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  • Kennebunk Select Board sends beach parking pass ordinance back to subcommittee

    Kennebunk Select Board sends beach parking pass ordinance back to subcommittee

    KENNEBUNK – The July 21 Kennebunk Select Board meeting was unusually well attended due to a single agenda item to consider sending the beach parking permit ordinance back to the ordinance subcommittee for review. The discussion lasted an hour and was at times contentious.  However, as the meeting went on,…

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  • Kennebunk gets go-ahead for Beach Avenue sea wall restoration

    Kennebunk gets go-ahead for Beach Avenue sea wall restoration

    KENNEBUNK – Kennebunk’s collapsed sea wall by the Narragansett by the Sea condominium complex will finally be repaired this fall. A $1.3 million project will restore the barrier nearly three years after a succession of storms undermined the wall and caused the sidewalk and roadway to buckle. The town originally…

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  • Kennebunk Select Board submits proposed charter amendments to town attorney for review

    Kennebunk Select Board submits proposed charter amendments to town attorney for review

    Substantive changes to the recall provisions are proposed

    KENNEBUNK – At its July 21 meeting, the Kennebunk Select Board took the next step in amending the town charter by submitting draft amendments to the town attorney for review. The proposed amendments include a complete overhaul of the recall provisions and three changes to other elements of the charter. …

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  • Kennebunk Planning Board forwards cell tower project to peer review

    Kennebunk Planning Board forwards cell tower project to peer review

    Public hearing is planned for late summer

    KENNEBUNK – At their July 13 meeting, Kennebunk’s planning board deemed the Factory Pasture Lane telecommunications tower application complete, enabling the project to move one step closer to construction. The planning board reviewed the Wireless EDGE Towers III LLC application for completeness under Article 7, Section 2.B of Kennebunk’s zoning…

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  • Kennebunk Police/EMS/Fire Stats: June 2026

    Kennebunk Police/EMS/Fire Stats: June 2026

    A MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FROM THE TOWN OF KENNEBUNK.

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  • Kport Select Board looks for balance between stormwater protection and cost of housing

    Kport Select Board looks for balance between stormwater protection and cost of housing

    New stormwater regulation for November ballot will be revisited at August 4 select board meeting

    KENNEBUNKPORT – In their July 9 meeting, the Kennebunkport Select Board discussed a land use ordinance revision designed to increase stormwater management on certain new construction in town. The revision is intended to prevent changes to stormwater runoff affecting neighboring lands caused by new construction. The revised ordinance would add…

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  • Christmas Prelude ordinance edges closer to a final version

    Christmas Prelude ordinance edges closer to a final version

    November vote on ordinance revision will affect Prelude’s 2026 funding

    KENNEBUNKPORT – The Kennebunkport Select Board continues to work under a spotlight to reword the current mass gathering ordinance, which will go before voters in November. Based on the outcome of the nonbinding June vote, the board is developing a referendum question that will ask voters if they want taxpayer…

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  • The Local News: A status update and a big thank you

    The Local News: A status update and a big thank you

    The Local News has been publishing for two months now and we are thrilled with all the positive feedback we have gotten. Many thanks to all of you who have made a donation. We just got word from the IRS that we are now officially a 501(c)(3) organization, so all…

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  • Arundel intersection improvements on the horizon

    Arundel intersection improvements on the horizon

    ARUNDEL – Traffic movement and safety at two intersections in Arundel are likely to be improved in the next year. The frequency of accidents at the intersection of Limerick Road and Alfred Road (Route 111) has spurred the Maine Department of Transportation to find a remedy for that troubled intersection.…

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  • Kennebunkport Police/EMS/Fire Stats: June 2026

    Kennebunkport Police/EMS/Fire Stats: June 2026

    A MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FROM THE TOWN OF KENNEBUNK.

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  • June 2026 Real Estate Sales

    June 2026 Real Estate Sales

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

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  • At all-ages community softball game, fun is the biggest hit

    At all-ages community softball game, fun is the biggest hit

    Parson’s Field in Kennebunkport is home to pure enjoyment every Wednesday evening

    KENNEBUNKPORT – On a Wednesday evening in June at Consolidated School’s Parson’s field, pitcher Penny Faszewski threw a ball that was hit deep

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