The past five years has seen a tremendous shift in the passenger vehicle market. Electric vehicles (EV) are now ubiquitous; filling our TVs with advertisements, zipping quietly down our streets, and charging at our supermarkets and city buildings. As with all new, rapidly-evolving technologies, the new world of EVs can be hard to keep up […]
Dan King
Community News – Repair work planned on Fort Preble after storms and erosion impact safety
Southern Maine Community College announced plans to address damage and instability at the Fort Preble site after recent damaging storms and years of erosion. “Our South Portland campus is a gift,” Southern Maine Community College Interim President Tiffanie Bentley said in a Sept. 7 news release. “As a community, SMCC takes our stewardship of this […]
From Augusta – Maine’s ‘Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030’
As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisp, September arrives with a reminder that it’s not just the seasons that transition. It’s also a time when communities across America come together for Hunger Action Month. In the spirit of spreading awareness and inspiring action, I want to share some important developments from […]
Catch the Pumpkin Patch Trolley at Seashore Trolley Museum
The 25th annual Pumpkin Patch Trolley takes place every weekend through Oct. 15.
Letters to the Editor
Attend or watch candidate forums To the editor, I’m writing to call attention to two important candidate forums for residents of South Portland. Everyone is encouraged to attend or watch these forums, presented by the non-partisan League of Women Voters in conjunction with volunteers from our city. South Portland Board of Education candidates are set […]
Obituary – June Day Burbank
June Day Burbank, beloved 30-year Kennebunk elementary school teacher, passed away Aug. 31 at her home of 64 years in Kennebunk. She was surrounded by family, and had been under hospice care for just over a year having congestive heart failure. She had just celebrated her 90th birthday on June 2 with an outpouring of […]
Chamber honors business, community leaders during annual dinner meeting
KENNEBUNK – The Kennebunk Kennebunkport Arundel Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner meeting on Sept. 13 at the Kennebunk Savings Operation Center in West Kennebunk – a last-minute change of location due to weather. “We can’t thank Kennebunk Savings enough for giving us such a spectacular place to hold our annual dinner meeting, all […]
Volunteers sought for Kennebunk River restoration project
Area residents interested in a hands-on approach to reducing pollution on riverfront property are invited to a buffer-planting workshop on Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon at Cape Arundel Golf Club at 19 River Road in Arundel. The workshop, organized by the York County Soil and Water Conservation District, is an opportunity for volunteers […]
Obituary – Mary Walker
Mary Walker (nee DeAngelis) of Kennebunk died peacefully at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 7, after a 14-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mary was born Jan. 23, 1943, in Lewiston, and was the oldest of three. She graduated from Edward Little High School and went on to […]
Obituary – James Saunders
James R. “Jim” Saunders died Sept. 11, 2013, following a prolonged illness. He was born in Sanford on Sept. 23, 1936 to Clifford B. and Lillian (Marsh) Saunders. Jim graduated Sanford High School with the class of 1954 and went to work as a traveling photographer for Olan Mills. He also served briefly in the […]
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