Wells, ME

September 10, 6-9:30 p.m. Women's Night Only, dinner and entertainment by comedian Kelly MacFarland, $60, benefits the Food Pantry of York County, On the Marsh Bistro, 46 Western Avenue, Lower Village, Kennebunk. FMI: 207.967.2299, www.onthemarsh.com

September 11, 5-7 p.m. "Autumn Muse," group show, opening reception, Haley Art Gallery, 178 Haley Road, Kittery. FMI: 207.439.7612, www.haleygallery.com

September 11, 5-9 p.m. "Exercising Form," pottery by Ryan Stobel, Sanctuary Arts, 117 Bolt Hill Road, Eliot. FMI: 207.438.9826, www.sanctuaryarts.org

September 12, 9 a.m. 3rd Annual Lyme Disease Awareness Walk: Spotlight on Lyme, $10 registration, children-free, benefits the Lyme Disease Digital Library and the LymeBuddies Project, rain date: September 19, Wells Beach, Wells. FMI: 207.251.0658, www.lymediseaseawareness.com

September 12 & 13, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. 21st Annual Summer Solstice Craft Show, featuring 70 juried crafters, includes fiber, jewelry, folk art, clay, herbs, graphics and more, free admission, Wells Elementary School, Route 109, Wells. FMI: 207.646.5172, www.wellschamber.org

September 12 & 13, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. 22nd Annual Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival, nearly 100 juried artisans will exhibit and sell their creative and unique craftworks, $7/person, sponosred by the Landholm Trust, Landholm Farm Road, Wells. FMI: 207.646.4521, www.laudholm.org or www.wellsreserve.org

September 12, noon, Capriccio Festival of Kites, all sorts of kites are welcome, instructions from a master kite flyer and kite building workshops for kids, sponsored by the Ogunquit Rotary and Ogunquit Performing Arts, Ogunquit Beach, Ogunquit. FMI: 207.646.6170, www.ogunquitmaine.com/kite-festival.html

September 12, 8 p.m. Lori McKenna, nationally acclaimed singer/song writer, Jess Klein will open, Jonathan's Restaurant, 92 Bourne Road, Ogunquit. FMI: 207.646.4777, www.jonathansrestaurant.com/concerts.cfm

September 12, 8-11 p.m. Dance to the music of the 50s and 60s, D.J. Dick Fredette, $10/person, cash bar/free popcorn, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main Street, Springvale. FMI: 207.324.5657, www.nassoncc.org

September 13, noon, Fall into Fashion, luncheon and fashion show to benefit the Columbiettes and the Classroom Chair Campaign, $10/person, St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. FMI: 207.883.1742, www.saintmax.com

September 16, 2:30 matinee, 8:00 evening show, "All Shook Up," inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, starring Sally Struthers, ticket prices vary, Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. FMI: 207.646.5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

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It is now 2008 and buyers are realizing that it is now or never....prices have come down and interest rates are still doing well...Many buyers are hoping to come into the Maine market and get a lot for their money....but the truth is that many sellers have already marked prices as low as they possibly can....Sellers today are having to go to closing with some cash in order to clear title...

Buyers may want to understand the market that they are shopping in first of all.....for example Biddeford is a little different from Ogunquit....and the prices will dictate that....

It is nice to see buyers doing their homework over the internet before seeking to see a property, but keep in mind that many properties out there are in an up side down loan and sellers can decrease their prices just so far....

It is important for agents to educate their buyers, for example, a seller has a large mortgage on a property...it is important to know this before trying to just make a low ball offer....in todays market many sellers are either just breaking even or needing to come to the closing with cash.


ZIP Code: 04090

Location Characteristics: Wells is located in York County, and was the third town established in Maine, incorporated on July 5, 1653 from a portion of the town of Webbannet.

Named by Sir Fernando Gorges for the English city of the same name, Wells was first settled in 1641. It has the distinction of being the only Maine town not conquored during the various French and Indian wars between 1650 and 1730.

Its spectacular beaches have made it an attraction for centuries. Ogunquit, the resort community, was part of Wells until 1980.

The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge consists of 3,600 acres of marsh and upland wildlife habitat. A mile-long trail (handicapped-accessible) offers vistas of the marshes and the ocean, plus many kinds of shorebirds, ducks, and geese. The trail begins at the refuge headquarters on Route 9 at the Wells/Kennebunk line.

The Wells National Research Reserve is an educational and research facility with 1,600 acres, 7 miles of trails that take you through old fields, woods, marshes and to the beach. During the summer there are guided tours, junior research programs and research projects on birds, the sea level and water.

County: York ~ School Dist/Dept: Wells-Ogunquit CSD ~ Senate District: 2 ~ House District: 147 , 149 ~ Congressional District: 1 ~ Population: 9400 ~ Area: 61.9 sq miles ~ Pop. Density: 163/sq mile ~ Longitude: W 70:37:34 ~ Latitude: N 43:19:39

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