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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Community News – Peoples United Methodist Church schedules Oct. 21 bean supper
Peoples United Methodist Church will host a baked bean supper from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21. The church is located at 310 Broadway in South Portland. The supper menu includes hot dogs, homemade baked beans, salads, casseroles and pies. The cost is $10 per person, $8 for age 3 to 12. For […]
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PublishedOctober 10, 2023
Age Friendly South Portland – Ready, set, shovel: Fourth season of Golden Shovel set to begin
Winter will soon be upon us, and snow will be falling. Age Friendly South Portland will once again promote the Golden Shovel program for the businesses on Ocean Street – from Mill Creek Park to Thomas Knight Park. This will be the fourth annual Golden Shovel year, and the Golden Shovel has previously been awarded […]
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Our Sustainable City – A crisis of climate communication
Discussing climate change is complex. Oftentimes, we’re bogged down by the terminology, or the mixed messages we see in the media, or through our experiences that make discussing climate change unapproachable. Terms like global warming and even sustainability have confusing definitions. Unusual weather conditions like this year’s unseasonably wet summer doesn’t necessarily imply climate change, […]
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Letters to the Editor
More spending will raise taxes To the editor, In reading the article in the Sentry about the four people running for South Portland City Council, I was struck by a common theme. All but one candidate is advocating for more government spending. Not cutting spending so that taxes can be cut and older people who […]
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Community News – Rotary Club to host conversation with Sen. King
The South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Rotary announced that it will host an in-person conversation with Maine Sen. Angus King on Monday, Nov. 6. According to the club, “it’s an opportunity to learn more about the senator’s work, ask questions in the company of friends and neighbors.” The event will be held at the South Portland Community […]
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
A Window on the Past – George “Fred” Hilborn and his bakery on Meeting House Hill
Hilborn’s Home Kitchen opened at 388 Cottage Road (known then as 125 Pillsbury St.) in 1928. Its proprietor, Fred Hilborn, became very well-liked in the community during his roughly eight years of operation in South Portland. Let’s take a look at this baker and his bakery on Meeting House Hill. George F. “Fred” Hilborn was […]
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Letters to the Editor
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. […]
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Community News – Astronomy club schedules presentation
Following the Astronomical Society of Northern New England’s three-day Starfest in mid-September, at the Talmage Observatory at Starfield, the society will return to monthly meetings on the first Friday of each month. The next meeting will be on Friday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The New School, 38 York St., Kennebunk. A business meeting, […]
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Marvelous morning for Kennebunk runners at Maine Marathon/Half Marathon
Carlton Robie, competing in his first marathon, posts a Boston qualifying time.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
From Augusta – Let’s stand up for domestic violence survivors
October brings leaf peeping, hayrides in apple orchards, and Halloween spirit. What you may not know is that October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Nationally, one in four women and one in seven men have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner. Such violence affects more than 12 million people […]
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