Pirate presentation planned at Kennebunk Free Library Author James Nelson will visit Kennebunk Free Library on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m. to talk about all things pirate. Nelson was born and raised in Maine, and for six years worked on-board traditional sailing ships before launching a writing career in 1994. He has since written […]
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A Voice from the Past – Andrew Walker’s detailed diary
The Brick Store Museum holds more than 30,000 pieces of archival material written by historic Kennebunkers. A Voice from the Past shares from the collection. Cynthia Walker, executive director This week’s entry is from historic Town Clerk Andrew Walker, who kept a detailed diary for decades about his observations of people in town. The original […]
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Guest Column – I, Robot. You, Human. Let’s be friends.
My wife and I recently purchased one of those robot vacuum cleaners. The kind that scuttles around the floor like a mechanical crab. We named it Klara, for the “artificial friend” in Kazuo Ishiguro’s thought-provoking, poignant and disturbing new novel “Klara and the Sun.” Artificial friends are companion robots for lonely, alienated children of the […]
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Letters to the Editor
Secret Gardens tour a ‘rousing success’ To the editor, On behalf of the board of Kennebunkport’s Graves Memorial Library, thanks are due to everyone who helped make the Secret Gardens of Kennebunkport tour a rousing success on Saturday, July 16. More than 400 attendees, six gracious and talented gardeners, dozens of willing volunteers, coordination with […]
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From Augusta – Fifty years of Title IX and the pursuit of equal play
As many of you know, I’ve been coaching football at Kennebunk High School for a long time now. In fact, 1978 was my first year coaching, just six years after Title IX took effect. I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of student-athletes and seen many of them grow over the years, even […]
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Brick Store Museum introduces inaugural artist-in-residence
KENNEBUNK – The Brick Store Museum announced the appointment of its inaugural artist-in-residence, Beth Crowe. The Artist-in-Residence Program has been funded by a grant from the Bauman Family Foundation, inviting artists to create new works with the museum to deliver new perspectives and develop discussions based on local history and art. In a July 12 […]
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Guest Column – Refugee golf
If there’s anything a golf ball, just out of the shiny new factory package, longs and lusts for, it’s to be sitting on the highly manicured and tickly surface of a golf green, waiting for a gentle nudge or bump, to send it skimming over the roller-coaster surface toward the hole, and jump in, just […]
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From Augusta – Expanding access to health care, making it affordable for Maine families
As a lawmaker, I have two major priorities: Responding to any crisis that arises, and addressing the challenges people in our community and state face on a daily basis. The cost of health care can fall into both categories, but especially the second one. Health care is often expensive – and can dramatically impact a […]
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A Window on the Past – Sardines and beans at the Portland Products Company
In previous columns, we’ve discussed a number of sardine canneries including two from Portland with ties to South Portland – the Brawn Company on Deake’s Wharf, owned by the Brawn family of Cushing’s Point, and the R.J. Peacock Company on Brown’s Wharf, run by John Toft who also owned a home at Cushing’s Point. We’ve […]
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Letters to the Editor
Reality check in Kennebunk To the editor, Residents of Kennebunk, we should be very concerned. I attended Kennebunk’s June 21 special select board meeting at which Police Chief Mackenzie and Fire Chief Rowe discussed the daunting challenges they’re facing to recruit and retain police officers and firefighter/EMS personnel. The number of vacancies is alarming – […]