Kennebunk News

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.

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.

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.

The Kennebunk Police Department's summer reserve and community service officers are already out patrolling the streets after signing on for the summer.

"All That Remains" is a newly published book by Kennebunk native Alva Edison Fleming II.

The Maine Association of Retirees members, at their Regional Meeting held on April 27, 2009 in Lewiston, ME, voted to re-elect Amy Ashton of Lewiston, ME to serve as one of three Regional Directors and re-elect Preston Chapman of Auburn, ME to serve as one of three Alternate Directors for Androscoggin, Franklin & Oxford Counties.

KENNEBUNK, ME, June 19, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- St. David's Episcopal Church will host a Public Bean Supper on Saturday, June 27 in the Great Hall of St.

Kennebunk chiropractor Clifford Faldman on June 10 had his state license to practice revoked, this time for at least six months.

Twenty nine questions, little discussion and only 136 voters in attendance added up to a Town Meeting that lasted for just a little over an hour Tuesday night.