Support for commercial fishing industry To the editor, We are writing today in support of the American commercial fishing industry, and the crucial role it plays in not just the local and national economy, but in the entire American infrastructure. American commercial fishermen bring fresh, wild, sustainable seafood to the table, and in doing so, […]

Appreciate support for tree lighting To the editor, Kennebunk Parks and Recreation would like to express its appreciation to those who made our 40th annual Christmas Tree Lighting a huge success. This year we came full circle and celebrated in Rotary Park and it was great to see a record number of folks having fun […]

Congratulations to state champions To the editor, Huge congratulations to the student athletes and coaches of the Kennebunk High School football team on your championship win. As a community we are so proud of your hard work and outstanding accomplishment. Huge thank you to the RSU 21 community of Kennebunkport, Kennebunk and Arundel for your […]

Retire bond before building town office To the editor, Thank you Kennebunkport voters for recognizing the cost of living in our town. I view the no vote on a new town hall not as a rejection of the idea, but as a wake-up call to our town leaders to exercise the same fiscal restraint that […]

Election letters To the editor, I am writing to support Kennebunkport ballot Question 3 to build a new town hall and public meeting space. The need for a new town hall is largely undisputed — the limitations of the 63-year-old building for our growing town were apparent 20 years ago. Unfortunately, the ongoing debate around […]

Grateful for HarvestFest support To the editor, On a perfect fall day, the community came out in full force and wonderful costumes! As you can imagine, an event like this takes a great deal of planning and lots of volunteers. We were pleased to offer a scavenger hunt, wood carving demo, games, face painting, free […]

A tale of two towns To the editor, A large citizens group in Wells continues to challenge the town over its failure to help in improving beach access for the public at Moody Beach. The Bell ‘89 Law awarded intertidal beach ownership to adjacent private property owners in the state of Maine. This became the […]

Appreciate Main Street gardens To the editor, A note of thanks to the organizations and individuals that work together to create the Main Street Gardens. They were fabulous this year and make the town of Kennebunk welcoming and alluring. It seems that each year they are expanding their territory and their efforts are much appreciated. […]

CMP pushing anti-government buttons To the editor, Mainers are independent and resilient. We like to take care of ourselves – we don’t want to rely on government or big charities to do things for us. I guess that’s why CMP’s ads call Pine Tree Power’s plan “a government takeover.” They’re trying to push our “anti-government” […]

Encourage students to pursue interests To the editor, It is time, once again, to clear up misinformation regarding the district, and choices made to improve academic outcomes for our elementary students. In a recent letter, dated Sept. 11, the writer perpetuates the idea that the RSU 21 board “supported a policy” to “cut” band from […]