WELLS — The Wells Chamber of Commerce and Wells town officials welcomed new business Moody’s Collision at a ribbon cutting ceremony recently. Moody’s Collision is a co-worker owned Auto Body and Collision Center offering collision repairs, frame repair and replacement, glass replacement, paintless dent removal, suspension and wheel alignment and towing. The buisness is at 634 […]
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A berry fine day
KENNEBUNK — Mainers love their blueberries, and Saturday backed that up as hundreds of locals flocked to the ground of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church for the church’s annual Blueberry Festival. The festival — the biggest annual community event put on by the church — featured upward of 40 vendors selling everything from jewelry […]
Coastal communities consider dredge purchase
WELLS — When a major dredging of Wells Harbor was completed in October 2013, planning for the effort had begun about six years prior. Wells has been waiting a number of years for another dredge to place, said Wells Town Manager Jon Carter, and added that York has been waiting around a decade for a […]
U.S. Senate committee backs York County dredging projects
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has greenlighted more than $7 million in funding for maintenance dredging of the Saco River, York Harbor and Wells Harbor. Project funding was included in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill at the request of Collins, a senior member of the […]
Mass. man dies from injuries in Wells crash
WELLS — A Massachusetts man died Tuesday, as a result of injuries he sustained during an accident in Wells, according to Wells Police. Philip Philbin, 53, of Clinton, Massachusetts, died at about 1:10 p.m.Tuesday, police say. The accident took place about 7:30 a.m. Monday on Atlantic Avenue. Philbin who was riding a bicycle, collided with […]
Opera star Aldrich joins DaPonte String Quartet for ‘Innerscapes’
OGUNQUIT — A rising star on the opera scene from Maine will perform locally this summer and will be joined by a popular area string quartet. “It’s awesome to be singing for the home crowd,” says mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich, a mid-coast Maine native who has become an international opera star. “Its very comforting in some […]
Wells Chamber welcomes new business
WELLS — The Wells Chamber of Commerce and Wells town officials welcomed new business Living Wells Farm at a ribbon cutting ceremony recently. Living Wells Farm is a lush 34-acre horse farm featuring year-round trail rides through the Tatnic Hills, summer camps June through August for ages 5 and up and boarding. The farm was started […]
Professor to discuss details of solar eclipse at library
KENNEBUNK — On Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. (previously scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 1) Kennebunk Free Library will welcome Professor Ian Durham from the Astronomical Society of Northern New England to present on what experts are calling “the astronomical event of the decade.” On Aug. 21, the continental U.S. will see its first solar eclipse in almost 40 years, […]
Wells Police Log
WELLS — The Wells Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited between July 11 and July 16. • Leon McGee, 84, of 747 Branch Road, Wells, was summonsed for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident following an investigation into a hit-and-run crash on Branch Road at 4:33 p.m. July […]
Kennebunkport Police Log
KENNEBUNKPORT — The Kennebunkport Police Department has released the names of individuals arrested or cited between July 3 and July 14: • Logan Alexander, 22, of 684 River Road, Arundel, was charged with failure to register a motor vehicle (30 to 150 days) after the violation was observed on Stone Road at 5:41 p.m. July […]