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Friday, October 18, 2019
Volume 15 • Issue No. 41
16th Annual Ogunquitfest Offers Plenty of Fall Family Fun OGUNQUIT For those looking for an autumnal weekend getaway where you can stroll the streets of one of the most picturesque towns on the Maine coast and enjoy a wide variety of fun fall events – then the destination should be Ogunquit on the weekend of October 25-27 for the 16th Annual OgunquitFest celebration! Friday kicks off the weekend with Trick or Treating throughout downtown shops. A haunted house will set up at the historic Leavitt Theatre, followed by a kid-friendly showing of “Monsters University”. On Saturday and Sunday, the Autumn Bazaar will feature over 75 vendors selling artwork, crafts, specialty foods and unique gift items under the big tent at Ogunquit’s main beach. While there, join in the Painted Pumpkin Pursuit or guess the number of gourds at the Chamber of Commerce booth to win a prize! Other events include the annual Antique & Classic Car show, Pumpkin Decorating, and Costume Parade for all ages and dogs, too. The Dogtober-
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Fest Beach Stroll lets canines strut their stuff and compete for a Pooch Costume Award. The 3rd annual Whoopie PieEating Contest has fun for all ages as contestants attempt to
eat Maine’s official state treat hands-free. A host of children’s activities include a kid’s Obstacle Course at the beach, Children’s Entertainment hour and Costume Contest downtown.
Waiter Races and the renown High Heel Dash will take place in Perkins Cove on Sunday afternoon. Various Ogunquit merchants will also join in the fun as
they offer free treats, demonstrations, wine tastings, and a book signing. Ogunquit itself is on display with amazing scarecrows and unique Halloween decorations throughout town. Vote for your favorite as well as for your favorite classic car. Voting Ballots will be distributed throughout town at various merchants. For a full schedule of events, go to www.visitogunquit.org or call the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce at 207646-2939. Event guides which include the schedule, Painted Pumpkin Pursuit, and voting ballots, are available throughout town at area businesses.
Wells to Swear in Dupuis as its New Fire Chief WELLS On Monday, October 21, at 9:30 a.m., Mark A. Dupuis will be sworn in as Fire Chief of the Town of Wells. In a formal ceremony scheduled at the new Public Safety Complex, Mark Dupuis will become the Town’s fifth fulltime Fire Chief of the Wells Fire Department. Chief Dupuis comes to Wells from the position of Assistant Fire Chief in Rochester NH (population 30,000 with two fire
stations, a $4.1 million budget and 38 firefighters and officers) retiring in 2018. Chief Dupuis has had a career with the Rochester Fire Department rising through the ranks since 1988 from firefighter to lieutenant to Fire Marshall to Assistant Chief in 2011. Chief Dupuis holds an Associates of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering Tech, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire & Emergency Management and earned his Executive Fire Officer’s Certificate from the
National Fire Academy. Following a lengthy recruitment process that produced
17 applicants in August, the Wells Town Manager Jonathan Carter and Board of Selectmen announced the appointment of Mark Dupuis as its fifth fulltime Fire Chief since the Wells Fire Department consolidated under a single chief in 1988. The Town of Wells is pleased to have such a well-received and dedicated individual into its community. For more information, call the Town Manager at 207-3618894. (photo from Facebook)
Explore So. Maine’s Connections to Witch Trials SOUTH BERWICK On Thursday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Emerson “Tad” Baker from Salem State University, will deliver a lecture titled, “Southern Maine Connections to the Salem Witch Trials.” The lecture will be held at the Berwick Academy Arts Center in South Berwick. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. The Salem witch trials resulted in part from a panic over the destruction of Berwick and other Maine settlements during King William’s War. Indeed, many of the participants in the
trials were war refugees from Maine, including Wells minister Geroge Burroughs, who was executed for witchcraft. One afflicted girl, Mercy Short, had lost her family during the Salmon Falls Raid, and other, Sarah Churchwell, lived much of her adult life in present-day South Berwick. Baker is a history professor and interim dean of Graduate and Professional Studies at Salem State University. He is the award-winning author of many works on the history of and archaeology of early New England, including “A Storm
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of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience” and “The Devil of Great Island: Witchcraft and Conflict in Early New England”. He has served as an advisor for PBS-TV’s American Experience and Colonial House. Baker directed Old Berwick Historical Society’s excavations at the Chadbourne Site (1643-1690). The Old Berwick Historical Society’s 2019 lectures are generously sponsored by Kennebunk Savings and supported by society members and donors. More information is available at www.oldberwick.org.
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Kidsfest takes place entirely in York’s Wild Kingdom. Expect to see face-painting, story-telling, musical activities, Don’t forget to visit York Maine Mad Science booth as well as the Roaming Railroad.
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Free Horse Drawn Wagon Rides Two handsome Belgian horses from Meadow Creek Farm located in Sumner, Maine, will delight young and old with this fun family activity. Rides will be offered for free during Harvestfest on Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Meet Butch and Becky Durgin, owners of the Belgians, and then hop on board their 18-passenger wagon for a leisurely stroll through the streets of Short Sands Beach. The pick-up area will be located near the entry gate for the York Beach Ballpark on Bay Street.
Train Rides
Train Rides will be available the Roaming Railroad for $ ride. This year, the Roam Railroad will run just inside York’s Wild Animal Kingdom trance.