Russell Tarason bought the former St. Michael's rectory building from the Town of South Berwick for one dollar. Mr. Tarason paid for the move of the building to his land. Russell Tarason and Town Manager Perry Ellsworth celebrate the transfer.
Isn’t it great when what seems like an insurmountable problem works out? That’s what [...]
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Something to celebrate: former rectory is saved
2011 36th Annual Strawberry Festival
[ June 25, 2011; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Always the last Saturday in June, this year the festival will be on 25 June 2011. The South Berwick Strawberry Festival officially kicks off summer for this quaint, southern Maine town of South Berwick. The kids are out of school, camps are open and the weather is getting warm. All over town one can see [...]
Who planted the flowers?
You may have noticed the cedar barrels filled with flowers lining Main St. and the corner of Portland St. and wondered who is responsible for them. Like so many of the things that make this town a pleasure to live in, they are the result of a volunteer effort coordinated by a local nonprofit. SoBo [...]
Choose a star, be a star!
Are you looking for a way to spread the cheer this holiday season? The annual Pick a Star program is ongoing at Town Hall. Pick a star that lists a wish from a child in need and purchase that gift to brighten their holiday. Word from Town Hall is that [...]
Keep South Berwick Warm Challenge
Keep South Berwick Warm has announced a challenge to encourage people to donate to the fund that offers fuel assistance for South Berwick families. For each $1000.00 raised between October 21 and December 31 for the Keep South Berwick Warm Fund, a South Berwick resident will match the money raised [...]
It’s a beautiful thing……
A traffic island with no political signs!!!!!
Thanks to all the candidates and campaign supporters who got out there today and picked up signs.
Wildlife Center to release great-horned owlets
[ October 21, 2010; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; ] The Center for Wildlife (CFW) is partnering with Kittery Land Trust (KLT) to release two juvenile great-horned owls that have been in rehab at the Center since spring. The young owls will be released Thursday evening, October 21, at 6:00pm on KLT’s Cutts property at 501 Haley Road in Kittery. The public is welcome [...]
3rd Annual Keep South Berwick Families Warm Soup Supper
[ October 20, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] This winter will not be easy for a lot of local families and this old fashioned supper raises money for the fuel fund to help make sure that families in need will stay warm.
Please join your neighbors for a light supper of soup, bread and desserts with a donation to the South Berwick Keep Sout [...]
Godzilla in South Berwick!
South Berwick resident Gretchen Straub has developed a passion for growing giant pumpkins. Her favorite giant pumpkin, Godzilla, recently caught the attention of everyone’s favorite Mainer, Ida LeClair (brought to life by South Berwick’s Susan Poulin), and Godzilla’s story wound up in Down East Magazine. Hear a podcast or read it in Down East.
Field of Dreams Home Run Derby: Sign up now!
Team Laffalots, a local team that has participated in the annual Avon Walk to raise money to combat breast cancer is hosting the first Annual Field of Dreams Home Run Derby on August 1st. They are looking for baseball lovers ages 9-100 who would like to participate in a day of baseball and fun [...]
South Berwick Strawberry Festival: Saturday, June 26, 2010
Always the last Saturday in June, this year the festival will be on 26 June 2010. The South Berwick Strawberry Festival officially kicks off summer for South Berwick. Kids are out of school, camps are open and the weather is getting warm. All over town one can see the bright red, white, and green strawberry [...]
Kids’ Day 2010: Bigger and Better
Everything Wheels Parade – Kids' Day 2009
South Berwick Eliot Rotary Kids’ Day is just around the corner, set for this Saturday, June 5. The festival will kick off with the Everything Wheels Parade at 11 am, beginning at the South Berwick Community Center and ending at Central School. Kids of all ages are invited to [...]
Not one, but two plant sales: Satisfy your green thumb
We’ve had sun, we’ve had wind, we’ve had a late frost, now we are having rain, and the mosquitoes are here so it must be gardening season! This weekend there are two great plant sales where you can satisfy any plant lust you might be having and both are raising funds that will result in [...]
Soup Supper Fundraiser raises $3000 for Fuel Fund
An “old school” community supper at Spring Hill Restaurant on Wednesday, October 28th raised almost $3000.00, including a 100 gallon voucher donated by Steve Lizio, to supply local families with heating oil and “Keep South Berwick Warm” this winter. Mark Gagnon of P. Gagnon & Sons has agreed to donate 1000 gallons of oil as [...]
Soup Supper: South Berwick Determined to Keep Everyone Warm This Winter
[ October 28, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] An “old school” community supper at Spring Hill Restaurant will raise funds to supply local families with heating oil and “Keep South Berwick Warm” this winter.
Soups and breads from nine local restaurateurs and bakers, raffle prizes from local merchants and a bucket at the front door for cash donations — on Wednesday, October 28th, from [...]
Pumpkinman is in Town: Triathlon draws 1000 athletes
The Pumpkinman Triathlon Festival will be in town this weekend, September 12 and 13. The sprint and half iron distance races will draw 1000 athletes and at least an equal number of spectators to South Berwick over the two days of the festival, according to race organizer Kat Donatello. In its third year, the triathlon [...]
