Let’s take a look at the life of one of the more well-known residents of the Willard neighborhood, Charles J. Willard, Jr. We’ve written previously about his grandparents, Samuel and Elizabeth Willard, considered the patriarch and matriarch of the Willard family of South Portland. Samuel Willard was born in Cape Elizabeth (South Portland) in 1792. […]
Dan King
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Walk provides Branch Brook information
Those interested in learning about Branch Brook, the river that provides drinking water for area residents and habitat for a diversity of wildlife species, will have an opportunity on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The one-mile walk begins on Maguire Road on the Kennebunk Plains and is offered by the Branch Brook […]
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Our Sustainable City – Touring southern Maine’s charging network
With South Portland’s Electrify Everything! program offering rebates on electric vehicles and National Drive Electric Week coming up later this month, now is a perfect time to acquaint – or reacquaint – yourself with EV chargers in and around South Portland. Last week, I took out an EV to find out where drivers can plug […]
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Letters to the Editor
Election letters To the editor, We are so very lucky to have Natalie West running as a candidate for South Portland City Council. I I’ve known Natalie for many years and her concern for our city, and her actions, most often quietly, behind the scene, have resulted in SoPo becoming a better place for all […]
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Community News – Town & Country seeks Better Neighbor nominations
Town & Country Federal Credit Union has begun accepting nominations for its Better Neighbor Fund. The credit union is in its 12th year of awarding funds to nonprofits in Cumberland and York counties. Nominations to fill the 25 nonprofits who will move forward to participate in online voting in October opened on Sept. 1. Since […]
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Obituary – Frances LaMontagne
Frances A. LaMontagne ne Frances Ann Tessier (“Fran”) died on Sept. 11 at the age of 94. She was surrounded by her three daughters, Denise Plouffe of Orange, Massachusetts, Laure’ LaMontagne of Decatur, Georgia, and Heloise Strickland of Kennebunkport. She was briefly under the care of Beacon Hospice at her apartment at Huntington Common where […]
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Obituary – Earl Beauchemin
Earl W. Beauchemin, 72, of Arundel, died suddenly on Sept. 10, 2022, at his residence. He was born May 1, 1950, in Kennebunk, the second youngest of 17 children born to Joseph and Dora Beauchemin. He graduated from Kennebunk High School, class of 1969 and went to work for several local plumbing companies before receiving […]
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Obituary – James Smith
James F. Smith, beloved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and great friend to many died at his home in Kennebunk on Sept. 1, surrounded by his loving family. He was 86. Born May 15, 1936, in Saugus, Massachusetts, Jim had a life filled with purpose, meaning and accomplishment. Jim grew up in Saugus, attended Bentley College […]
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Obituary – Ann Berry
Ann C. Berry, 90, of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully on Sept. 1, 2022, at Huntington Common with her two daughters at her side. She was born June 2, 1932, in Union, Maine, to Franklin Benson Calderwood and Marion Kennedy Calderwood and grew up on the family farm on Clarry Hill. She always enjoyed telling stories […]
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Guest Column – Priorities
Many are the reasons why people go to college. For some, it’s the gateway to a life-long career, for others it’s a path to a job and money and power or an escape from mom and dad or that nasty kid down the street, while for others it’s a four-year holding pattern with beer, pizza, […]
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