Kennebunk News

There are people in our midst who are so filled with bitterness, anger and distrust, they suck the energy right out of the rest of us.

Karin Stevens, 42, of 94 School St., Clawson, Mich., was charged with failure to register a motor vehicle, pursuant to a motor vehicle stop on Portland Road.

Clancy Brown, of Kennebunk, received a bachelor's degree during the 2009 Commencement ceremonies of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, held on May 17.

The Kennebunk Free Library announces patrons now have full, free, in-house access to the world's largest genealogy Web site, Ancestry.com. Used by both amateur and professional genealogists, this Web site gives access to more than 4,000 databases and five billion names.

Police said passers-by at Short Sands Beach fed water through a three-inch crack of a car window to save a cat, whose owner was subsequently charged with cruelty to animals.

One man was arrested for assault and the investigation is continuing into an incident that left a man battered and bruised at the July 4th fireworks near Mother's Beach on Saturday night, according to the Kennebunk Police Department.

KENNEBUNK, Maine a ' The father of a New York Times reporter who escaped captivity in Afghanistan says he had to keep his sona TMs abduction secret for seven months.

Lightning strikes affected two homes in Kennebunk and one in Kennebunkport Thursday morning, blowing out appliances and causing a small fire.

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Police received a complaint about an intoxicated male operating a motor vehicle.

Many streetlights slated for removal in a town plan to save money will be re-examined by police and the Street Light Committee.

It's the kind of call no police department wants to hear: Man with a gun at the high school.

Kennebunk Parks & Recreation Department will again sponsor Concerts in the Park, weekly from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in Rotary Park on Water Street.

The bench at the George Shaw Memorial Walkway and Garden has a plaque that reads: "Sit a Spell" Courtesy of: George Shaw.

"Working Artists Show," an exhibition organized and filled by the Maine Illustrators Collective, will be on display at the Kennebunk Free Library in Hank's Gallery from July 2 through July 31.

Fireworks are planned for July 4 over Kennebunk Beach. The fireworks will be set off just after dark.

River Tree Arts is a popular teaching, exhibition and gathering place for area arts enthusiasts, offering group classes and private lessons in everything from painting to musical instruments, theater, dance, and cultural celebrations.

The Regatta Banquet and Conference Center may look elegant for its patrons who enter through the front door, but it's the equipment out back and on the roof that caused owner Fred Forsley to be recognized by the state on Wednesday.

One of the two journalists held over seven months by the Taliban in Pakistan is David Rohde, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter with ties to the Kennebunks.

When the Board of Selectmen begins meeting in July, it will have three new members, two extra seats and, according to some, a more conservative approach.