Museum Archives Yield Historical Calendar
Fancy sheep known as the Berwick Flock in the early 1900s appear in one of 14 historic photographs featured in a new 2010 calendar published by the Old Berwick Historical Society. It sells for $12 at South Berwick Pharmacy and the Counting House Museum.
An old fire truck, the South Berwick town hall when it used [...]
North Berwick Farmers Market
[ June 19, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. June 26, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 3, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 10, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 17, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 24, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 31, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 7, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 14, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 21, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 28, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 4, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 11, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 18, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 25, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Grown by our neighbors and picked in season!
Fridays 3-6pm Rain or Shine!
June 12 – October 2009
North Berwick Town Hall Parking Lot
Buy from these local food growers and producers, including several from South Berwick:
Berry Best Farm, Lebanon, Me: fresh picked fruit and jams
Borealis Breads, Wells, Me: whole grain breads, pastries, cookies
Buddha’s Burning Buns, S. Berwick, Me: [...]
Kid’s Day 2009 in Pictures
South Berwick’s first Kid’s Day was almost too good for words. According to Jen Houghton, one of the master minds behind the day, the planning committee was happy when the first 20 kids and parents showed up. They must have been ecstatic by the end of the day because it looked as though hundreds took [...]
Family Donates WWII Soldier’s Letters to Counting House Museum
Elaine Pelletier Holland of Rochester, NH, and Norman J. Pelletier of Gorham, ME, contributed their father’s war correspondence, journal and other memorabilia. Two other relatives, Lloyd Pelletier of York and Theresa Wilkinson of South Berwick, gave copies of their extensive family genealogy and family photos.
Items from the collection are now on display in a small [...]
Nice People doing Good Things
There are so many people who do so much and get very little recognition. Here are some of them.
The Maine Education Foundation Kick-Off Dinner and Auction is coming up on Saturday. I know the planning committee has put their heart and soul into it and hope it is a roaring success. Go here to find [...]
More details about South Berwick First Annual Kids Day
Children always ask, “Why is there a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day but no Kid’s Day.” Well, in South Berwick there is now a Kid’s Day.
The first ever South Berwick Kids’ Festival will be held 11 to 4 pm Saturday, June 6, on Main Street in downtown South Berwick.
Kids and anyone they bring along [...]
Update on Kid’s Day 2009: How you can get involved
An update from the Kid’s Day organizing committee:
Kid’s Day 2009 is just around the corner. We are excited and honored to have Vicki Stewart as our first annual Grand Marshall of everything wheel’s parade kicking off Saturday June 6, 2009 at 11:00pm. Please make sure you come out to see our kid’s favorite teacher/principal ride [...]
South Berwick Earth Day: Clean, Green, and Proud
On Saturday, April 18, 2009 citizens all over town were out in force picking up roadside litter and sprucing up the town. There were volunteers cleaning Route 236, Old Fields Road, Bennett Lot Road, Belle Marsh Road, Waterside Lane, Highland Ave. and other areas around town. Here are pictures of some of the workers.
Volunteers strategize [...]
SB Senior Center: Red Hat Hotties aid the troops
During the month of April, the Red Hat Hotties will be collecting items for our soldiers overseas. These items should be small enough to fit into a backpack and include shampoo, soap, liquid soap, baby wipes, hand sanitizer and Gold Bond powder. Other items include playing cards, hard candies, paperback books,CD’s and board games. If [...]
Local Moms Raise Money to fight Breast Cancer
Eat, Drink, & Be Merry – The Barn Tavern – Local Moms Raise Money to fight Breast Cancer
Red Sox Home Plate Tickets are being offered up to help raise funds for local group of Moms participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. In 2008, Team Laffalot began with four friends who wanted to make [...]
Powderhouse Hill Ski Area: Groomer days schedule
Powderhouse Ski Club will has kicked off a fundraising drive for the future purchase of snow grooming equipment by adding extra hours during Maine School Vacation Week.
Any hours the hill opens over and above the regular operating schedule will be known as “Groomer Days”. Ticket revenue from the additional hours will be earmarked for the [...]
Keep South Berwick Warm raises over $4700 for fuel assistance
We are still doing the math and checking it twice, but we know this community raised over $4700 for the Town’s fuel assistance fund at the Hot Night, Warm Night event sponsored by Keep South Berwick Warm on Saturday, January 24, 2009.
P. Gagnon & Son challenged its customers to raise $3500 for the company’s fuel [...]
Hot Night, Warm Town: Community Party Tonight.
Today is the day for South Berwick to rally together to raise money for the Town Fuel Fund so everyone can stay warm this winter.
Here are the top ten reasons to join the party:
10. It’s the middle of the winter in Maine and it’s good to get out to enjoy food, music, and friends and [...]
Keep South Berwick Warm – January 24, 2009
Mark you calendar. On Saturday, January 24 there will be a neighborly auction, raffle, and get together to help raise funds for South Berwick’s Fuel Assistance fund. This is a tough winter for many, with the worsening economic picture taking its toll on all of us. This event offers an opportunity for neighbors to give [...]
