Denis Edward Nadeau, a native of Biddeford and resident of Sanford, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. He was 74. Denis attended St. Joseph’s School and Biddeford High School. He graduated from St. Anthony’s High School at the Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk and went on to attend Keene State College and the University of […]
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Obituary – Ronald Martin, Sr.
Ronald H. “Ron” Martin, Sr., a native of Providence, Rhode Island, and resident of Kennebunk, passed away on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. He was 84. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who proudly served in the United States Air Force. Holidays on Cat Mousam Road will be a little less bright and festive, […]
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Obituary – Richard Beote
Richard Alfred Beote died peacefully on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, at his home in Kennebunkport with his family at his side. Born in Yarmouth, Maine, on Dec. 15, 1933, a son of John and Frances (Mason) Beote, Sr., he grew up in Yarmouth and attended North Yarmouth Academy. He went on to graduate from Gorham […]
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Obituary – Mette Eglinton
Mette Adele Eglinton, 82, of Kennebunkport, passed away in her sleep at home on Jan. 31, 2022, after a brief time of declining health due to pulmonary fibrosis. Mette was born on Feb. 28, 1939, in Oslo, Norway. At the age of 12, she emigrated with her family to Brooklyn, New York, where she taught […]
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A Window on the Past – Arthur C. Lailer, Ferry Village grocer and entrepreneur
I really enjoy looking back at the first half of the 20th century, in the time before supermarkets or shopping malls. Before the advent of the internet and the conscious effort to buy local, shopping at your local store was just the way of life. During this global pandemic, we’ve struggled to find ways to […]
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Guest Column – A college education
It was a small, residential college, where we all lived in the same two or three dormitories. We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same dining hall, and took classes in the same three or four classroom buildings. We all knew each other more or less, and so, as I used to say, there […]
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From Augusta – Dirigo: Clean elections, Maine’s innovation, has served us well
Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State Ed Muskie, who had a home in Kennebunk for most of his adult life, liked to be introduced as “of Maine,” born and bred of Maine’s virtues, of the Maine brand. Mainers are independent thinkers, and we have often led by example, consistent with our state motto […]
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Our Sustainable City – South Portland adopts energy stretch code
Here in South Portland, our buildings are our greatest source of greenhouse gas emissions, with 42 percent of our greenhouse emissions coming from residential and commercial buildings. One Climate Future, the city’s joint climate action and adaptation plan with the city of Portland, identifies 68 strategies to reduce our emissions 80 percent by 2050. Each […]
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Letters to the Editor
Create safe spaces for dogs To the editor, South Portland is extremely lucky to have many public parks and open spaces, but only one public beach. And no designated dog park, i.e., a park for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners. Willard Beach and Hinckley […]
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Letters to the Editor
National trend hits home To the editor, During the 2018 recall effort in Scarborough, I remember reading an article about it and feeling sympathy for the students, families and staff of the district. Movements such as these are negative at their core, are a distraction for students and families, can diminish the morale of the […]
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