WELLS — A Kennebunk police officer is on administrative leave after being charged with operating under the influence stemming from an Aug. 19 motor vehicle accident.

WELLS — David and Joyce Bagshaw of Wells and their neighbors have a water problem. The street they live on, Robert Lane, slopes several feet below Atlantic Avenue on Wells Beach. When it rains, water gathers on Atlantic Avenue and then...

OGUNQUIT — Volunteers combed Ogunquit Beach Saturday, armed with gloves and plastic trash bags. They were participating in the Conservation Commission's fourth annual end of the season beach clean up. The three previous years of cleaning have...

OGUNQUIT — U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby rejected Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate Herb Hoffman's request for a temporary restraining order to prevent his name from being removed from the ballot on Friday. Hornby's...

WELLS — Organizations in Wells and Ogunquit are gearing up to help people with their fuel needs this winter, expecting demands on the towns' fuel assistance funds to soar. The Wells and Ogunquit Outreach committee, a group that distributes...

WELLS — Jo Ann's Gardens in Wells is getting in the spirit of helping people keep warm this winter. All proceeds from the second annual Harvest Fest on Sept. 20 will go to the Town of Wells fuel assistance fund. Town officials will be...

WELLS — The Town of Wells has a new charter to consider. Its job done, the Wells Charter Commission held its final meeting on Aug 28, culminating more than a year's worth of work. They sent a completed draft document to selectmen with a goal...

WELLS — It is, quite simply, one of the definitive events in Wells every year.

WELLS — Selectmen Tuesday voted to include a proposed large-scale water extraction moratorium on the November ballot on Tuesday, despite cautions from Town Attorney Leah Rachin that the moratorium is not necessary. The vote was 3 — 2,...

WELLS — Plans to build a 112-unit retirement home on Littlefield Road in Wells have been withdrawn. Town Planner Mike Huston said he received an email from Melissa Leclerc of Curry Architecture in Salem, Ore., the project's architect,...

KENNEBUNKPORT — Vi and Tom Willey have had two wonderful things happen in the past few weeks. First, last Saturday, they received a new roof, thanks to the Knights of Columbus.

KENNEBUNKPORT — The Sewer Department is seeking collection of $17,984 of unpaid sewer rates after a computer error didn't generate bills for 16 accountholders, town officials said.

WELLS — Wells resident Grace Froncko had an idea several years ago. She heard a news story on the radio and it piqued her interest. Fifteen years later, Froncko's piqued interest has resulted in the publication of her first book, "Annie's...

There was a popular book, published back in 2000, called "Bowling Alone," which addressed the issue of people not wanting to get involved in groups like they used to.

KENNEBUNKPORT — One of two remaining candidates for Kennebunkport Fire Chief will be recommended for approval at the Sept. 11 Board of Selectman meeting, said Town Manager Larry Mead Thursday night.

Thursday, Sept. 11
Wellness Committee, 11:30 a.m., Village Fire Station
Selectmen, 7 p.m., Village Fire Station

Tuesday, Sept. 9
Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Hall

Monday, Sept. 8
Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday, Sept. 9
Board of Directors, 6 p.m. , WEMS
Selectmen workshop, 6 p.m., Town Hall
Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, Sept. 10

Thursday, Sept. 4
Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Dunaway Center
Monday, Sept. 8
Planning Board, 7 p.m., Dunaway Center
Tuesday, Sept. 9
Selectmen, 6 p.m., Dunaway Center
Sewer District public hearing, 7 p.m., Dunaway Center

ALFRED — A York man could face a minimum of 25 years in prison after being arraigned on a charge of murder in York County Superior Court in Alfred today.

YORK, Maine – State and York police are investigating a suspicious death of a 39-year-old man that was reported at 3:36 a.m. Tuesday at a house at 90 Rogers Road.

With a new coach in place and a combined 10 experienced seniors and juniors having returned, the Kennebunk High School field hockey team is looking to improve on its 2007 numbers both in terms of record and playoff success.

