Who has more fun than us? We do! That’s the motto up the road at Bentley’s Saloon, a favorite meeting place for motorcyclists from all over New England. Inside, motorcycles and bras hang from the ceiling, and outside there’s huddles of motorcycles when the weather is good, and you can get a pretty good bacon […]

1. How worried are you about the impact on the world? ( ) Very worried ( ) Somewhat worried ( ) Not very worried ( ) Not worried 2. Are you concerned about the impact on your personal life? ( ) Yes ( ) No ( ) Not sure 3. Do you agree that our […]

The Brick Store Museum holds over 30,000 pieces of archival material written by historic Kennebunkers. The Voice from the Past feature will share compositions from the museum’s collection. This week’s column comes from a letter written by Abigail King, of Danvers, Massachusetts, to her niece Mary Cleaves, of Biddeford (later Kennebunk), in 1835. May 11, […]

Maine government is about to legalize sports betting. If we take this path, we must tax it at a rate high enough to ensure that all Mainers realize the benefit. When Maine voters rejected a proposed casino for York County in referendum in 2003, they also passed slots for a harness raceway that, by definition, […]

When asked if there were any rules to writing a piece for a guest column, I had to admit that I didn’t know of any. However, I said I’d explain it from my point of view and say what works for me. The next four points are the teeth of a mental comb that I […]

The sharp rise in energy prices has put a strain on household budgets. We have all felt it recently. I have heard from dozens of constituents, friends and family about how difficult the rising costs of oil, propane and electricity have made it for them to pay their bills. While we don’t have any silver […]

When asked what the problem was, my brother said he didn’t like some of what he saw in the world, and didn’t have the intelligence or power to correct it. However, he found one solution through professional counseling. It was a group counseling session with a well-trained leader, who first went around the group asking […]

The Brick Store Museum holds over 30,000 pieces of archival material written by historic Kennebunkers. The Voice from the Past feature will share compositions from the museum’s collection. This week’s column comes from a 335-page journal by William Symonds to his daughter, Susy, which he started writing in 1866. March 1866 To Susy To pass […]

I’m sure you’ve seen it in documentaries of birds and animals living in the wild. The doe, the fox, rabbit or bird cautiously approaches the edge of the stream or pond, then looks all around, to the left, to the right, and only then lowers its head to drink. And then, quickly, lifts its head […]

Many ask, “Where’s Dock Square?” but nobody asks, “Where’s the dock?” because there isn’t one, as far as I can tell. Some say, in the beginning, it was called Duck Square, and you can still see a duck or two on the Kennebunk River, an occasional blue heron or even a clutch of cormorants. But […]