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- How did a Wells beachfront home land among Maineās priciest sales?
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ā¢ $6M Ogunquit home leads Maine's most expensive sales in July (bangordailynews.com) ā A beachfront home at 163 Island Beach Road in Wells sold in July for $3.5 million, ranking among Maineās priciest residential deals last month. The list of top 10 sales runs from Ogunquit to Raymond, underscoring how southern Maineās coast continues to command multi-million-dollar prices. 
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14th Annual Summerfest Arts & Crafts Show ā
Wells Junior High School, 1470 Post Rd, Wells
9:00 am
Saturday August 8
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Main Street ā Tribute to Bob Seger
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center Jonathan's Ogunquit 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit, ME 03907
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Main Street, Tribute to Bob Segar
Wells Chamber of Commerce Jonathan's Ogunquit 92 Bourne Ln Ogunquit, ME 03907
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Main Street, Tribute to Bob Seger ā
Jonathan's Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit
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Dueling Drag Divas - All LIVE Singing! Comic Celebrity Impression Show
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center 195 Main Street Ogunquit, ME 03907
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LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT at CREW
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center CREW OGT, 8 Shore Road, Ogunquit
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Art by the Sea - Tickets on sale! ā
Wells Chamber of Commerce Cliff House Maine 591 Shore Road Cape Neddick, ME 03902 -
City of Angels
Wells Chamber of Commerce Ogunquit Playhouse 10 Main Street Ogunquit, ME 03907 -
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons
Wells Chamber of Commerce Wells Ogunquit Center at Moody 300 Post Rd./ Rt. 1 Wells, ME 04090
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 5
Thursday August 6
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Gym Use - South Berwick Rec Summer Camp
Marshwood Great Works School South Berwick, ME 03908
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Wee Ones Wednesdays ā
York Region Chamber of Commerce The Children's Museum of New Hampshire 6 Washington Street Dover, NH 03820
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Pottery Painting, Seaglass Art & More - Open Studio at The Creative Soul ā
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center The Creative Soul 2 Christensen Lane Kennebunk, ME PLENTY OF PARKING
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Historic walking tours of Perkins Cove with the Ogunquit Heritage Museum ā
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center Perkins Cove
10:00 am
Wednesday August 5
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š Nearby News
Ogunquit
- FiveāO reopens in new Ogunquit spot after 2025 fire: Here's what's new (fosters.com)
- Hugh Jackman sings at Ogunquit Playhouse gala (pressherald.com)
- Watch Tony Yazbeck, Ben Jacoby, More in Highlights From Ogunquit City of Angels (playbill.com)
Kennebunk
- Mousam Misfits owner fights to keep farm animals in West Kennebunk (seacoastonline.com)
- Actor-director Lena Dunham, āQueer Eye's' Antoni Porowski visit Maine (pressherald.com)
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