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🌱 Meet the Kittery Scout named one of Maine’s “Grads to Watch”
Kittery, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Kittery! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the Kittery Scout named one of Maine’s “Grads to Watch”
- Why a 160-mile wheelchair push is ending in Kittery
Also on today's calendar: 🌿 June 14 at Kittery Community Market 🌿 and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
- Friday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 86, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Meet our 2026 Grads to Watch (pressherald.com) — One of Maine’s standout 2026 “Grads to Watch” is Katherine Meyers of Kittery, a Traip Academy senior and lifelong Scout whose leadership and work with children are shaping her path toward social work. The broader feature profiles 11 other impressive seniors from across the state, highlighting their community service, academic achievements, and ambitious career plans, from firefighting to immigration law. 
• Recycled Percussion's Justin Spencer plans to push friend's wheelchair from Vermont to Maine (wmur.com) — Kittery will be the finish line for a 160-mile journey as New Hampshire musician Justin Spencer pushes his wheelchair-bound friend Kris Prescott from Vermont to Maine over the next week. Motivated to give Prescott a renewed sense of purpose after a traumatic brain injury, Spencer and a third friend on a bike are tackling the multi-marathon trek with strong support from family and friends.
📸 Around Kittery
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Upcoming Events in
Kittery
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★ Featured events ★
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Kittery Community Market 2026 Season →
Kittery Community Market, 10 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery
10:00 am
Sunday June 7
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Other local events
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Adult Ed Graduation
Kittery Public Schools Traip Academy
6:00 pm -
Traip Academy Candlelight Senior Reflection
Robert W Traip Academy Kittery, ME 03904
7:00 pm -
Mitchell - Family BBQ
Horace Mitchell Primary School Kittery Point, ME 03905
4:00 pm -
🌿 June 14 at Kittery Community Market 🌿 →
Kittery Community Market, 10 Shapleigh Rd, Kittery
10:00 am
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
Thursday June 11
Sunday June 14
📣 Kittery Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Chair Yoga →
Eliot, ME Calendar, 1333 State Road, Eliot
10:30 am -
Screenwriters Group
York Public Library 15 Long Sands Rd, York, ME, 03909, US
5:00 pm -
Unwind & Restore →
Four Bodies Community Wellness Center, 28 Levesque Dr #9, Eliot
5:30 pm -
Eliot & South Berwick Democratic Committee Meeting →
Eliot, ME Calendar, 1333 State Road, Eliot
6:00 pm -
Week in Review Discussion Group
York Public Library 15 Long Sands Rd, York, ME, 03909, US
3:00 pm -
Season Finale: Wake Up to the Wisdom of Poetry
York Public Library 15 Long Sands Rd, York, ME, 03909, US
10:30 am -
York River Farms Homeowners Association
York Public Library 15 Long Sands Rd, York, ME, 03909, US
12:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- June 27/28 New England Sea Glass & Craft Festival at UNH (Durham, NH)
Join us INDOORS for the New England Sea Glass and Craft Festival – an unforgettable day of creativity, coastal charm, food, and handcrafted treasures… (Nextdoor Kittery-Ashen Woods) - A camper fire with a 50 x 50 area of brush burning was reported on Shoreline Drive in Limington, ME, but the fire is now out and mutual aid units have been released from the scene.
9:29PM on Jun 2: A large fire is reported at 56 Shoreline Drive in Limington, Maine. (Nextdoor )
- Colwen Hotels posted a job opening for Housekeeper ($500 Hiring Bonus!) - Home2 Suites by Hilton Kittery in Kittery. Apply here.
- Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Kittery. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kittery here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Berwick
- For the first time, South Berwick has a municipal rescue-EMS service (dailydispatch.com)
- What's in Marshwood's proposed $40.6 million budget? (pressherald.com)
- South Berwick police officers run across town to support Special Olympics (wgme.com)
Ogunquit
- BonAire! returns to Ogunquit with weekend of arts and music (seacoastonline.com)
- Escape to the Coast at Ogunquit's Dunes on the Waterfront (hotel-scoop.com)
- Why Ogunquit, Maine's Açai Bowls Are A Summer Sensation (wjbq.com)
Ok Kittery! 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: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
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