Carl R. Perkins, 90, of Arundel and formerly of Wells, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 19, 2022. Carl was born March 16, 1932, in Wells, son of the late Roy Perkins and Lucy Snow. He started Carl R. Perkins Paving and Sealcoating in 1965. He owned and operated the business until selling to […]
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Obituary – Kenneth Smith
Kenneth L. “Mickey” Smith, 73, passed away Dec. 13, 2022, at home in Kennebunk after a period of declining health and a yearlong battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 14, 1949, in Sanford to Lorraine M. Smith (Lizotte) and Leslie Smith, Sr. Mick grew up in Lyman and Wells, graduating from Wells High School […]
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Letters to the Editor
Friends of Rachel Carson calendars available To the editor, Greetings. We at the Friends of Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge have been keeping busy with various activities in supporting the refuge and its staff, and plan to have a winter 2023 newsletter edition. However, you can always keep up-to-date on Friends’ projects and activities by […]
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Community News – Seacoast Garden Club delivers holiday boxwoods
Each December, members of the Seacoast Garden Club hold a holiday workshop where they make boxwood Christmas trees for shut-ins and senior residents in the communities of Arundel, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells. The long-standing club holiday tradition took place on December 12, and over 60 trees were created and decorated by club members and then […]
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A Window on the Past – William V. Benson, a pioneer in trawling for lobsters
In last week’s column, we mentioned how George Kern had partnered up with local lobsterman William V. Benson in his seafood business in the former South Portland Shipyard. Let’s take a closer look at Benson and his company known as Benson Lobster. William Valentine Benson was born in 1917 in Southwest Harbor. His father Peter […]
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Our Sustainable City – South Portland Sustainability: 2022 in Review
As our second year implementing our One Climate Future plan wraps up, we’re taking the time to reflect on progress we have made toward our big climate action goals in 2022. The ambitious, overarching goals – such as reducing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050 and running 100 percent of municipal operations on […]
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Community News – Genealogical group offers Zoom seminar
The Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society is offering a free online (Zoom) meeting on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. The guest speaker will be Roberta Ransley-Matteau of the Osher Map Library who will present “Getting By: The Immigrant Working Class on Main Street in Biddeford, 1880-1932.” The program is about immigrant […]
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Obituary – Brian McBride
Brian McBride 80, of Kennebunk, beloved husband of Gloria McBride, passed away peacefully with his wife and family by his side on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Born on a Monday, Jan. 12 1942, to Rodney and Lucille ( Dresser) McBride, Brian grew up on High Street in Kennebunk and graduated from Kennebunk High School in […]
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Guest Column – Acts of God (and other inconveniences)
Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Forest fires. Volcano eruptions. In the parlance of lawyers and claims adjusters, these inconvenient events are commonly referred to as Acts of God. To this list I’d add Christmas holiday storms, though it strikes me as odd that God would act so cruelly on the cusp of one His most cherished celebrations This […]
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Obituary – George Falconer
G. Gavin “Scotty” Falconer, 92 years, a resident of Kennebunk, died peacefully Wednesday night, Dec. 21, 2022 at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford, Maine with his family by his side. He was born July 15, 1930 in Los Angeles, a son of George Gavin and Margaret Falconer. At age 2, he and his family […]
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