Ogunquit News
THE CHRISTMAS CYCLE. For those who may have found it challenging to walk and chew gum at the same time, the Cycling Murrays from Cambridge, Mass., impressed parade watchers as they managed to stay aloft while playing musical instruments for the entire distance of the Ogunquit parade route that stretched more than two miles during this year's 20th Christmas by the Sea celebration. See our special Christmas by the Sea Gallery for more photos.
Photo courtesy of Don Foster
Ogunquit officials counter school buyout proposal from Wells
Selectmen from Wells and Ogunquit and their respective town managers met at Dunaway Center on Thursday, Dec. 7, to continue negotiations on an agreement to dissolve the Wells Ogunquit Consolidated School District.Marginal Way Committee sets boundaries
The hot potato issue of encroachments on Marginal Way is about to be tossed back to the Board of Selectmen by the Marginal Way Committee as a result of its Dec. 7 meeting at Dunaway Center.20th Christmas by the Sea celebration puts Ogunquit in the holiday mood
The Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce awarded three businesses and three residences its top prizes for decorating in the holiday spirit this year while the best chowder and chocolate were left to the public to decide.Planning Board hears input from voters on failed zoning question
The Planning Board got what it asked for at a forum held Monday night, Dec. 11, at Dunaway Center, prior to its regular meeting.Ogunquit Public Safety News
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Xtramart goes the extra mile for a worthwhile cause
Xtramart of Ogunquit is one of 142 stores from New England to Maryland bearing the Xtramart logo that are participating in a fundraiser for the Jennifer Creed Fund that helps the families of children afflicted with cancer to pay expenses not covered by insurance.
DIGGING FOR CLAMS. The Ogunquit River was open for shellfish harvesting on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10. Shellfish Warden Percy Stevens was on site at the 8:45 a.m. opening and doing a brisk business selling day licenses to residents and non-residents for the four-hour harvesting. Recently, Ogunquit's clam flats were under scrutiny by the Maine Department of Marine Resources as a result of a malfunction at the sewage treatment plant at the footbridge; however, the harvesting schedule was never interrupted. Stevens said the state "never called, and we're still open as far as I know. I'm sure they would have notified us if it was closed." Clam digging license holders this year are enjoying a bountiful crop of the delicacy. A peck can be easily dug in 15 minutes, according to Stevens. Harvesting coincided with the Christmas by the Sea celebration in town, which brought many visitors from out of state to Ogunquit. Early morning beach walkers from Wisconsin who were unfamiliar with Maine clam digging asked, "What are those men doing playing in the mud?"
Photo by C. Ayn Douglass