The 2007 Kennebunk High School boys soccer team went 11-5, and won a playoff game for the first time during the tenure of head coach Nathan Bean who enters his sixth season as head coach of the Rams.

In a conference which is generally tightly packed and when you play a limited regular season schedule, there is little room for error. Every game is crucial in terms of post-season possibilities.

With a wealth of experienced players returning, including most of the starting lineup, the Wells High School girls soccer team is looking forward to a successful season on the field.

After going 11-5 last year, including a trip to the Western Maine Class B semifinals, the Wells High School field hockey team is looking to match that performance of a year ago and hope a strong contingent of returning players will create the right...

The Kennebunk High School football team which was hit hard by graduation will see how far the rebuilding process has progressed when the Rams open the season Friday at 7 p.m. with a home game against a perennially solid Marshwood team.

With the Kennebunk High School volleyball team looking to improve on last season's 4-10 record the Rams are hoping to get out of the gate fast with its season-opening match scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. at North Yarmouth Academy. The Rams are then...

They will still be young, but the sophomore laden Wells High School boys soccer team is hoping the experience those players gained last season, coupled with some key upperclassmen, will be the right combination to lead the Warriors to a successful...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation recently released the seventh annual Corporate Equality Index, which rates 583 businesses on a scale from 0 to 100 percent on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees,...

PORTSMOUTH - Smuttynose Brewery owner Peter Egelston is putting his head where his heart is.

KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk resident Tom Nadeau has received an outstanding award presented by the Maine State Organization Daughters of the American Revolution. He was the state winner of the Community Service Award and was sponsored by Rebecca...

KENNEBUNK — Last month marked the one year anniversary of the largest puppy mill seizure in Maine's history. The hundreds of dogs and their puppies rescued in Aug. 2007 are fondly referred to as "Buxton Dogs" by the staff and volunteers at the...

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Free Clinic, founded by University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty member Frank Kleeman, M.D., will receive the American Osteopathic Association Spirit of Humanity Award for 2008.

KENNEBUNK — The Churches of the Kennebunks held its monthly Community Hymn Sing on Sunday, Aug. 17 on the lawn of the South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport, under a bright blue sunny afternoon sky.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Patrick Casten of Wells was named to the dean's list at Lake Forest College for the 2007-08 academic year.

ARUNDEL — A new flagpole, garden, and stone walkway, in addition to a new school-wide water filtration system and spruced up buildings, will welcome children back to Mildred L. Day School in Arundel. The garden and walkway — with solar...

On an average school day, 380 cars arrive in the five parking lots of MSAD 71 schools as parents drop their children off at school.

Wells wanted nothing to do with separation from Massachusetts. Dependant upon commercial relationships with maritime interests in Boston, coastal communities stood to lose money if Maine became a state.

YORK COUNTY — Caring Unlimited, York County's Domestic Violence program, seeks community members interested in becoming volunteer hotline advocates.

In recent years, scientists have been seeking the cause of the precipitous decline in the honeybee population.

KENNEBUNK — The Seaglass Chorale will be starting rehearsals for its fall season, with Jean Strazdes, artistic director, returning to direct the chorale.

The 18th annual Capriccio festival, a townwide event that continues through Sept. 14, promises an exciting weekend of ragtime with two special events. First, catch the Ogunquit Performing Arts' presentation of "Treemonisha," the only opera known to...

SANFORD — On Sept. 18, at the Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library from 6 — 8 p.m, Monica Grabin of Kennebunk will present HerStory, a Singing History show that highlights the role of women in American history.

KENNEBUNK — On Saturday, Sept. 13, The Kennebunk Coffeehouse kicks off its 10th seasonwith an intimate evening with singer/songwriter Greg Greenway. Singer/songwriter Chris O'Brien will open the show.

Ogunquit Performing Arts begins the eighth season of its Classic Film Series with "Captain Horatio Hornblower" at the Great Hall of the Dunaway Center. Showtime is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.

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