12/09/04 - KENNEBUNK - District 71 School Board Chairman Maureen King said she has gone through the district's policy book a couple of times recently.

12/09/04 - KENNEBUNKPORT - This busy, and sesquicentennial, year is fast coming to an end but the Arundel Lodge, tucked away on the banks of the Kennebunk River, steps away from Dock Square has one more public celebration before its annual meeting Tuesday and the end of its 150th year.

12/09/04 - OGUNQUIT - Selectmen voted on Tuesday to include in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) $75,000 for architectural and design for the town hall project.

12/09/04 - OGUNQUIT - Selectmen approved proposed changes to the town's parking ordinance and finalized the capital improvement plan on Tuesday, and also did a first review on proposed new personnel policies governing town employees.

12/09/04 - WELLS - In their second joint meeting, Counsilors of Sanford and Selectmen of Wells met with representatives from Maine's Department of Transportation to discuss the upcoming reconstruction on the Route 109 corridor that connects the two towns.

12/09/04 - WELLS - This year's federal appropriations for land and wildlife conservation in Maine has awarded the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge a half million dollars for land acquisition.

12/09/04 - KENNEBUNKPORT - Pam Littell of the Kennebunkport achieved a rare distinction last spring. She raised more money -$14,000 - for the Multiple Sclerosis Walk than anyone else in Maine.

12/09/04 - During the holiday season many parents want to thank their children's teachers with a gift to show appreciation for their hard work and dedication.

12/09/04 - Just in Time for the Holidays Happy days ahead - Congratulations to Saco residents and members of the Congregational Church, rebuilt, restored and re-opened!

12/09/04 - Each year, on our anniversary, Philip and I will take a bit of time to reminisce of our life together. We pour a glass of wine, cuddle up on the sofa, pull out the photo albums and travel through time (this year marked 19 years).

12/09/04 - My 10-year-old daughter didn't have a full head of hair until she was almost 3 years old. When she finally did have enough hair to warrant a cut, I still had unobjectionable control over the choice of style for her; and until she was about 5, she sported a cute little "bob" hairstyle.

12/09/04 - Wasn't the weather perfect for the first weekend of Prelude, a splendid change from the blizzard of last year. It would be splendid if we had again such ideal conditions for this second weekend of holiday celebration.

12/09/04 - When our thoughts turn to December they most likely bring to mind memories of past holidays, upcoming religious and social celebrations, shopping, writing notes and cards, et cetera.

12/09/04 - Christmas is almost here. Bring the family to a musical, check out an art show, and stop by to see the Clauses before they head back to the North Pole to pack up the sleigh!

12/09/04 - Winter Art Exhibit If you are a regular visitor to the Wells Public Library, then perhaps you have seen the latest art exhibition recently hung in the Ethel W. Weymouth Art Gallery.

12/09/04 - "Santa Comes Home," a Christmas play for adults, written by Michael Kimball and directed by Joe Dominguez, will be presented at York High School Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 7:30 p.m., and Sunday 2 p.m.

12/09/04 - The District 71 school board made an inauspicious start to the upcoming budget season with at least one post-election ruling.

12/09/04 - The following people passed away recently. . .

12/09/04 - Area police made the following arrests and conducted the following business recently...

12/09/04 - The Western Maine Class B boys high school basketball season gets underway tomorrow night as Wells and York both play their first games. The Class A season gets rolling one week from tomorrow with Kennebunk, Biddeford and Thornton all playing their season openers on Friday, Dec. 17.

12/09/04 - Another season of girl's basketball gets underway on Friday, as the area's Class B schools, York and Wells, open the season. Next week, the Class A schools, Kennebunk, Biddeford, and Thornton, get started. It looks like it will be an exciting year.

12/09/04 - The 2004-05 Maine high school wrestling season begins this weekend and the upcoming campaign is sure to provide area fans with another winter of pins, pride and peak performance.

12/09/04 - AMHERST, Mass. - A Westfield man was arrested Wednesday and charged with the murder of a University of Massachusetts senior who was found shot to death in his Amherst apartment.

12/09/04 - BOSTON - Facing a life-threatening battle with cancer, longtime Boston radio host David Brudnoy started saying goodbye Wednesday to his listeners.

12/09/04 - CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - In a rare public airing of grievances, disgruntled soldiers complained to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Wednesday about long deployments and a lack of armored vehicles and other equipment.

12/09/04 - For every American soldier killed in Iraq, nine others have been wounded and survived - the highest rate of any war in U.S. history.

12/09/04 - - PORTLAND, Maine - A 51-year-old woman arrested last month as a suspect in a 1976 Florida murder was married last weekend in a jailhouse ceremony.

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