🌱 What a Kennebunk student wants adults to know about classroom AI

Hello Kennebunk! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What a Kennebunk student wants adults to know about classroom AI
• How Kennebunk softball fared in Tuesday’s matchup at Westbrook

Also on today's calendar: Pottery Painting, Seaglass Art & More - Open Studio at The Creative Soul and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 54 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 55, low: 47.
• Friday: Cloudy with showers around, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Ozempic Problem: The Generative AI Norms Forming in Silence, and How Youth and Adults Can Shape Them (gettingsmart.com) — A 20-year-old from Kennebunk coauthors a piece on how students and teachers can openly discuss classroom AI use and build healthier norms together. The article shares youth perspectives, practical school examples, and questions adults can use to start honest conversations about AI’s role in learning and applications.
   

• High schools Tuesday: Scarborough girls lacrosse upends Messalonskee (pressherald.com) — Kennebunk High’s softball team fell 10-1 at Westbrook, with Paige Williams providing the Rams’ lone RBI on a double. The roundup also highlights other southern Maine high school lacrosse and baseball results, giving local fans context on how neighboring programs are performing this spring.
   

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📸 Around Kennebunk

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kennebunk

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 14

• MORNING BOOK GROUP – MAY 14 AT 9:45 →
  Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport
  9:45 am

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Other local events

Wednesday May 13

• SRS Band Concert
  Sea Road School Kennebunk, ME 04043
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Pottery Painting, Seaglass Art & More - Open Studio at The Creative Soul →
  The Creative Soul, 2 Christensen Ln, Kennebunk
  10:00 am
• Historic District Walking Tour
  Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk
  10:30 am
• Afternoon Tea at the Lady Mary Inn
  The Lady Mary Inn, 2 Elm Street, North Berwick
  11:30 am
• BOARD GAMES! →
  Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport
  2:00 pm
• Sound Bath Thursdays
  Rose Wild Alchemy, 82 Portland Rd, Kennebunk
  5:15 pm
• UPCYCLED BOOK ART →
  Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport
  5:30 pm

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📣 Kennebunk Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• IB Econ paper 1
  RSU 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT Kennebunk, ME 04043
  8:00 am
• DEATH CAFE - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  Louis T. Graves Memorial Library Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
  9:00 am
• PORT KNITTERS →
  Louis T. Graves Memorial Library Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library @ 18 Maine St, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, USA, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, ME, 04046, United States
  1:00 pm
• KHS-Varsity vs Cheverus - Softball (F) - Varsity
  RSU 21 SCHOOL DISTRICT Home - Varsity Softball Field
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cumberland Farms posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Kennebunk. Apply here.
• Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Biddeford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kennebunk here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wells

• Maine's Largest Food Truck Park Opens This Month (z1073.com)
• Interview With Redshift - Progressive Metallers From Bath, UK (mhf-mag.com)

Biddeford

• Woman accused of stealing ambulance from hospital in Biddeford (wgme.com)
• Local Spotlight: Maxwell House (sacobaynews.com)
• 'He had a huge impact': Friends, historians remember legacy of Gerald Talbot in Maine (wgme.com)

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Ok Kennebunk! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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