Stop with false narrative To the editor, Let’s just stop right now – can we agree to that simple step? The recall effort is underway. Soon a decision will be rendered by the court allowing the election to proceed or not. Claiming that the Kennebunk town manager and select board chair “backed members of the […]
Dan King
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A Window on the Past – Why the Lovell Arms bicycle factory came to be in South Portland
Last week we talked about Isaac C. Atkinson’s plush mill that was constructed in 1892, then opened and subsequently failed in 1893. We continue our look at that old factory complex that used to exist off of Mussey Street, in the area that is now home to RiverPlace Apartments. When the plush mill opened, the […]
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Community News – Speers Gallery prepared for March exhibit
Kennebunk Free Library announced its next Speers Gallery exhibit, Watercolors, by Bob Lown, opening March 5. The exhibit features watercolor paintings of local architecture, beaches, parks and scenery of the greater Kennebunk area. The public is invited to attend an artist reception on Saturday, March 5, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Speers Gallery. Lown […]
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Our Sustainable City – Community solar in South Portland
Last week, we talked about the history and benefits of South Portland’s municipal solar projects. In addition to projects owned or administered by the city, there are many other types of solar projects, including solar that residents can participate in. With the state legislation passed in 2019 that encourages the development of renewable energy projects […]
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Letters to the Editor
Please be a responsible dog owner To the editor, I have been, and will continue to be, a proponent of allowing dogs to be off-leash. It is healthy for the dog to have that time, and it is also what many people enjoy about our communities – ample space to romp and roam for animals […]
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Community News – Saco & Biddeford Savings donation fights school hunger
Funds raised through the Community Debit Card Program increased nearly 25 percent in 2021.
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Honor Roll – Middle School of the Kennebunks
Second quarter High honors Sixth grade Mazie Anderson, Finley Baxter, Mia Binette, Abigail Caron, Hailey Cerrone-Patterson, Chloe Chadbourne, Taggart Connor, Cecilia DiGiovanni, Acadia Dugas, Riley Ewing, Ava Foss, Emil Fried, Jacob Gibson, Levi Giles, Brayden Houle, Evelyn Kahn, Annabelle Kalil, Cooper Keenan, Jack Kugler, Peter Landenberger, Sierra Lindquist, Jayda Longmire, Kezia Matthysen, Max Meads, Ayla […]
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From Augusta – Breaking down barriers between students and the workforce
It is no secret that I am passionate about education and doing all we can to prepare young Mainers for the future. It is why I loved to teach, and continue to coach and substitute teach as often as I can. Investing in our students always produces the best outcomes for Maine. When we equip […]
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Obituary – Dana Pearson
Dana Edwin Pearson, 90, of Whately, Massachusetts, and Kennebunk Beach, died at his Whately home in his favorite chair by the fireplace on Feb. 15, 2022. His passing was quick – the way he had hoped. Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, on Sept. 30, 1931, to parents Chauncey Wright Pearson and Edwina Ely Pearson, he graduated […]
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Obituary – Robert Rooney
Robert Gerard Rooney of Kennebunk, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at the age of 82 surrounded by his family. He was a longtime resident of Stow, Massachusetts, Nahant, Massachusetts, and Kennebunk. Robert graduated from Boston College, class of 1961, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army. […]
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