Mid-Week Music kicks off the new year on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. with “Another Evening Without Neil Young (but with his music).” Guitarist/pianist Dana Pearson and drummer Ron Breton will present their second annual concert of Neil Young covers at the Kennebunkport Historical Society’s Town House School at 135 North St.. Picking and […]
Dan King
From Augusta – A New Year’s wish: Stay warm this winter
Happy New Year! It’s officially 2024. While it’s a time of fresh starts and new beginnings, as Mainers, we are still facing another few months of frigid temperatures and winter storms. My family and I are still preparing for the weeks ahead, and I’m sure you and your family are, too. That’s why I would […]
Letters to the Editor
Plans made for replacement tree To the editor, As most of you probably already know, a very disturbing act of vandalism occurred on Christmas Eve in downtown Kennebunk. The newly-planted and dedicated Christmas tree was cut down. This 20-foot Norway spruce had been purchased and planted by the town to become the town’s living Christmas […]
Obituary – Todd Smith
Todd Hamilton Smith, 75, of Kennebunkport, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia on Dec. 21, 2023. He had been a resident at Avita Memory Care in Wells for the past two years. Todd was born on Oct. 1, 1948 in Boston, to Herbert and Muriel (Weldon) Smith. He grew up […]
Obituary – Vera Piper
Vera Jane (McCollough) Piper, of Kennebunk, died peacefully at age 83 on Dec. 8, 2023. Her daughter, Elizabeth, was by her side throughout her final days. Vera was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on May 7, 1940, to Ernest and Zelia McCullough. Vera was a remarkable person who lived her life fully. She loved her family […]
Obituary – Steven Horn
Steven G. Horn, of Kennebunk, passed away on Dec. 23, 2023. He was 81 years of age. Steven was born in Philadelphia on Dec. 2, 1942, to James W. and Rose (Sucknow) Horn. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Temple University in Philadelphia. His career began in 1968 with the founding of Gerald Stevens, Inc., […]
Community News – Town & Country holiday initiative contributes to nonprofits
Animal Welfare Society among the recipients.
Community News – Town & Country holiday initiative contributes to nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations in York and Cumberland counties will receive contributions totaling $10,500 through the Town & Country Federal Credit Union’s new 12 Days of Local Giving Local initiative. At a kick-off event held at the Locker Project in South Portland, the credit union made a $2,500 contribution to the organization and helped to pack hundreds […]
A Window on the Past – Lewis H. Hutchinson, barber of Knightville and Ferry Village
We take a look this week at an interesting and well-known barber in South Portland in the 1890s and early 1900s. Although he was a man of many talents, Lewis Hutchinson was known by most as a barber in Knightville, but he later moved his home and business to Pleasant Street in the Ferry Village […]
Obituary – Joyce Butler
Joyce Kelley Butler died at Huntington Common in Kennebunk on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, after a period of declining health. She brought us love and devotion, and will be sadly missed. Joyce was born on June 27, 1933, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Charles William Eaton Kelley and Dorothy Jean King Kelley, one of […]
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