Rotary Club and SoPo team up for WinterFest The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, in partnership with the city of South Portland, will present the eighth annual WinterFest celebration on Feb. 1. The signature event features free family outdoor activities designed to promote healthy winter recreation at city facilities. South Portland’s Parks and Recreation Department […]
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Kennebunk Savings reaches $1 million in donations to local nonprofits
Kennebunk Savings ended 2019 with a record $1 million in donations to area nonprofits. The bank hit this milestone back in December with a $25,000 donation to Kennebunk Elementary and helped the school move closer to breaking ground on an ambitious, inclusive playground project. “It’s our biggest donation to date,” said Anush Hansen, Kennebunk Elementary […]
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Enter if you dare, the zany, exclusive world of indoor marathons
There are reasons for the paucity of indoor marathon opportunities in North America. Good reasons. And they were revealed in high definition last week. A cursory check of Al Gore’s internet reveals about four or five events. There are a couple in New England listed under the moniker, Arena Attack Indoor Series. Sounds excruciating. There’s […]
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Obituaries – Herman Cohen
Herman Cohen Herman William Cohen, 37, of Kennebunk, passed away suddenly in Biddeford on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Herman was born in Waterville, Maine, March 9, 1982, the beloved son of Laurie and Marlene Linarez Cohen, attended Berwick Academy and graduated from Proctor Academy in Andover, NH. A gifted athlete, he loved to play lacrosse […]
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Obituaries – Brian Dumas
Brian Dumas Brian Keith Dumas liked to seize the day so completely that as a young man he vowed he’d be dead by 30. Instead, he made it another 21 years, becoming a beloved husband and devoted father and making everyone around him laugh until the very end. “If there’s one word that will come […]
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A Window On the Past – The creation of Bug Light Park
Over the last month, I’ve covered the history of many of the businesses that operated in the shipyard area in the post-war years. Last week’s column had a photograph of the old Building 5, the hangar-looking building that General Electric was using that was located on the land just adjacent to Bug Light. After […]
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Legislature begins consequential second session
As the calendar turns to 2020 and the 129th Maine Legislature returns this week to begin its second session, it’s perhaps wise to reflect on our mission, where we have been, and where we are going. Our task, as I see it, is to recognize challenges, remove obstacles, and to find ways to make […]
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Letters to the Editor
Referendum signs are misleading To the editor, On March 3, all Maine voters registered in any or no political party may vote on Question 1. This referendum seeks to overturn legislation which does not permit religious or philosophical exemptions for vaccinations. Those who don’t support vaccinating children have raised significant funds and covered the highways […]
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Gordon is top New Year’s miler
SOUTH PORTLAND – A record number of participants showed up ready to run a mile at high noon on New Year’s Day in Knightville. In only its second year, the 2020 Foulmouthed New Year’s Mile saw a jump to 452 finishers after 372 in last year’s inaugural event. The streets in South Portland were framed […]
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Obituaries Lawrence Brackley
Lawrence Brackley Lawrence C. Brackley of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2019 at Avita of Wells where he had enjoyed living for the last year. Best known as Larry, he was born in Farmington, Maine, on Jan. 18, 1927, the son of Clyde M. and Sarah E. (Stanley) Brackley. A World War II […]
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