Quarter 2 Freshmen High honors: Max Andrews, James Bertus-Trudo, Addison Carbone, Quinn Chapman, Finneas Coldreck, Olivia Cutone, Gabrielle D’Orso-Palmer, Emily Dube, William Eagleson, Jacob Eon, Isabel Esch, Otto Fontaine, Anna Fox, Berk Glidden, Samuel Haley, Noah Hammond, Delaney Hanson, Skylar Holder, Simone Houdlette, Camryn Houle, Virginia Howell, Emilia Ilyas, Tru Jarvis, Isaac Jensen, Ava Kane, […]
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Service Notice – Dianne Hunt
Dianne Christian Hunt, 64, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at York Hospital. Friends are invited to visit with the family 1 to 4 p.m. with a service of celebration at 2 p.m., with Carolyn Lambert officiating, Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Kennebunkport Legion Hall, 102 Main St., Kennebunkport. Light refreshments will be served. All […]
A Window on the Past – John P. Lovell Company and superintendent, Lyman H. Cobb
Let’s take a look at the John P. Lovell Company in Ferry Village. In last week’s column, we left off in the fall of 1895. The company had just acquired the idle factory building that had first been built as a plush mill. Workers were inside setting up equipment and making tools that would be […]
Guest Column – It’s hip to be Dock Square
Many ask, “Where’s Dock Square?” but nobody asks, “Where’s the dock?” because there isn’t one, as far as I can tell. Some say, in the beginning, it was called Duck Square, and you can still see a duck or two on the Kennebunk River, an occasional blue heron or even a clutch of cormorants. But […]
Our Sustainable City – Beneficial electrification
The last couple of weeks, we focused on the benefits of solar on both a residential and municipal level. This week, the South Portland Sustainability Office has beneficial electrification on the brain. Beneficial electrification – including sola r– helps us achieve our climate action goals while also ensuring home comfort, affordability and efficiency. One Climate […]
Community News – Holy Spirit Parish students assemble care kits for homeless
Middle school students in faith formation classes at Holy Spirit Parish (St. Martha Church in Kennebunk and St. Mary Church in Wells) will collect and provide necessary items for a group in need. The Holy Spirit Parish Middle School Outreach Project is underway, with the students collecting items (through March 6) to assemble care kits […]
Letters to the Editor
The importance of listening To the editor, At Kennebunk’s First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, I’m known as, The Flag Guy. I’m responsible for doing what’s necessary to keep the American flag and our other flags flying. I also change the “other” flags occasionally and on April 1, in recognition of Earth Day, I’ll hang the […]
Letters to the Editor
Leash rules protect wildlife To the editor, Migratory birds are much more common at Willard Beach when off-leash dogs are not there. Mergansers, buffleheads, and goldeneyes come in among the rocks at the north end of the beach, and brants visit the shallows at the south end during their migration to Canada. The difference is […]
Community News – Paint for Preservation is back
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust is accepting artist submissions.
Obituary – Virginia Craver
Virginia Elizabeth “Betty” Craver, 100, passed away Feb. 15, 2022. She was born July 17, 1921, in Bement, Illinois, to Clyde and Rose (Overand) Hill. Betty attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1944 before she married Perry P. Craver Sr. in 1945. They were married for 71 years until his passing in 2016. Her […]
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