Historical society appreciates community support To the editor, The Arundel Historical Society hosted a baked bean and pasta supper at the Seashore Trolley Museum on April 30. The turnout exceeded our expectations, and it was a very successful event for a variety of reasons, among them being the wonderful venue and a free trolley ride […]

Answer sought from chair To the editor, On Oct. 13, 2020, chairman Baldwin signed a revised Kennebunk Select Board code of ethics, which states under item 11: “… we agree to avoid situations where we might derive or appear to derive personal benefit from actions or decisions made in our official capacity.” But Mr. Baldwin […]

Grass is good It is time to upgrade our stadium and athletic fields in RSU 21. Great. But I’m against the artificial turf field in the proposal. My concerns: 1. Toxic PFAS “forever” chemicals are used to help the blades of “grass” release from the molds. These synthetic chemicals disrupt hormones, cause cancer and never […]

Shredding fundraiser a ‘great success’ To the editor, We held our first shred event in partnership with the great husband-and-wife team of Jessica and Peter Everett of Shredding On Site of Bangor, on Saturday, April 23 at the North Street Fire Station in Kennebunkport and it was a great success. First of all, thank you […]

What’s next, a McDonald’s? To the editor, If you doubt Susan Bloomfield’s observation that Natural Kennebunk will consist of little more than front yards and back lots as the planning board approves yet another residential neighborhood near wetlands off Alewive Road, just take a look at the Coastal Pines subdivision being built off Warrens Way. […]

Value of programs poorly articulated To the editor, I read with interest that the taxpayers will be asked in June to vote to transfer $2.8 million from unallocated funds to capital reserves to help pay for an athletic complex renovation at Kennebunk High School. The total renovation cost is $4.2 million. We are informed that […]

Another subdivision for Kennebunk To the editor, Another subdivision for Kennebunk. A proposal before the Kennebunk Planning Board is for a nine-lot, residential, subdivision located at 231 Alewive Road in West Kennebunk. The nearly 16-acre site extends from Alewive Road to Ward Brook. Kennebunk Elementary School is just south of this location. According to the […]

Readers write regarding recall To the editor, Regional School Unit 21 has been fortunate to attract high caliber and devoted school board members. In the absence of dereliction of duty (which has simply not existed in this case), there is just no reason we should have to resort to this type of divisive recall. We […]

Chance to change the narrative To the editor, Teachers, hailed as heroes not even a year ago, are now facing a barrage of complaints and new laws. The national news brings stories of parents accusing teachers of indoctrination, of school boards calling for the burning of books as they did in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and […]

Keeping the community safe To the editor, Our school board and administration are being bullied by a handful of anti-maskers. The anti-maskers are angry that their kids and their kids’ teachers and staff (and therefore to a degree, our whole community) have been kept safe in this ever changing, never-been-here-before pandemic environment. I don’t have […]