Kennebunk News

Animal Care Workshops - July 8 and 15 ; July 22 and 29 ; August 5 and 12 - Weekly Junior Workshops for kids 7-9 located at the Animal Welfare Society shelter on Holland Road in West Kennebunk from 9am - 4pm.

Patsy Aprile, president and CEO of Goodall Hospital, has accepted the chairmanship of the United Way of York County's Annual Campaign.

Melanie Renell and Jackie Allen trudged through the scrub and thin pine forest, wearing shin-high boots and extra-long winter socks and waving blanket-sized flags made out of broomsticks and corduroy fabric.

Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old man found around 1 p.m. Saturday in a home at 16 Storer St. Lt.

A vintage poster for "The General" , a silent comedy/drama starring Buster Keaton and set during the Civil War.

After some mobile food vendors expressed concern that newly enacted changes to the town's ordinance would put them out of business, the Board of Selectmen has extended a transition period to allow those vendors to comply, with plans to review the ordinance.

More than 1,000 volunteers lent helping hands to the York County United Way's Day of Caring on Wednesday, June 12. The volunteers assisted with more than 80 projects, including building an outdoor classroom at the Middle School of the Kennebunks, constructing a playground at Mother's Beach in Kennebunk, and sprucing up Rotary Park at Beachwood in ... (more)

William Roger Hanscom, 68, a resident of Heath Road, died Friday, June 7, 2013 at Durgin Pines in Kittery after a lengthy illness.

Shae Horrigan, the leader of the Strategies for a Stronger Sanford Youth Council, has been awarded the 2013 York County Youth Spirit of Service Award.

Gary Lamb announced his resignation as Greenville's town manager last week and will become the town administrator for Waterboro.

Incumbents Chris Chase and Richard Clark were re-elected to three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night, while Wells-Ogunquit Community School District School Committee member Russell Fox fell to challenger Helena Ackerson 220 votes to 489.

Nearly 35-years after Mary Tanner was viscously beaten, her killer has not been caught.

Residents of a Summer Street apartment building were displaced Sunday evening after a driver crashed into the home's porch.

Beginning Tuesday, the Kennebunk-based natural personal care products company will allow people to nominate nonprofit organizations for a chance to share in $150,000 in funding.

The March 17 Seacoast Sunday contained an op-ed column in which Eliot, Maine, resident Robert Pomerleau stated that the Route 236 sewer expansion project in Eliot had too many unanswered questions.

John Burns, who graduated Sunday, received a surprise congratulations from Mrs. Bush, who videotaped a message for him that appeared at the end of a video created for his graduation party.

While some might have chalked up their winning last year's Lobster Roll Rumble to beginner's luck, Clam Shack owner Steve and Jeni Kingston showed they really have the best lobster roll around by taking home the top prize two years in a row.

Incumbents Chris Chase and Richard Clark are seeking re-election to three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen, while Wells-Ogunquit Community School District School Committee member Russell Fox will face a challenge by Helena Ackerson for his three-year seat.

Once out in the open bog of Bangor's Roland F. Perry City Forest, birders are likely to hear the singing of resident Lincoln's sparrows.

On Tuesday, June 11, Kennebunk voters will be asked to approve the purchase of a 42-space parking lot in Lower Village.