Cape-Porpoise News

Cape Arundel is spared a seaborne assault in 1812. July 09, 2009 6:00 AM Atwater Kent's neighbors had some unsavory things to say about him when he desecrated the Jeremiah Smith cemetery and flattened a War of 1812 fortification to expand his Cape Arundel lawn.

A committal service for Ruthe Seavey McGinley will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Arundel Cemetery, Kennebunkport.

Down East has extended its Prettiest Harbors poll until June 28. Cast your opinion; vote today! The Magazine of Maine is asking readers to vote for the prettiest harbor in Maine.

Spent a week along Turbats Creek a tidal creek near Cape Porpoise Maine. At high tide the water was all the way up to the stilts that the cottage was on and at low tide could walk out to nearby Vanghn's Island.

Augusta, ME - The Maine Lobster Industry, Office of Maine Tourism, and nearly 350 delegates from all over New England and 7 countries, including Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Netherlands, China and Germany, came together April 27-28, 2009 for the 14th Annual Discover New England Tourism Summit that took place at Sunday River Resort.

The Rev. Ruth Merriam has a confession to make: While she was thrilled to be named the York County Firefighter of the Year, she wasn't exactly surprised.

Thirty-six years after the British steam freighter Wandby piled up on the rocks near Walker's Point, William D. Gilbertson, the assistant engineer on watch in the steamer's engine room on March 9, 1921, wrote letters to the editor of the Kennebunk Star providing a firsthand account of the calamity.

B. Erskine-Philips' "Natural Paths in Drawing" collection of pencil and washes drawings will be on display at the Kennebunk Free Library in Hank's Gallery during the month of June.

Tucked away in a renovated barn on Port Road in Lower Village is Kennebunk's latest eating-drinking establishment, a new wine bar called Old Vines.

The annual Memorial Day Parade will start at 9 a.m. Monday at Wells High School and proceed east on Route 109 to the junction of Route 1. The event will end at the Ocean View Cemetery across from Wells Junior High School, where there will be a memorial service and a reading by the Wells Elks Lodge.

WHY? The Bush family made it world famous, but Kennebunkport is still a magnificent escape -- beyond the friendly downtown, think beaches and forest.

Jonathan Wedemeyer guides a hook to a crate of lobsters while offloading the lobsters from his skiff at the Cape Porpoise pier on Wednesday.

Now that the snow has melted, it is time to get out of the house and treat yourself to some fun things to do.

Portside Rotary is proud to join the many generous donors from the Kennebunks, in adding a donation to assist in the Atlantic Hall Facade Restoration Project.

Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons photo Brandy Hynes, the owner and chef of The Wayfarer, has been at the helm since 2001 and has put her own spin on the classic New England fare.

A score of local lobstermen has teamed up with environmental groups to collect trash and lost fishing gear from islands off Maine's Cape Porpoise.

Features Reinventing Brunswick What happens when a navy town loses its base? By Virginia Wright Roadside Rebel As stubborn as it is handsome, wild tansy refuses to be hemmed in.

Going once ...; going twice ...; get ready to bid at the Kennebunk Land Trust ninth annual Dinner and Silent Auction to be held May 1 at St.

CAMDEN (): The annual spring cleanup day for the Camden Amphitheatre is Saturday, May 2. Volunteers are invited to join Dave Jackson on TLC Day from 8:30 a.m. to noon to spruce up the park and amphitheatre.

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