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Mainers step up to help homeless family living in van at Maine Turnpike rest stop

by Dennis Hoey July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

People are coming forward with offers to help Jeannie and Roger Cannell find housing following a Portland Press Herald story depicting their plight.

Local & State, News

‘Nobody would choose this’: A turnpike rest area and a van become home for one Maine family

by Gillian Graham July 24, 2022July 25, 2022

Jeanie Cannell, her husband and his daughter have lived at the Kennebunk travel plaza on the Maine Turnpike for three months, unable to find affordable housing, even though two of them work full-time.

Local & State, News

Pine Tree Legal Assistance announces new director

by Emily Allen June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

Tom Fritzsche, who grew up in Kennebunk, will lead the nonprofit that offers civil legal help to low-income Mainers.

Business, Food & Dining

The Wrap: Italian seafood coming to Kennebunk, a new vegan-friendly brunch menu in Portland

by Tim Cebula March 2, 2022March 3, 2022

An Italian osteria in Washington D.C. expands to Kennebunk this spring, vegan brunch launches at Bird & Co., plus restaurant reopenings and expansions in Portland.

Local & State

Should this 230-year-old house be torn down to be saved?

by Gillian Graham October 24, 2021October 23, 2021

The current owners of the Barnard Tavern in Kennebunk say fixing it up will require taking it apart first. But first voters must release the town from a deed covenant.

Local & State, News

Maine towns set to get $3 million in federal aid to support fire departments

by Dennis Hoey September 8, 2021September 9, 2021

Kennebunk alone will get about $2.6 million to hire 8 new firefighters.

Local & State, Uncategorized

Longtime York County Jail administrator dismissed by sheriff, county commissioners

by Tammy Wells June 20, 2021June 21, 2021

The decision relates to incidents in the spring and summer of 2020 concerning the lack of mask-wearing inside the jail prior to an Aug. 19 coronavirus outbreak that impacted inmates, staff and some of their family members.