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Friday, December 28, 2018
Volume 14 • Issue No. 52
Start the New Year with the Wild Blueberry Ball Drop! KENNEBUNK The 4th Annual New Year’s Eve Kennebunk (known as NYE KBK for short) will take place on Monday, December 31 at various locations on Main Street in downtown Kennebunk. The events culminate with the Wild Blueberry Ball Drop from the Bell Tower of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at midnight. Founded in 2015 by volunteers from the Town of Kennebunk, the Brick Store Museum, and the First Parish
Unitarian Universalist Church, this is NYE KBK’s fourth year creating a family-friendly event that brings the community together to celebrate the New Year. All events are open to the public free of charge. New this year, is a Cornhole Tournament to its first-night activities. The tournament will feature 16 teams of two competing in a double-elimination (three games guaranteed) format at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church. Prizes will be awarded to the top six teams
including $375 for first place, $175 for second place, and $100 for third place. Additional prizes will be announced. The cost is $40 per team. Teams can sign up online via www.nyekbk.org and send payment via PayPal. For more information, email nyekbk@gmail.com or call 207985-3700. Events are as follows: First Parish Church: Board games and hot chocolate inside; fire pits and a first-ever NYE See BLUEBERRY page 5...
Local Inventor Puts Best Foot Forward with the EZ Glider By Nancy McCallum, Staff Writer WELLS Bill Kimball’s office in Wells is quiet and orderly, on a late summer afternoon. But that won’t be the case, come January. Kimball, senior vice president of operations for Maine-Lee Technology Group (MLTG), says the company’s first product, the EZ Glider sock, is going to be available
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Arts & Entertainment 9-10 Business & Finance 14 Calendar of Events 5 Classifieds 24-25 Computer Lady 8 Health & Fitness 12-13 Home & Business 21-22 Library News 20 Obituaries 19 Pets 7 Puzzles 26 Real Estate 20,28 Where To Dine 15-18
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to consumers from the company’s website after January 15. The sock will then be available through major retail companies with whom MLTG is co-branding or creating private labels. They include L.L. Bean, Cabela’s, and Bass Pro. The high-tech sock, which has been patented, is made from a proprietary blend of natural and manmade fibers that are chemical-free. The fibers reduce odor, wick away moisture and create a textile that makes it easier to slip in and out of footwear. The sock
is designed for outdoor wear, for work (especially for those who are on their feet all day), and for leisure wear. “I call it the ‘3-in-1 sock’,” Kimball says. “It’s all you’ll ever need.” Kimball (pictured here), who has more than 35 years of experience in business development – in finance, security, investigations and trade – partnered with EZ Glider’s creator, Maine neurosurgeon Lee Thibodeau, in 2017. “I was looking for a project,” Kimball says. He was impressed by Thibodeau’s vision, and the engineering
that went into making this unusually durable and versatile sock. Thibodeau, who works at
Mercy Hospital in Portland, is a native of northern Maine. He See SOCKS page 6...
York Residents Participate in Energy Conference YORK / AUGUSTA When York residents Rozanna Patane and Stephen Kosacz walked into the crowd in Bangor Savings Bank’s Dirigo Conference Center on December 7, the air was “electric with optimism.” They were there to create Maine’s clean-energy future along with Maine state legislators, Department of Environmental Protection leaders who had barely survived the LePage administration, members of other municipal energy committees across the state, and New England energy policy makers. The enthusiasm was no
doubt fueled by “Gov-Elect” Janet Mills’ published commitment to an ambitious strategy of a Maine clean-energy and
Maine: Navigating the Path to a Clean Energy Future. The conference focused on energy efficiency, clean energy and transportation opportunities that could be achieved by the legislature, private sector, and municipalities during the new Governor’s administration. Attendees enthusiastically participated in morning-long breakout sessions on Transportation Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Clean Electric Supply, Modern Grid Technologies, and Municipal Leadership on Renewable Energy
York residents Rozanna Patane and Stephen Kosacz (not pictured) took part in an energy conference fueled by Janet Mills’ energy concerns. Here Mills (left) speaks with Patane (right).
Health & Fitness A section concerning your health... INSIDE:
taking Maine from last to first in New England. The Acadia Center organized the soldout event, Building a Stronger
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See ENERGY page 4...
Pets Consider taking in a new fuzzy family member for the
New Year!
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