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Friday, July 26, 2024 Volume 20 • Issue No. 30
York Days Are Back for a Week-long Celebration YORK This year’s York Days festival will run from Friday, July 26, through Sunday, August 4, and will feature the traditional events guests have come to know and love over the years. Every night during York Days will feature the summer lighting of the Nubble Lighthouse, illuminating the structure as it is during the winter holidays. While the fall lighting may be significantly busier, the summer version allows people to see the lighting occur at
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sunset, rather than at night. “I would say the Nubble lovers of the world are definitely a strong group. For those that can’t
be here in the fall, it’s a way for them to see what the Nubble looks like during the holidays,” said York Parks & Recreation Special
Events Coordinator Liz Cooper. York Days events include:
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6 p.m. at Short Sands Beach. Beach Cleanup is a community and conservation effort to help make a positive impact on the environment. Participants will meet at the playground at 6 p.m. Cleanup supplies will be provided by Green Maids, but volunteers should bring their own gloves. Participants will also receive a temporary onenight parking pass, so they will not have to pay for parking during the cleanup. In addition, free trolley service is available at 5:30 p.m. at York Chamber of Commerce, 1 Stonewall Ln., York. For more
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“Bring Your Lawn Chairs to Sullivan Square” in Berwick BERWICK On Saturday, August 3, Envision Berwick will host “Bring Your Lawn Chairs to Sullivan Square,” a whimsical summer festival in front of Berwick Town Hall. This free, family-friendly event will highlight Berwick’s charm with a high-energy concert and variety show featuring bands, performers, and artists in an authentic all-ages experience. Local entertainer and returning Emcee Terrie Collins will perform with her band, joined by musician Ashlyn Bard, the barbershop group The Seacoast Men of Harmony, Old Hat Stringband, Bitter Pill, and headlining band Dan Blakeslee and the Calabash Club. Adding to the evening’s delights will be a host of performances, including
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a youth dance troupe, puppets, acrobatics, juggling, and chair balancing. Activities include interactive theater, face painting, fortune telling, and silhouette cutting. The Makers’ Market will offer a variety of items, including art, ceramics, textiles, herbal skin and body products, and more. Food vendors i nclude Seacoa st Root s Taque r ia, U NTRUCK’d, Happy Face Barbecue, Mezzanine Catering, Weeners on Wheels, Joyful Cowgirl Bakery, and Everyday Boost Juice. A mechanical bull will be set up near the beer garden at Corner Point Brewing Company. All this, plus a blueberry pieeating contest, and a “Berwick’s
OGUNQUIT Recently, actress Sally Struthers, an annual guest performer at the Ogunquit Playhouse, was honored by grateful friends and donors with an honorary plaque on the Marginal Way. Over her years of performing at the Playhouse, Sally has become the unofficial “Ambassador of Ogunquit,” often participating in many of the Town’s numerous events during her annual visits. One of those more memorable evenings, eight years ago, was a sold-out fundraiser for the Marginal Way’s Preservation Fund at the Leavitt Theatre, “An Evening With Sally Struthers.” The event, hosted by Ogunquit
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sponsor and an integral part of planning this year!” Morgan Harper, co-owner of Dirigo Ranch Feed & Seed, shared, “Rob and I have always dreamed of growing community through agriculture-focused
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Best Egg” contest! Jeremy Kasten, Chair of Envision Berwick, said, “This year, we’re focusing on the event’s connection to Berwick’s agricultural roots. Dirigo Ranch Feed & Seed has been both a
gatherings, like the tradition of the Grange Halls. This year, we’re bringing a mechanical bull, adding blue-ribbon competitions, and more to add to the fun. The best part is it’s all free – not only for the Berwick community, but for all Seacoast residents and visitors!” Sponsors include Spence & Mathews Insurance; Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate/ The Masiello Group; Androscoggin Bank; Credere Associates, Dirigo Ranch Feed & Seed; Hall Bros Roofing; Kennebunk Savings Bank; Mainely Local Yolks; Maine Medical Canna Connec-
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Playhouse Executive Artistic Director Bradford T. Kenney, was a delightful program featuring the actress reminiscing about her half-century in show business. Accord i ng to A l l ison Ramsey, Marginal Way Preservation Fund Director, “We are delighted to honor Sally Struthers, an Ogunquit treasure, with an everlasting plaque along our seaside walkway as a tribute to the love and impact she has had on the community... Sally is an integral part of the many treasures that make up the four square miles of the Ogunquit community, including the Ogunquit Playhouse, the Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art, the Barn Gallery, Perkins Cove, the Beach, and of course,
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with a personalized plaque. For more information, contact Ramsey at allison.ramsey@ marginalwayfund.org or 207641-2200, and visit www.marginalwayfund.org. Check out the 2nd Annual
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the Marginal Way.” As Ogunquit prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Marginal Way in 2025, there are still opportunities to honor family and loved ones
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