🌱 Meet the new principal leading Kennebunk Elementary School this fall

Hello Kennebunk! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the new principal leading Kennebunk Elementary School this fall
• How a Kennebunk rest stop turned into a doggy summer festival

Also on today's calendar: We are Hiring! Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers, Caregivers and Med Care Managers and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 55.
• Sunday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ogunquit restaurateur to shed long hair, eyes $300K for kids with cancer (seacoastonline.com) — Families in Kennebunk will see new leadership at Kennebunk Elementary School, as the RSU 21 board has appointed Christina Boursaw principal on her August 24 birthday. In the same regional news roundup, the writer also highlights a Sanford restaurateur’s big haircut fundraiser and several recent Sanford-area police investigations.
   

• Dogs delight at Maine Turnpike Authority's pup cup party (pressherald.com) — Dogs and their humans got a special treat at the Maine Turnpike’s Kennebunk service plaza, where the Turnpike Authority and Animal Welfare Society hosted a playful Pup Cup Day with ball pits, pools, and bacon‑peanut‑butter pup cups. Beyond the fun, organizers used the event to teach travelers about pet safety in hot cars and on pavement along I‑95.
   

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📸 Around Kennebunk

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kennebunk

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

Friday August 28

• Coed Varsity Football vs Wells - Football (C) - Varsity
  RSU 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT Away - Wells High School
  5:00 pm
• KHS-Varsity vs Wells - Football (M) - Varsity
  RSU 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT Away - Wells High School
  5:00 pm
• PIANO MEN – THE MUSIC OF ELTON & BILLY (NIGHT ONE)
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce Vinegar Hill Music Theatre 53 Old Post Rd Arundel, Maine
  8:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Kennebunk Artisans Marketplace
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce We're located at the Waterhouse Center, 51 Main Street, Kennebunk, Maine
  9:00 am
• Historic District Walking Tour
  Brick Store Museum , 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME, 04043, United States
  12:00 pm
• Piano Men – The Music of Elton and Billy LIVE at Vinegar Hill
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce Vinegar Hill Music Theatre 53 Old Post Rd Arundel, Maine
  8:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• Weekly Live Music at Latitudes
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce Located in Latitudes at The Nonantum Resort on Ocean Avenue.
  1:00 pm
• Sunday Chill Series: Ben Cosgrove →
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce Vinegar Hill Music Theatre 53 Old Post Road | Arundel, Maine 04046
  2:00 pm

Wednesday September 9

• We are Hiring! Cooks, Servers, Dishwashers, Caregivers and Med Care Managers →
  1 Huntington Common Dr, Kennebunk
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28

• Yoga in the OMAA sculpture garden
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit Maine
  8:30 am
• Coed Varsity Football vs Wells - Football (C) - Varsity
  RSU 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT Away - Wells High School
  5:00 pm
• KHS-Varsity vs Wells - Football (M) - Varsity
  RSU 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT Away - Wells High School
  5:00 pm
• PIANO MEN – THE MUSIC OF ELTON & BILLY (NIGHT ONE)
  Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce Vinegar Hill Music Theatre 53 Old Post Rd Arundel, Maine
  8:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kennebunk posted a job opening for Housekeeping Manager in Training in Kennebunk. Apply here.
• Serene Health Services posted a job opening for Housekeeping Manager - Kennebunk in Kennebunk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kennebunk here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wells

• Wells baker wins 3rd straight state cake title (newscentermaine.com)
• Equinor ASA Global Supplier Day 2026 Transcript (gurufocus.com)

Kennebunkport

• 9 Stress-Free Maine Towns For A Weekend Retreat (newenglandnewspress.com)
• Walter Travis: The Essential (linksmagazine.com)

Biddeford

• McArthur Library preserves Biddeford memorial honoring Joan Sebastian Guerrero (newscentermaine.com)
• Biddeford schools brace for diesel spike as students return (wgme.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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