The importance of listening To the editor, At Kennebunk’s First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, I’m known as, The Flag Guy. I’m responsible for doing what’s necessary to keep the American flag and our other flags flying. I also change the “other” flags occasionally and on April 1, in recognition of Earth Day, I’ll hang the […]

Stop with false narrative To the editor, Let’s just stop right now – can we agree to that simple step? The recall effort is underway. Soon a decision will be rendered by the court allowing the election to proceed or not. Claiming that the Kennebunk town manager and select board chair “backed members of the […]

Claims are off the mark To the editor, The York County Superior Court ruling rejecting RSU 21’s injunction is a significant win for Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, taxpayers and the integrity of our school district. Kennebunk’s town charter should be rewritten to clarify that RSU directors are beholden to voters and subject to recall. But that’s […]

Lack of clarity is concerning To the editor, It is important for community members to understand the legal challenges submitted to the Kennebunk town clerk regarding the recall petition targeting Mr. Stentiford. The legal challenges have gone unanswered by the town. One challenge to the petition concerns a falsehood submitted on the petition affidavit portraying […]

National trend hits home To the editor, During the 2018 recall effort in Scarborough, I remember reading an article about it and feeling sympathy for the students, families and staff of the district. Movements such as these are negative at their core, are a distraction for students and families, can diminish the morale of the […]

Thanks for the ‘delightful musings’ To the editor, So true that one only knows what one’s got when it’s gone. With today’s mail in hand, happy it’s Friday – which for me, among other good things, has come to mean, “yay! more to come from Orrin Frink.” Alas, today, having sorted through the mail quickly, […]

Be aware of ecological inter-connectedness To the editor, It looks like the battle to preserve wildlife in Kennebunk is underway once again. Walsh Engineering is proposing a housing development called The Mooring at the former Rest Area on Route 1 south. This is the site of Significant Vernal Pool No. 539, a dual-pool noted by […]

Refrain from signing petition To the editor, I am writing to urge my fellow citizens of Kennebunk to refrain from signing the petition to recall two members of the RSU 21 school board. It takes only a cursory review of the facts to see that the premises upon which the recall effort is based are […]

Story carries relevance for current times To the editor, Every year in December, my family watches “A Christmas Carol.” The 1984 version with George C. Scott as Scrooge is our favorite. The appearance of lawn signs around town this month asking that we choose to consider being either Generous or Greedy coincides nicely with Charles […]

Editor’s note: The first paragraph of the following letter was omitted from the Dec. 3 print edition of the Kennebunk Post. Recall doesn’t benefit school district To the editor, Petitions to recall RSU 21 School Board chair Art LeBlanc and school board member Tim Stentiford were filed in the Kennebunk town clerk’s office Monday, Nov. […]