Tax issue is unrelated to reassessment To the editor, This letter is in response to Rosemarie De Angelis’ letter in the Sentry (April 1, 2022). The increased tax basis at issue is unrelated to the recent city reassessment. If Ms. De Angelis had looked at properties with heat pumps in the online assessors’ database, she […]
Dan King
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Our Sustainable City – Looking back, checking in
Since the beginning of my time working in the South Portland Sustainability Office, I have had the pleasure of writing about sustainability topics ranging from coastal resilience to electric lawnmowers. This week, I’m taking a step back, looking back and requesting, humbly, some input from you. There has been a lot to write about since […]
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Community News – Library preparing for annual Faerie Festival
It’s faerie house time. Build a faerie house to welcome the faeries back to the garden at Kennebunk Free Library. Faerie houses will be accepted at the library from April 19-May 3. Participants are asked to build a house with a base no larger than 14 inches by 14 inches, and no taller than 30 […]
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Age Friendly South Portland – Winter is over
When does spring arrive in Maine? I asked a class of senior nursing students that question and got a wide range of answers, many quite funny. However, I say spring is here, the birds sing, the ducks walk and swim in pairs, the grass is turning green, snow drops are out and other greens are […]
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Obituary – Jacqueline Colomb
Jacqueline “Jackie” Colomb, born April 25, 1943, in Portland, Maine, passed away April 1, 2022, after a long illness. Jackie lived in Kennebunk most of her life. She earned an associate’s degree in accounting and worked in that field for more than 30 years, retiring from RR Donnelly. Jackie had an adventurous nature, a great […]
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Obituary – Joseph LaPalme
Joseph Anthony LaPalme known as Tony, 91 years, a resident of Scarborough Maine Veterans Home, formerly of Kennebunk, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Tony was born August 19, 1930 in Putnam, Connecticut, a son of Joseph Antonia LaPalme and Margaret Madeline Rork. Tony graduated Pomfret High School 1949 where he played football and was […]
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Graves Library to host ‘Meet the Author & Climate Chat’
April 30 session is virtual with an in-person viewing option.
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A Window on the Past – George Soule and the evolution of Marine Hardware and Equipment Company
We looked at John Fisher last week, and his founding in 1903 of the Marine Hardware and Equipment Company in the old bicycle factory in Ferry Village. It appears that more capital and/or new investors were needed in 1911, as a new corporation was formed, Marine Hardware-Equipment Company. The original Marine Hardware sold its property […]
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Our Sustainable City – Lawnmowers emit as much pollution as a car
Although often overlooked, small-motor, gasoline-powered equipment is a significant contributor to climate change. According to the EPA, off-road gasoline-powered equipment, such as lawn mowers and leaf blowers, emit approximately 242 million tons of pollutants annually, just as much as cars and homes. Nationally, the equipment accounts for 17 percent of all VOC emissions, 12 percent […]
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Letters to the Editor
Another subdivision for Kennebunk To the editor, Another subdivision for Kennebunk. A proposal before the Kennebunk Planning Board is for a nine-lot, residential, subdivision located at 231 Alewive Road in West Kennebunk. The nearly 16-acre site extends from Alewive Road to Ward Brook. Kennebunk Elementary School is just south of this location. According to the […]
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