It is no secret that I love libraries. I have worked in some of the most beautiful buildings in Maine. The interesting thing about Maine’s roughly 250 libraries is that each of them is unique, both in style and in history. So far in my career I have been privileged to work in a beaux […]
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Obituary – Reuben Inniss
Reuben K. Inniss, 74 years, a resident of Arundel, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Southern Maine Health Care, following a brief illness. Reuben was born April 27, 1948, in Saco, the son of Orton G. and Ruth F. (Dyer) Inniss. Reuben attended local schools and graduated from Kennebunk High School, class of 1968. Following […]
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Obituary – Daniel Abbott
Daniel Vinton Abbott, 17, a senior at Thornton Academy and Biddeford Regional Center of Technology, died on Feb. 22, 2023, one day before his 18th birthday, in a car accident. Daniel was quiet; he was more likely to convey a thought with a smirk or a raise of an eyebrow. When he was with his […]
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Obituary – Lloyd Perry
Lloyd John Perry, a lifelong resident of Kennebunk, left this earth for the next great adventure on March 3, 2023, at Gosnell House surrounded by family and friends. Lloyd was born on Jan. 9, 1958, the youngest of Sherman and Bertha Perry’s four children. He attended local grade schools and Kennebunk High School, class of […]
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Obituary – Dana Johnson
Dana R. Johnson, Sr., 77, known locally as “The Creature Catcher,” died at his home in Wells surrounded by his wife and children on Feb. 28, 2023. Dana was born May 19, 1945, to Raymond and Beatrice (Hutchins) Johnson. His mother died when he was 8 and he grew up in the Turbat’s Creek area […]
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Obituary – Janet Crandall
Janet Aroline (Seavey) Crandall, 92 years, a resident of Cape Porpoise, died Feb. 27, 2023, after a period of failing health. Janet was born June 10, 1930, a daughter of the late George L. and Edna F. (Benson) Seavey. Janet graduated from Kennebunk High School in 1948. That same year, she began her banking career […]
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From Augusta – Finding free tax filing assistance, helping Maine reduce food insecurity
Earlier this month, the IRS ruled that Maine’s $850 pandemic relief checks are not taxable by the federal government – which is just what my colleagues and I intended when we worked on the budget last year. Also, the same Mainers who were eligible for the $850 pandemic relief checks should expect their $450 winter […]
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From Washington – Serving those who served our nation
Maine’s greatest strength has always been our unique heritage and strength of character. It’s a truth that shines bright across our state and in the nearly 10 percent of Maine people who answered the call to serve our country. Since my time as governor, meeting our solemn commitment to veterans has been among my most […]
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Obituary – Lorraine Gagnon
Lorraine Patricia Gagnon (née Nadeau), 91, a longtime resident of Biddeford, died peacefully of natural causes on Wednesday, the 22nd of February. Lorraine was born on March 17, 1931, in Biddeford, the fourth of seven children of Raoul and Egline (Dubé) Nadeau. She graduated from Saint-André’s High School in 1948 and worked in the Biddeford […]
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Letters to the Editor
Storm response is appreciated To the editor, I want add to the letter of Feb. 3 by Matt Fadiman. Kennebunk Light and Power District did an outstanding job in the recovery efforts from the damage caused by the storm of Jan. 23. I contacted Todd Shea that evening and he advised me that power could […]
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