Dan King

Managing Editor

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Published
May 4, 2022

Guest Column – In praise of ungainly things

At some point the world got way too slick. iPhones, flat-screen TVs, Teslas, Scandinavian furniture, glass skyscrapers, techno music. Everything is smooth, streamlined, silken to the touch and soothing to the senses. Today’s manufactured objects tend to be seamless and symmetrical, polished to a tastefully burnished sheen. And in the process, rendered soulless. Left behind […]
Published
May 4, 2022

From Augusta – Addressing Maine’s housing crisis

As your representative for House District 9, I believe a big part of my job in Augusta is helping hard-working people who are being turned away from, or squeezed out of, our communities due to the statewide housing crisis. They are people who work in town offices, public safety, health care, small businesses, schools, the […]
Published
May 3, 2022

Honor Roll – Kennebunk High School

Quarter 3 Freshmen High honors: Sasha Altschule, Max Andrews, Kendell Beckett, James Bertus-Trudo, Asher Bissonnette, Addison Carbone, Quinn Chapman, Finneas Coldreck, Olivia Cutone, Emily Dube, Philip Dyer, William Eagleson, Jacob Eon, Otto Fontaine, Anna Fox, Sonja Frederich, Taylor Giles, Mekhi Gillard, Berk Glidden, Samuel Haley, Noah Hammond, Delaney Hanson, Simone Houdlette, Camryn Houle, Virginia Howell, […]
Published
April 29, 2022

Obituary – Warren Lutz

Warren William Lutz, 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26. Warren was the only child born to William and Elizabeth (Morganthaler) Lutz in New York, New York, on June 8, 1930. He attended McBurney High School in Manhattan, where he excelled in basketball and track. He was an excellent student and was able to […]
Published
April 28, 2022

Obituary – Peter Field

Peter Wilson Field, devoted husband and proud father of four grown boys, passed away peacefully at home on April 22 in Kennebunkport. He was 64. Peter and his wife Ann married in Dallas then moved to a farm on Downing Road in Kennebunk, where they shared over 30 years of wonderful memories with family and […]
Published
April 27, 2022

A Voice from the Past – Charles Barry

The Brick Store Museum holds over 30,000 pieces of archival material written by historic Kennebunkers. A Voice from the Past shares a document from the museum’s collection. Today’s entry is from Charles Dummer Barry, born in Kennebunk in 1850. Here, he writes his thoughts about money in his journal from West Newton, Massachusetts, at age […]
Published
April 27, 2022

A Window on the Past – Walter S. Story, marine hardware expert and owner of Story Marine Railway

As we’ve been working on some of the large industrial employers of Ferry Village, I recognized the name of Walter Story as the owner of Story Marine Railway on the South Portland waterfront. Let’s take a look at the life of this man who played a part in the management of several South Portland businesses. […]
Published
April 27, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Shredding fundraiser a ‘great success’ To the editor, We held our first shred event in partnership with the great husband-and-wife team of Jessica and Peter Everett of Shredding On Site of Bangor, on Saturday, April 23 at the North Street Fire Station in Kennebunkport and it was a great success. First of all, thank you […]
Published
April 27, 2022

Community News – Benefit supper planned in West Kennebunk

The West Kennebunk Village Committee will host a benefit spaghetti supper for the Tracy family on Saturday, May 14. All proceeds from the supper will go to Shannon Tracy and her two children, Lillian (12) and Vincent (10) in the aftermath of the sudden death of Philip Tracy, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung […]
Published
April 27, 2022

Our Sustainable City – A healthy lawn starts with soil

As spring begins to bloom in South Portland, we are gearing up for gardening season. Whether you are tending to your backyard garden or sprucing up your front yard landscape, there is one element integral to every thriving lawn: healthy soil. Soil health = Climate action Soil can be a carbon sink or source, depending […]

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