Kennebunkport News

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

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.

Recently, Gwen and I spent a few days visiting the coast of southern Maine. Sadly, it rained every day that we were there, but we still had a fun time.

New Mexico-based Dine inlay silversmith Earl Plummer will make his only trip to the East Coast this year to display his work at Home & Away Gallery in Kennebunnkport, Maine, on July 11 and 12.

The first thing many visitors want to know is the location of former President George H.W. Bush's summer home.

York County is under a flash flood warning until 1:30 p.m., according to the National Weather service in Gray.

Kennebunkport has received a $5,000 from the Maine Department of Conservation that will be used for a project intended to ease tensions over local moorings.

With the town's normal population swelling to more than twice its size in the summer, the Kennebunkport Police department turns to its summer reserve officers to help keep the peace.

Gosh, I love that station. In the comfort of your own home, you can watch a 30-minute remake of homes from Maine to California.

A kitten survived a lengthy trip from Maine to New Hampshire in the engine block of a car on Tuesday.

When Trish and Gary Koch came to Kennebunkport for Valentine's Day in 2004, little did they know that a romantic weekend away would change the course of their lives forever.

Southern Maine beaches are home to almost all of the state's plovers, with Kennebunkport's Goose Rocks Beach leading the way.

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

Very few residents of York County have not visited or utilized the offerings at the Northern York County YMCA in Biddeford.

The 'Diversity' exhibition invitation and poster includes the work of Jeanne Griffin, encaustic 'Flying High,' clockwise from top left; 'Langsford Road,' watercolor by Janet Duncan; 'Ogunquit Coast,' acrylic by Philip McCurdy; and 'Wheels,' photograph by Nora Ordway.

The Maine Association of Retirees members, at their Regional Meeting held on April 28, 2009 in Portland, ME, voted to re-elect Paul Phelan of Westbrook, ME to serve as one of three Regional Directors and re-elect Patricia Johnson of Kennebunkport, ME to serve as one of three Alternate Directors for Cumberland & York Counties.

I love this legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of passage. His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him, and leaves him alone.

Dana James, 19, of Berwick, was charged with failure to give notice of an accident by quickest means and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, after an investigation of a hit-and-run accident that allegedly occurred on Wildes District Road.

Dave Kurlan's guest is Rick Roberge, sales development expert and author of the Rainmaker Maker Blog.

The brother and son-in-law of a Maine defense contractor who admitted paying off government officials in exchange for government contracts have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with the bribery scheme.