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Ogunquit Beach summer preview 2024: Pride, shops, eateries, shows and more
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The seaside town named the world’s top vacation spot for 2024 is ready for the summer, with new restaurants and shops to check out and not one, but two, back-to-back festivals that will kick off the season. Ogunquit Pride returns May 31 to June 2 and the BonAire!, celebrating all things Ogunquit, returns Friday, June 7, to Sunday, June 9. ...
RSU 21 School Board under fire: Teachers 'hurting' after offensive Facebook post
KENNEBUNK, Maine — It’s hard to imagine that this was the kind of Teacher Appreciation Week that educators in RSU 21 had hoped for when they reported to school on Monday morning. During an emergency meeting on Friday, teachers and residents told the RSU 21 School Board that the district lacks leadership and that its administration under Superintendent Teri Cooper is one in which educators feel disrespected, ignored, and afraid to speak up. ...
Bayha to leave as WES principal
Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Amy Bayha had not planned on going anywhere. She and husband Tim had a home in town under contract to buy, but the seller didn’t sell, she explained in an email response to questions after her name appeared under resignations on the school committee’s May 14 agenda, released Friday.
Saluting service: Kennebunk museums offer free admission to military families
KENNEBUNK — The Brick Store Museum and the Seashore Trolley Museum are joining museums nationwide as part of the Blue Star Museums initiative to provide free admission to serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, and end on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2. Learn more and find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums. ...
Maine needs housing, but will communities stop saying, 'Not in my backyard'?
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — It is known as NIMBYISM — not in my backyard — and it is taking center stage in two Maine communities right now when it comes to affordable housing. In Cape Elizabeth, town councilors are considering a plan Monday to set aside 22...
USPS suspends changes to Hampden facility until January
United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday he was pausing any further changes to Maine's Hampden Processing Facility until next year. The USPS announced last month they would be moving forward with plans to consolidate mail processing services at the Eastern Maine Mail Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden and transfer operations to its mail processing facility in Scarborough. The original plan was to invest $12 million into the Hampden hub, which mainly serves eastern and northern Maine.
Maine man who plead guilty to New York City terror attack plot sentenced to 27 years
A Maine man will spend 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to attacking three NYPD officers with a machete. It happened near Times Square on New Year's Eve in 2022. Trevor Bickford from Wells, Maine, was 19 when police said he attacked three officers in 2022, apparently going through it as an act of jihad.
Sweet Addison’s: York native launches 'better for you' cookie brand
YORK, Maine — A York native has launched a new online cookie business, mailing batches of gluten-free and vegan goodies across the country to promote a healthy alternative. Addison Labonte said she was desperate to live a normal life when doctors told her she had a devastating condition called Compartment Syndrome. A former Division 1 college soccer player in her early 20s, Labonte had suddenly felt her legs going numb while training for a marathon.
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