Lobster Tagging Project Off Kennebunk Reveals Plan
In Kennebunk area a tagging study marks 1000 lobsters with sphyrion clips and yellow filaments. Lobsters are housed in separate compartments with redfish morsels, then moved to Port Lobster tanks for healing before release at undisclosed offshore sites. A $5 reward per recovered lobster and a $1 tag reward are offered. DMR Boothbay Labs will collect tagged lobsters upon recovery.
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Port Lobster
Ocean Avenue
Kennebunk
Krouse
DeRocher
Krause
Sonny Hutchins
Fred Eaton
Cape Porpoise
George Norwood
Camp Ellis
DMR
Boothbay Labs
Court Upholds Zoning Ruling in Kennebunkport Case
In Kennebunkport, Superior Court Justice Louis Scolnik upheld the town zoning board’s revocation of a permit issued to Anthony Natale to convert an Ocean Avenue property into a rental apartment. The decision, issued April 25, found the prior permit not grandfathered and ordered restoration of the property to its original condition, including removal of plumbing and kitchen facilities.
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Alfred
Kennebunkport
Superior Court
Louis Scolnik
Zoning Board of Appeals
Anthony J.atale
Ocean Avenue
Glen Creek Bridge
Kenneth and
Mary Leathers
Appeals Board
Natale
Kenneth Campell
Scolnik
Gordon Ayer
Kennebunkport Selectman
Abbott Pendergast
Playground Equipment Donated to Kennebunkport School
Several hundred dollars in equipment was donated by local merchants and citizens to Consolidated School in Kennebunkport. The gift included four basketball nets see-saws tether balls benches tables sandboxes boats trains and playground lines on tar. Jan Holbrook organized and coordinated the project with volunteers from Friends of the Port and residents such as Bob Shook Dave Holbrook Mike D Alonzo Don Bryant Ted Axelson Jim Nichola Web Cluff Gary Ridlon Mary Ridlon Janet Winters Gerry Serreze and Helen Brigham.
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Kennebunkport
Friends of the
Jan Holbrook
Bob and
Barbara Shook
Dave Holbrook
Mike D’alonzo
Don Bryant
Ted Axelsen
Jim Nichola
Cluff
Gary and
Mary Ridlon
Janet Winters
Gerry Serreze
Helen Brigham
Port Kennebunk special meeting May date announced
A special town meeting is set for May 20 at 7 p.m. in the Consolidated School gym to consider warrant items including accepting Goose Rocks Beach roads Marshview Circle Skyline Drive Prescott Drive and Kings Lane and purchasing a new bulldozer after an accident at the dump. Repeal of the phosphate ordinance is also expected on the warrant.
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Kennebunkport
Consolidated
Goose Rocks Beach
Marshview Circle
Skyline Drive
Prescott Drive
Kings Lane
Kennebunk
Wayne Leach
Wells
Charles Sullivan
Selectmen
Honeybee Wins Nod In Senate For Maine State Insect
The Senate approved the honeybee as Maine’s official state insect following the House and government committee recommendation. Both proposed by schoolchildren, the two insect ideas were considered as part of the state’s designation process.
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Senate
Maine
House
Banquet Honors Mothers and Daughters in Kennebunkport Event
The 14th annual Mother-Daughter Banquet of the Advent Christian Church in Kennebunk Lower Village was held at the Consolidated School in Kennebunkport with 215 attendees. Mrs. Robert Spofford hosted. Our Destiny performed numbers by Elaine Nadeau Ellen Baum Becky Palmer and Sue Hunter. Mrs Ralph McLean directed a playlet Her Heart Can See based on Fanny Crosby with Miss Linda Morris Gail Stetson Frances Ober and others participating.
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Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Kennebunkport
Robert Spofford
Our Destiny
Elaine Nadeau
Ellen Baum
Becky Palmer
Sue Hunter
Maine
Ralph McLean
Fanny Crosby
Linda Morris
Gail Stetson
Frances Ober
Robert Hewitt
Steven Moulton
Reginald Fisher
Paul Dargis
Donald Bertrand
Richard Simpson
Our Destiny Singers
Fannie Crosby
Willis Spaulding
Port Revises Dump Hours in Trial 2 Month Plan
Kennebunkport voters approve a trial two month schedule for the town dump. Beginning May 5 the hours will be Monday 8 am to 6 pm Tuesday closed Wednesday 12 pm to 6 pm Thursday 1 pm to 6 pm Friday 12 pm to 6 pm Saturday 8 am to 6 pm Sunday 8 am to noon. Total weekly hours drop from 64 to 40.
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Kennebunkport
New Town
Maine Women's Clubs Meet with J Frank Bryant as Speaker
Mrs J Frank Bryant of Boonville NC will keynote the 83rd Maine Federation of Women's Clubs spring convention May 14 15 at the Treadway Samoset Rockport. Her talk Time for Women in Action honors her roles with GFWC NC Youth Board and White House Conference on Children and Youth.
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Bryant
North Carolina
White House
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Kennebunk Area
David Libby
Department of Marine Resources
Jay Krause
Peter Kingsley
Poli
Biddeford
Fort Carson, Colo
4Th Infantry
National Guard
Army Reserve
Joyce Dikeman
Clifford Higgins
Men’s Fellowship of the Church
Robert E. Bedard
Feinberg
Alfred ST. Biddeford, ME
L. D. Jensen, D.V.M
Animal Clinic
Elm Street
James Agreste
Elm ST
U.S. 1
Mama Burger French
Columbia
Oxford Sweet
Chiparoos
Shurfine Angel Ring
Shurfine
Farmer’s
Nestle’s
U.S. NO
California
Iceberg
Wasisco
Oncy
All Ie
Ata Beitz
Alfred ST
Asters
Zinnias
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