As we continue our research into some of the seafood processing companies that were located in the post-war West Yard of South Portland’s former shipyards, let’s take a look at George Kern and his connection with South Portland. George J. Kern was born in 1923 and led a rather interesting life. He was the grandson […]
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Community News – South Portland, Standish Boy Scouts complete railroading badge
Boy Scout Troop 23 of South Portland and Troop 874 of Standish recently completed the Railroading Merit Badge taught by Dan Pugatch, member of the Southern Maine Model Railroading Club. The scouts experienced a full railroading adventure including a month-long clinic where they built dioramas consisting of a museum quality craftsman laser cut wood kit, […]
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Obituary – Roberta Simonton
Roberta Simonton, 88, of Kennebunk, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, 2022, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a period of failing health. Roberta was born Dec. 12, 1933, in Kennebunk, the daughter of Clement and Mamie E. Wakefield Simonton, and attended Kennebunk schools. Always a hard worker, she began her working career […]
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Guest Column – The MiniMax Diet*
It’s a well-known fact that Americans are overweight, too heavy, or verging on obese. What’s the first thing they do when you visit your doctor for your periodic checkup? They weigh you and measure your height to see how much damage your mouth and gravity have done to you since your last visit. And why […]
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Letters to the Editor
Generosity of community is ‘amazing’ To the editor, In 2014, the Waterhouse Center opened to welcome skaters for the first time. When Merton Brown and I heard there were concerns about children not having skates, or having skates too small, we decided to ask the community for skate donations to see if a swap or […]
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Community News – Camden Conference to host immigration session
The Camden Conference and Kennebunk Free Library will host John Sutherland on Monday, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. at Kennebunk Free Library. Sutherland will discuss Immigration to America During the Industrial Age: 1800-1924. A direct cause of modern immigration to the U.S. is the Industrial Revolution and the mass-manufacturing of products, the need to get […]
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Our Sustainable City – Holiday waste how-tos
As the holiday season wraps up – no pun intended – knowing what to do with the abundance of waste you accrued over the course of the season is important. Wish-cycling, or tossing something in your recycling bin with a bit too much optimism, is extremely detrimental to the recycling process. Throwing away your holiday […]
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York County EMA to close vaccine clinic
SANFORD – York County Emergency Management Agency, in a Dec. 19 news release, announced that it will close its vaccine center at The Center for Shopping in Sanford on Dec. 29. The clinic opened in March of 2021 through a partnership with Southern Maine Health Care and the Maine CDC. The agency took over its […]
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Animal Welfare Society to host pet portraits program
Animal Welfare Society Youth Programs will introduce Animals in the Arts, a new humane education program for students who combine an interest in animals and art. Watercolor Pet Portraits will be held Dec. 27-28 in AWS’ Youth Programs Classroom in the Boston House at 46 Holland Road, Kennebunk. During the three-hour program, students will explore […]
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Obituary – Angus Wilson
Angus L. Wilson of Goose Rocks Beach (Kennebunkport) peacefully passed on to his eternal home Dec. 11, 2022. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who was blessed with a healthy and active life for over 99 years. Angus was born on April 27, 1923, to John and Helen (Stevenson) Wilson in […]
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