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  • Kennebunk Zoning Board of Appeals Defers Williamson Ross Road Appeal to August 31

    Kennebunk Zoning Board of Appeals Defers Williamson Ross Road Appeal to August 31

    KENNEBUNK – Richard and Audrey Williamson’s hope to overturn the Kennebunk Site Plan Review Board’s June 19 approval of the major commercial development at 70-72 Portland Road (Ross Road/Route 1 intersection) has been delayed. The Zoning Board of Appeals, which met August 20, voted to postpone the hearing until August…

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  • Kennebunk Police/Fire Rescue Stats: July 2026

    Kennebunk Police/Fire Rescue Stats: July 2026

    A MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FROM THE TOWN OF KENNEBUNK.

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  • Ross Road residents appeal Kennebunk Site Plan Review Board decision

    Ross Road residents appeal Kennebunk Site Plan Review Board decision

    Zoning Board of Appeals hearing Thursday, August 20

    KENNEBUNK – Audrey and Richard Williamson are challenging Kennebunk’s Site Plan Review Board approval of the proposed major commercial development at the corner of Ross Road and Portland Road (Route 1). The Zoning Board of Appeals hears appeals to decisions made by the Code Enforcement Officer and town land use…

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  • Arundel  Police/EMS/Fire Stats: July 2026

    Arundel Police/EMS/Fire Stats: July 2026

    A MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FROM THE YORK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

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  • Kennebunkport Police/EMS/Fire Stats: July 2026

    Kennebunkport Police/EMS/Fire Stats: July 2026

    A MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FROM THE TOWN OF KENNEBUNK.

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  • July 2026 Real Estate Sales

    July 2026 Real Estate Sales

    A monthly listing of real estate sales in Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport.

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  • Kennebunk Planning Board responds to mobile home park sketch plan

    Kennebunk Planning Board responds to mobile home park sketch plan

    199-unit proposal challenged on many fronts

    KENNEBUNK – The Abode Communities Kennebunk sketch plan was challenged on many fronts during the August 10 planning board meeting. The Alewive Road project was fifth on the agenda and did not come up until 9:20 pm. Nevertheless, the session was well attended and the board spent over an hour…

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  • Neighborhood Housing Trust seeks transfer of Factory Pasture lot in Kennebunk

    Neighborhood Housing Trust seeks transfer of Factory Pasture lot in Kennebunk

    Potential for two-to-three single-family homes to be completed by end of 2027

    KENNEBUNK – The Neighborhood Housing Trust is offering to build two to three affordable single-family homes on a town-donated plot adjacent to the skate park on Factory Pasture Lane in Kennebunk – if the select board and voters approve the idea. This would be the first expansion by the Trust…

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  • A Passion for Photography takes Flight in Arundel

    A Passion for Photography takes Flight in Arundel

    Coastal Ecology Center Gallery bird photograph exhibit ends this Saturday, August 15

    ARUNDEL – As I walked through the woods surrounding Kevin Byron’s home in Arundel, his commitment to his craft became evident. He has a path with bird feeders placed at intervals, which are crafted out of rustic, found pieces of wood, some with bark (for suet to be rubbed in),…

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  • Proposal for 192-unit manufactured housing development to be reviewed by Kennebunk Planning Board

    Proposal for 192-unit manufactured housing development to be reviewed by Kennebunk Planning Board

    KENNEBUNK – On Monday, August 10, the Kennebunk Planning Board will review a preliminary sketch plan for a 65-acre 192-unit manufactured housing development and a seven-unit single family residential subdivision in West Kennebunk. The total development would encompass 84 acres on the west side of Alewive Road just north of…

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  • Kport Select Board to look at final language for November vote Thursday, August 13

    A land use ordinance and funding levels for Christmas Prelude are potentially on the agenda

    KENNEBUNKPORT – A select board meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 13 at 6 pm at the North Street Fire Station will shed more light on the final wording voters will see in the ballot box this November. Based on incorrect information, The Local News earlier ran an incorrect date of…

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  • Future of houseboats on Kennebunk River discussed

    Future of houseboats on Kennebunk River discussed

    The White Barn Inn’s four houseboats have raised questions from town officials and residents

    To some, the four White Barn Inn houseboats on the Kennebunk River represent luxury, with their wet bar, private rooftop, maid service and front door breakfast delivery. To others, the Cora, Nettie, Grace, and Ivory, as the houseboats are named, create a safety hazard and neighborhood disturbance by congesting both…

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