🌱 How Kennebunkport’s Secret Santa keeps local kids warm and smiling

Coffee in hand, Kennebunkport? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Kennebunkport’s Secret Santa keeps local kids warm and smiling
• Why Kennebunkport’s lobster trap tree is part of a coastal craze

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve at the Boathouse and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 37 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Frigid; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 20, low: 16.
• Saturday: Decreasing clouds and cold, with a high of 24 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kennebunk nonprofit celebrates successful year helping Santa give gifts (pressherald.com) — A long-running Secret Santa nonprofit based in the Kennebunk area is celebrating another strong year of helping local families provide holiday gifts, with donations mailed to a Kennebunkport P.O. box. Anonymous “Elves” coordinate wish tags on trees at local businesses and use both gifts and cash donations to supply toys, books, and warm winter clothing to children in need across Kennebunk and nearby towns.
   

• There's a love of lobster pot Christmas trees in New England. CT's is kind of romantic (courant.com) — Kennebunkport is one of several New England towns embracing whimsical lobster trap Christmas trees that draw visitors for photos, proposals, and holiday fun. The story traces how these nautical displays, including ones in Maine and beyond, have become social-media darlings while raising practical issues like safety rules, costs, and crowd management.
   

📸 Around Kennebunkport

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kennebunkport

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• New Year’s Eve Kennebunk Celebration (NYE KBK)
  Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St, Kennebunk
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• THE BOOK CELLAR - USED BOOK STORE
  Louis T. Graves Memorial Library , 18 Maine Street , Kennebunkport
  8:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve at the Boathouse
  The Boathouse Restaurant , 21 Ocean Ave , Kennebunkport
  9:00 pm
• Rock the Boat: New Year's Eve Party
  The Boathouse Restaurant , 21 Ocean Ave , Kennebunkport
  9:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Pottery Painting, Seaglass Art & More - Open Studio at The Creative Soul
  The Creative Soul , 2 Christensen Lane , Kennebunk
  10:00 am

Saturday December 27

• Drum Circle w/ Patsy at Flourish — Flourish
  Flourish-Arts as Sacred Healing , 140 Main St #105 , Biddeford
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Staff Review Committee
  Biddeford, ME Calendar
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Sustainability Commission Meeting
  Biddeford, ME Calendar
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Maine Staffing posted a job opening for Machinist III in Kennebunkport. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Biddeford

• UNE medical students continue holiday giving tradition in partnership with Biddeford Primary School (sacobaynews.com)
• Vintage cookbook store in Portland is closing (pressherald.com)
• 5 moments that defined Maine sports this year (bangordailynews.com)

Kennebunk

• Need tax help? AARP volunteers are back at Kennebunk Library (seacoastonline.com)
• Meet the 2025 Varsity Maine All-State football team (pressherald.com)
• Mt. Blue High School prom (pressherald.com)

Ok Kennebunkport! 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: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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