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September 5 - September 18, 2008 |
News
SIGNS OF SUMMER. When self-taught photographer and artist Gail Hawthorne visited the Seacoast this summer with Green Mountain Tours of Larchmont, N.Y., she was captivated by the natural beauty of the York-Ogunquit area, and especially the views that can be seen along Ogunquit's Marginal Way, such as the charming rowboats pictured here. Believing that, as she put it, a picture is a poem without words, Hawthorne contacted The York Independent as the local newspaper of York-Ogunquit to share these scenes of summer with our readers.
Photo by Gail Hawthorne
Town Topics
Shattered peace: Late-summer murder shocks community
The late-summer weather had been beautiful over the Labor Day holiday weekend; warm days, cool nights, as a small seaside town had begun its changeover from a bustling vacation spot to a quiet place where people know their neighbors and doors are left unlocked.Residents, officials want to make Route 1 traffic light a permanent fixture
When the state installed a traffic light at the intersection of Route 1, Beech Ridge and Southside Road, many in town believed that their wishes had finally been granted.Neighbors helping neighbors: Residents strive to make a difference in tough times
From forums on energy costs and a community celebration benefitting York Community Service Association to a local 4-H club's commitment to helping stock the shelves at area food pantries, the push is on, in these difficult economic times, for residents to help their neighbors in need.Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk set for Sept. 20
Home Instead Senior Care and York Hospital Home Care are partnering up with the Alzheimer's Association as part of Memory Walk 2008, the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research.“The Maestro” celebrates 15 years as Seacoast Community Chorus director
From his place at the organ at First Parish Church, to his exceptional talent as a performer and choral director, Wendell S. Purrington has made quite a name for himself around this town and throughout the Seacoast.Seacoast Community Chorus welcomes new members
For the past 37 years, the Seacoast Community Chorus has been bringing together singers to create beautiful music.School Notes
A new school year begins
For kindergarteners at Village Elementary School, it was the first time they gathered together to have lunch at school."Get Started with Service-Learning" set for Sept. 24
On Sept. 24, KIDS Consortium is offering a full-day "Get Started with Service-Learning: Ideas for Implementing the Revised Maine Learning Results" workshop for educators, followed by an hour-long service-learning awareness session for community groups and parents.Gifts from Berwick Academy bring hope to village in Ghana
For nearly a month this summer, Berwick Academy eighth-grade English teacher Janet Miller visited The Republic of Ghana in Africa on a group service trip.Southern Maine Currents
Edward Moran marine paintings sold by Hap Moore Antiques Auctions
Two Edward Moran marine paintings, sold in separate lots, dominated Hap Moore's recent summer estates sale.DAR promoting Constitution Week Awareness
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, begins the national celebration of Constitution Week.A club that looks for ways to serve
Sometimes it seems that we, as Americans, are not very connected with each other.55 for 55 — The Run for the Fallen
In conjunction with a run across America starting at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and ending at Arlington National Cemetery, involving 35 states and covering more than 4000 miles, Ogunquit runners gathered at Veterans Park, the starting point for a 55-mile run to Monument Square in Portland to honor 55 servicemen and women from Maine who have lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq.Sale to support The Birchtree Center and Seacoast United
Volunteers from The Birchtree Center, Seacoast United and Liberty Mutual Group will host a giant indoor yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Seacoast United Indoor Arena, 311 Winnacunnet Road in Hampton, N.H.Hotline advocates needed to help support victims of domestic violence
Caring Unlimited, the county's domestic violence program, is seeking community members interested in becoming volunteer hotline advocates.Volunteers recognized by Wells Reserve and Laudholm Trust
Nearly 150 volunteers gathered on the Laudholm campus of the Wells Reserve in August to be honored by Laudholm Trust and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.
