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  • The Landing School potentially forestalls need for closure

    ARUNDEL – In an unexpected reversal, the trustees of The Landing School of Boat Building & Design announced today that steps are being taken to ensure the iconic school can remain open. Last week, the announcement that the school would close immediately shocked and saddened many Mainers, for whom the school’s international reputation and success…

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  • $64.8 million school budget to face voters June 9

    One year after two failed budget proposals and the resignation of the district’s superintendent, RSU 21’s proposed $64.8 million budget for fiscal year 2027 passed its first public vote at a meeting on May 4. Voters in Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport will vote to ratify that budget on June 9, deciding whether to increase local…

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  • Graves Library brings ‘master storyteller’ Ken Burns to KHS for sold out event

    Award-winning documentarian Ken Burns is coming to Kennebunk July 30 as part of the Graves Library speaker series to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. Longtime Maine journalist Rob Caldwell will interview Burns at a sold-out Kennebunk High School auditorium about his documentary series on the American Revolution, his passion for history, and five decades of telling…

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  • Voters to weigh in on Prelude reimbursement June 9 in Kennebunkport

    On June 9, Kennebunkport voters will be asked to what degree they want their tax dollars to support Prelude, the two-week pre-Christmas event sponsored by the Kennebunkport Business Association (KBA). The Kennebunkport Select Board made it clear in public meetings this spring that, regardless of the outcome of the vote, the town will continue to…

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  • Kennebunkport Candidate Information: June 9 Election

    Information on the candidates running in the June 9th election in Kennebunkport.

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  • KHS Drama Department’s bold decision pays off

    KENNEBUNK – A Kennebunk High School play lasting only 40 minutes and focused on the White Rose Society, a resistance group persecuted by the Nazis in 1940s Germany, won first place in the Maine One-Act Drama Festival Class A Regionals in March. The choice of play was lauded as “bold” by judges and others at…

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  • Kennebunkport Police/EMS/Fire Stats: March-April 2026

    A MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FROM THE TOWN OF KENNEBUNKPORT.

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  • April 2026 Real Estate Sales

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

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  • March 2026 Local Real Estate Sales

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

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A sweet moment at the St. Anthony’s Monastery, Kennebunk. 5/21. (Photo by Karen Suhrhoff)

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