Barbara L. Dolce of Kennebunk passed away on Jan. 25, 2023, at Gosnell House in Scarborough. She was 79. The daughter of Lorraine and James Williams, she was born on April 15, 1943 in the Bronx. Barbara spent decades as a nurse, focusing on working with the elderly and ultimately serving as a nursing home […]
Dan King
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Guest Column – The tough women of southern Maine
In bringing you tales of the tough women of southern Maine, it would be a serious mistake to skip over my mother’s example. She believed in three things; the importance of one’s identity and place in the history of our kind, the importance of taking action to demonstrate the weight of one’s dedication to that […]
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Our Sustainable City – Signing off
It has been a little over a year since I began writing weekly sustainability columns in the Sentry. My position in the South Portland Sustainability Office was my first introduction into sustainability and climate work outside of academia, and I was eager to learn more in the context and comfort of something I already loved: […]
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Community News – Brick Store Museum welcomes volunteers
Volunteering at the Brick Store Museum in downtown Kennebunk helps to illustrate the history, art and cultures of the region for all ages. “The museum employs a very small staff and depends on the volunteer spirit of the community to fuel programs, operations, outreach and passion for what the museum does,” said Executive Director Cynthia […]
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Community News – Brick Store Museum welcomes volunteers
Volunteering at the Brick Store Museum in downtown Kennebunk helps to illustrate the history, art and cultures of the region for all ages. “The museum employs a very small staff and depends on the volunteer spirit of the community to fuel programs, operations, outreach and passion for what the museum does,” said Executive Director Cynthia […]
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A Window on the Past – What’s that smell? Casco Fisheries and Deep Sea Products arrived in the shipyard
We take a look this week at two more seafood companies that operated in the former West Yard of the South Portland shipyard after the end of World War II. We’ve written previously about the first three seafood companies that arrived in 1947: Quality House Specialties sardine cannery, George J. Kern’s seafood company, and LobLure, […]
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Valo named beneficiary of 2023 TD Beach to Beacon 10K
The organization focuses on teens emotional wellbeing.
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Obituary – Jonathan Fadiman
Jonathan Rush Fadiman, of Kennebunk, formerly of Concord and Groton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the age of 91. Born Dec. 4, 1931, in New York City, Jonathan, known to many as Jon or Jono, was the son of the late Clifton Fadiman, an author, critic and radio host, and […]
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Obituary – David Eglinton
David George Eglinton, 84, of Kennebunkport, passed away suddenly on Jan. 13, 2023, of a cardiac event. Dave was born on July 6, 1938, in Wyandotte, Michigan. He spent his childhood in the Detroit area, primarily Lincoln Park. He obtained two bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering and then earned a master’s degree in […]
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Obituary – Marlene Labrador
Mrs. Marlene J. Labrador, of Limerick and Arundel, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, surrounded by her children. She was 81. Marlene was born in Biddeford at the Webber Hospital on Nov. 28, 1941, a daughter to the late Robert and Cynthia (Olsen) Pierce. She was raised in Kennebunk. Marlene married Joseph A. Labrador on Oct. […]
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