Kennebunk News

Rain dampened the day during last year's Tour de Cure event in and around Kennebunk, but it didn't keep riders out to fight diabetes off their bikes.

Augusta, Mainea May 21, 2012: Cheers and sustained applause echoed through Nordica Auditorium in the c.1865 Merrill Hall on the University of Maine Farmington campus last Friday as over 300 downtown revitalization leaders honored the Heart of Biddeford, recipient of the 2012 Main Street Maine Community of the Year award.

This spectacular beachfront home has some of the finest views on the East Coast.

This extraordinary 5 bedroom historic home on elegant Summer Street features historic provenance blended with modern amenities.

This charming cape-style home has many special features including screened porch, hardwood floors, wonderful kitchen, wood stove and fireplace, 2 car garage and daylight basement! In a great neighborhood only one mile from the beach!! Don't miss this! Born and raised in Weston, MA, I have spent every summer of my life in Maine both in Belgrade ... (more)

Lower Village Kennebunk residents and some businesses for most of this year and especially recently have had their daily lives disrupted, endured constant construction noise, traffic problems, pedestrian problems, lost property and in one resident's case even physical injury and hospitalization, all for the sake of a project that the town of ... (more)

I was involved in a two-car crash in the early evening on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Kennebunk.

Courtesy photo After touring many local schools to show this powerful 30-minute film, Video Creations of Kennebunk will ofer a public screening free and open to the community at 7 p.m. Monday, June 4. 'Point of No Return,' written by Kennebunk Police Chief Bob MacKenzie and directed by Blake Baldwin, features five Kennebunk High School teens and ... (more)

Bridget Alise Burns, 54, a resident of Brown Street, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at her residence.

Courtesy photo From left, Josiah Mackaman, Ryan O'Connell, Max Wakeling, Joshua Mackaman, Danielle O'Connell and Eli Wakeling.

When visiting Maine, forget all about the lobster and other great seafood. You need to go there to see the strange stuff! If you have any doubts that Maine is home to the strange, please keep in mind it is the home of writer Stephen King and you can't get much stranger than him.

This spectacular beachfront home has some of the finest views on the East Coast.

Spectacular sunsets await you in this refined home that overlooks the Rachel Carson estuary.

Fabulous 4943 sq ft family home on large lot w/in walking distance of the Port. Beautiful kitchen with fireplaced family room,DR,LR,Office,5 bedrooms and wonderful game room with wet bar in finished basement.

Hundreds of gay-marriage supporters in Maine are going door-to-door and working at phone banks to drum up support for November's statewide referendum seeking to legalize same-sex marriage.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Katherine "Kitty" Massey; brothers, Finley, Shirley and Kermit Massey; and sister, Virginia Miller.

Seven students from The New School in Kennebunk, along with two teachers, recently went to West Virginia for a three-week intensive study of mountain top removal, for coal mining.

Rumor has it around the town of Kennebunkport that people want to change the age-old saying to "May showers bring June flowers." I must admit I am feeling a bit "dis-May-ed." May has me down a bit.

Shirley Tanner, formerly of Kennebunk, died Oct. 16, 2011. She was known for "having a smile that would light up a room." A graveside memorial service and celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at Greenwood Cemetery, Route 1 in Biddeford.

The following information was provided by the Sanford Police Department. MONDAY, MAY 14 Derek Albert Gerrish, 22, 7 North St., Apt.