My understanding of the Unified States of America was that by banding together for the strength that the many offer to the one, and by helping each other with problems and difficulties, the individual states would make USA a better place for everyone as well as for each and every state. Sending firemen to another […]
Dan King
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Honor Roll – Middle School of the Kennebunks
High Honors Sixth grade Makayla Beardsley, Kian Bradbury, Nicholas Branchina, Cameron Brown, Emily Buch, Tamryn Carbone, Kenneth Clark, Rocco D’Italia, Killian Dennis, Garrett DiStefano, Skylar Dixon, Vivienne Donnery, Lyla Drown, Lailyn Foretich, Keaton Gable, Zoey Hebert, Colton Lacadie-Bolduc, Adeline Leclerc, Charlotte Libby, Kade Long, Erin MacClinchy, King Mai, Mia Martin, Owen Maurer, Ruby Maynes, Ashley […]
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Obituary – Gordon Kershaw
Gordon Ernest Kershaw, of Kennebunk, passed away on Jan. 22, 2023, at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. He was born at home on May 5, 1928, in Sanford, to Clifford and Violet (Gilpin) Kershaw. Gordon grew up in Sanford. He graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, before serving as a lieutenant in the […]
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Letters to the Editor
Big changes for South Portland? To the editor, I went on a site walk to see the plans for the Yard South area near Bug Light Park and next to the boat ramp in South Portland. The developers are advocating for three or four 18-story residential buildings with 1,200 units and commercial businesses. These high-rises […]
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Guest Column – Doing the laundry
I needed to do the laundry, but then I realized I was out of detergent, so I went to write a shopping list and realized how unorganized the junk drawer was, and started checking pens for ink. When I went to toss all the junk, I saw that the trash was full, but before I […]
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A Window on the Past – More about sewers and sewage collection in South Portland
We often say, “History is all around us,” but sometimes history is underneath us. Last week, we talked about the history of the vast sewer system that lies beneath South Portland. We continue this week with a look at how sewage was treated by our community in the past, and the changes that came about […]
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Community News – Paint for Preservation puts out call for artists
Annual three-day plein air event raises money for land conservation in Cape Elizabeth.
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Obituary – Theodore Searles
Theodore A. Searles (Teddy, Ted), of Coles Hill Road, passed away at his home peacefully with family by his side. Born Oct. 8, 1941, to Theodore W. and Natalie Perkins-Searles. His mother was in the hospital giving birth to him while his soon-to-be dad and brothers were moving them into the home that his dad […]
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Community News – York County Audubon hosts loon expert
York County Audubon announced that it will host Dr. James Paruk, “one of the world’s experts on loons” for a Zoom program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. According to a Feb. 3 news release from York County Audubon, “Paruk, professor of biology at Saint Joseph’s College, is considered one of the world’s experts on […]
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Guest Column – Kennebunk deserves quality street lighting
Kennebunk citizens may not be aware that the town has been on a program to convert its existing street lights – mostly high pressure sodium – but also a few mercury vapor and incandescent ones – to light emitting diode (LED) lights to save the town’s carbon footprint and electricity cost by 40 to 60 […]
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