June 13, 2018: The Wells-Ogunquit Community School District board votes unanimously to discontinue the use of Native American imagery for school logos. They vote to keep the “Warriors” nickname, but the Indian head image in use at the schools is dropped. The decision ends a seven-month study of the matter, during which those who found […]

June 12, 1800: Congress allocates $5,500 for the purchase of Fernald’s Island in Portsmouth Harbor. The island becomes the site of what is now Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, now located in Kittery. Originally one of a close group of five islands, Fernald’s is merged through construction and now is part of the much larger Seavey’s Island. […]