We take a look this week at another significant person in Ferry Village’s past, Stephen Hubbard. Born in 1806, Hubbard became a house carpenter by trade and was living in Portland when he married Eliza Sawyer in 1831. Eliza was from Cape Elizabeth and was the daughter of Capt. David H. Sawyer who had operated […]
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Community News – Faeries ready for return to Kennebunk Free Library
It’s time for the faeries to return to Maine. Build a faerie house to welcome them back. Faeries love the outside, so Kennebunk Free Library encourages the use of natural materials when building a house. Materials such as bark, sticks, leaves and stones. Starting April 5, participants can pick up a grab-and-go bag with some […]
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Letters to the Editor
Concerns about West Kennebunk development To the editor, A massive development is in the planning stages in West Kennebunk. Kingsland Development, represented by Jason Vafiades from Atlantic Resource Consultants, is situated west of Route 35 at the north end of Thompson Road. Land was purchased over the past two years with the intent to build […]
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Community News – South Portland Veterans’ Memorial Association petitions city for parades
In the last weeks of April 2020, the South Portland War Veterans’ Memorial Association gathered at Stewart P. Morrill American Legion Post 35 for a parade meeting. Every year, the small group of veterans from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars meet to organize the Memorial Day and Veterans Day parades. Last year, […]
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Obituary – Jane Houston
Jane Brown Houston passed away on April 5, 2021, at the age of 86. She was born on June 18, 1934, in Portland, to Katharine Adams Brown and Earl Stanley Brown. She grew up in Kennebunkport, with three older siblings: Virginia “Ding,” Chadbourne “Chaddy,” and Priscilla. She graduated from Kennebunk High School, class of 1952, […]
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Our Sustainable City – Let’s not treat our soil like dirt
If you were to step into an average backyard in South Portland and take a really close look at what’s under your feet – you’d likely see grass and dirt. Maybe an earthworm, if you’re lucky. That dirt, however, is more than just dust or minerals; it’s a potential home for a thriving ecosystem of […]
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South Portland School News – Pandemic response planning update
I am writing to provide an update on our pandemic response planning. Over the past month we have been providing updates about every two weeks. As it has been from the start, our focus has been to keep learning happening in all eight of our schools while maintaining practices that lessen the risk to students […]
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Canine decoys called in to drive out uninvited guests at Kennebunk High School
Canada geese have made a mess of KHS sports fields.
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Obituary – Bob Wellman
We celebrate the life of Bob Wellman, who passed away on March 20, 2021, in the good company of his wife Estelle, his family, and the folks at Huntington Common. Bob loved to work, and did so until age 88. Even then, he insisted that he retired too early. He began by delivering milk, throwing […]
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Obituary – Bobby Shrader
Bobby J. Shrader, 84, a long-time resident of Kennebunk, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at his residence, after a brief illness. Bobby was born Nov. 19, 1936, in Hinton, West Virginia, a son of Samuel H. and Leila D. (Ratliff) Shrader. He graduated from Hinton High School and went into the Air Force and was […]
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