After a year with virtual events, Prelude is back with new festivals, events.
Dan King
Community News – South Portland Land Trust meeting features ‘Re-Wilding’ presentation
South Portland Land Trust members and the public are invited to attend the organization’s virtual annual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 6:30 p.m. This year’s annual meeting will feature a special presentation on “Re-Wilding Your Yard and Land” by Anna Fialkov, program manager of The Wild Seed Project The annual meeting is a great […]
Community News – Wells Christmas Parade set for Dec. 12
The Wells Chamber of Commerce announced the 36th annual Christmas Parade is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 12. The parade steps off at 2 p.m. from Wells Plaza and proceeds north on Route 1 to Wells Junior High School. The Primary event sponsor is Kennebunk Savings. Silver sponsors are Avita of Wells and DF Richard Energy. […]
Obituary – Samuel Wallace
Formerly of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Samuel Carmen Wallace, born Nov. 12, 2000, found his peace on Nov. 5, 2021, after a long battle with Substance Use Disorder. His family will find comfort in the fact that he is finally at rest. Sam inspired laughter, strength and confidence in all who met him. His sense of humor […]
A Window on the Past – Historical society ‘memorializes’ junior high/middle school with 2021 Christmas ornament
We are happy to announce that the latest edition of the South Portland Historical Society’s Christmas ornament is available now. For 2021, in light of the current consolidated middle school being built on South Portland’s west end, we decided to “memorialize” the existing Memorial Middle School before it is razed. For many years, South Portland […]
Community News – South Portland Christmas Toy Drive celebrates 10th year
Last year, the South Portland Christmas Toy Drive helped more than 280 South Portland children with new warm coats, boots and toys. One-hundred percent of the money raised goes directly to buying the needed items for children. This is 10th year of the drive and involves a partnership with the South Portland Police Department, South […]
Obituary – Donna Ballou
Donna L. (Wentworth) Ballou, 74, passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, at her home in Arundel with her loving husband, Nelson, and her extended family by her side, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born in 1947 and grew up in Kennebunk, the oldest daughter of Edna and Bailey Wentworth. She graduated […]
Obituary – Mary Wyckoff
Mary Louise Bayles Wyckoff, a native of Orange, New Jersey, and resident of Kennebunk, passed away on Nov. 14, 2021, at the age of 89. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Olive Bayles. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Ferdinand “Ferd” Wyckoff, Jr.; her children – Linda (Robert) […]
Runners take flight at Wells Vets Day 5K
Annual event helps send veterans to Washington, D.C.
From Augusta – Protecting reproductive rights
Constitutional rights hang in the balance as the United States Supreme Court hears challenges to Texas’ new restrictive abortion law, which took effect on Sept. 1, and Mississippi’s abortion ban, which has been found unconstitutional by two lower courts. The controversial Texas law contains no exceptions to abortions after six weeks for rape, sexual abuse […]
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