beach Avenue. An anniversary Mass, celebrated by Bishop Robert P. Deeley, is set for 11 a.m. in the monastery chapel. A luncheon banquet will be held in the […]
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CONNECT Fair returning to Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — CONNECT with 40+ local nonprofits at the second annual community fair featuring interactive games, activites, education and entertainment. Between 4 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Livewell Center behind Shoppers Village visitors will meet horses, adoptable pups, wildlife (plus your friends and neighbors), sample chowder and other goodies, and learn all about these […]
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Concert in Kennebunk celebrates Luther’s historic act
KENNEBUNK — Music lovers have circled Sunday, Oct. 29 on their calendars. That’s the day that the historic Christ Church at 6 Dane St. in Kennebunk, Maine, will present a concert and bratwurst supper to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s historic act that set in motion the Protestant Reformation. Luther openly challenged the Roman Catholic Church […]
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KFL director to retire from postion
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk Free Library’s Board of Trustees announces that LibraryDirector Jill LeMay will retire effective Nov. 3, 2017. LeMay has served as Library Director since March 2011. During her 6 ½ years, LeMay has led the library through many changes from recruiting new staff to facility and technology upgrades. “Jill has been an extraordinary Director, […]
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KHS gets new theater manager
KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk High School has a new theater manager. RSU 21 officials announced Monday that Michael Herman has joined the KHS staff. Herman’s wife, Rachael Yoder, will also be joining to direct the school’s spring theater production and take over as the school’s Interact Club advisor. Prior to coming to Kennebunk, Herman and Yoder […]
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Ogunquit tests new parking kiosks
OGUNQUIT — The old-fashiioned coin parking meter may soon be officially a thing of the past in Ogunquit. Following the Labor Day weekend, the town of Ogunquit removed parking meters at Perkins Cove and its lower parking lots and replaced them with electronic kiosks. The new parking kiosks only accept credit card payments and became […]
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Wells Police Log
WELLS — The Wells Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited between Aug. 22 and Sept. 9. • Graham Baker, 34, of 285 Elmwood Road, Pownal, Maine was arrested for operating with a license suspended or revoked and violation of conditions of release following a traffic stop on Post Road on […]
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Tech Time service at KFL eases technology anxiety
KENNEBUNK —Frustrated With Technology? The public is invited to join a new service, Tech Time, at the Kennebunk Free Library from 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Participants will work one-on-one with a librarian to answer your technology questions. Technology is becoming more complicated so we’re here to help. Having difficulty downloading the cloudLibrary app? Got a tablet […]
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Bank parts ways with employee after offensive post
KENNEBUNK — A Maine bank has parted ways with one of their recently promoted employees after the woman posted an anti-Muslim image to her Facebook profile. The image posted by a Kennebunk Savings Bank employee showed a smiling dog with a superimposed caption that read, “I BIT A MUSLIM.” The post was later deleted, but […]