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Since its founding two years ago, The Fabulous Find: A Caring Community Thrift Shop in Kittery, Maine has donated more than $250,000 in shop revenues back to Piscataqua Region non-profits. For November 2012 the beneficiaries were the African Burying Ground Memorial Park in Portsmouth and York Land Trust. At the reception announcing the results, Board members Marcye Philbrook, Anne Bryer, Phyllis Welch and Anne Hunt (store manager), presented $8,000, divided evenly between the two. (Continued below)

HISTORY NEWS

We have all heard how the Pilgrims struggled during their early years at Plimoth Plantation. Thanks to the hard work of archaeologists with the Old Berwick Historical Society, local residents can now glimpse early decades of settlement in this part of New England. South Berwick was settled about 14 years after Plimoth, and was part of a larger town designated as Berwick in 1713. “Some things, like sharing camaraderie over pints of ale, haven’t changed in 300 years,” said Paula Bennett, a society board member. “A tavern stood where Brattle Street meets Oldfields Road, which was then the center of town, just as people enjoy the taverns now thriving downtown South Berwick.” (Continued below)

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Star Island announces a successful push in realizing its Green Gosport Initiative. Started in the spring of 2012, the GGI is the non-profit Star Island Corporation’s endeavor to become a more sustainable facility. The initiative focused on energy, waste, food, and education. Star is pleased to share that substantial goals were met in each area including a great reduction in landfill waste this summer and further development towards a large-scale solar array on island for 2013. (Continued below)

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Prescott Park Arts Festival has received donations from two area businesses in support of the project to upgrade and improve the Prescott Park pavilion building. Federal Savings Bank has pledged $25,000 and Secure Planning, Inc. has pledged $16,000 towards the building project. (Continued below)