In 2014, the Waterhouse Center opened and welcomed skaters for the first time. When Merton Brown and I heard there were concerns about children not having skates – or having skates too small – we decided to ask the community for skate donations to see if a swap and/or sale was feasible. As it turned […]
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Opinion – Fifty-two years of Christmas memories in the Kennebunks
When the last of the turkey leftovers are finally and mercifully finished off and the temperatures begin to drop, you can feel here in the Kennebunks that Christmas is in the air. For those of us who are swiftly climbing the rungs of the aging ladder, it can become a time to reminisce about past […]
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Opinion – Maine Young Birders spot rare long-eared owl
On the morning of Nov. 9 at Fort Foster in Kittery, the Maine Young Birders Club was treated to an unexpected and thrilling discovery: a rare long-eared owl perched along the trail, marking the first such sighting at the park in over 40 years. The fall Maine Young Birders Club outing at Fort Foster started […]
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Opinion – The birds of winter are back
The birds of winter are back, and just in time to take your mind off the presidential campaigns. I’m really very glad to know that birds don’t bother with electing a president and a vice president. We might have to hear how this one has been seen hanging around with cats and the other one […]
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Forum: Students can activate democracy by volunteering at polls
As an election worker in my hometown of Kennebunk, I’ve witnessed firsthand the critical role that youth can play in our democratic process. Empowering young voters with knowledge about our democratic system is essential. In the 2020 election, Maine saw a significant increase in youth voter turnout. According to the Center for Information and Research […]
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Opinion – A purple martin success story in Kennebunk
One breezy, sunny morning in late July this past summer, three York County Audubon members, Kathy Donahue, Rebekah Lowell, and I, visited the Madelyn Marx Preserve in Kennebunk to observe a colony of swallows at the mouth of the Mousam River. As we made our way down the trail through the marsh, some of these […]
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Opinion – Potential disaster averted on Trott Island
Last Friday evening, Sept. 27, a newly arrived camper on Trott Island reported an underground fire at the Pine Grove campsite. The cause was clearly an inadequately extinguished campfire that had been smoldering for some time. We at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust would like to express our appreciation and praise for the town’s fire crew […]
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Opinion – The ‘process’ of charter revision vote
You’ll soon be voting on the Kennebunk Charter revision. The voters had authorized a new commission, focusing on the recall section. Candidate profiles didn’t appear in the newspapers, so voters were left in the dark for their choices. We had no answers as to who they were, when and where they had come from, and […]
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From Augusta – Rooted in Maine: Prioritizing local agriculture
From Aroostook County potato farms to Downeast blueberry fields to southern Maine’s pick-your-own apples and strawberries, agriculture is important to our communities and our economy. Supporting locally-sourced food helps keep food accessible and affordable and protect our local and global environment. Creating more Maine markets for Maine producers and increasing access to Maine food is […]
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Opinion – Comedy show, live auction benefits Founders Park in Wells
Enjoy an evening of laughter and live auction on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Village by the Sea Resort on Route 1 in Wells. The Founders Park Community Center Committee invites the public to join them as they present popular comedians Gary Caouette, Steve Scarfo, and Ryan Gartley in a stand-up comedy show with a […]
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