Dan King

Managing Editor

Latest

Published
April 21, 2022

A Window on the Past – Joseph Manning and Cash Corner

We’re always looking for interesting people in South Portland’s past to learn more about. Because our city was originally a community of strongly-identified “villages” or neighborhoods, it gave more prominence to individuals who participated in local affairs. We’ve talked before about the Cash family from which Cash Corner got its name. Jimmy Lano is also […]
Published
April 20, 2022

Guest Column – The Hotel

In Kennebunkport, The Hotel sat on a high bluff overlooking its own heated, outdoor saltwater swimming pool, and a small, rocky, private beach near the river’s mouth. Farther on, along the coast, beyond Gooch’s Beach, Mother’s Beach and Lord’s Point, on a good day you could make out the hazy top of Mount Agamenticus. The […]
Published
April 20, 2022

From Augusta – Supporting Maine families by increasing access to child care

As many of you already know, last March my daughter gave birth to my first grandchild, Evelyn Grace. This has been a really exciting time for our family. But anyone who has raised a child knows it comes with its challenges. Making sure your child (and you) get enough sleep, maintain nutritious diets and so […]
Published
April 20, 2022

Community News – Library announces May’s feature artist

Kennebunk Free Library announced its May exhibition, “Elvers at the Mousam River,” featuring the pastels of Kennebunk resident Leo A. Martel. The exhibit will be shown Monday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 31. According to a library news release, “Martel has no formal artist training, but was intrigued by elver (baby eel) fishing he saw […]
Published
April 20, 2022

Our Sustainable City – Sustainability Staff Spotlight: Casey Zorn

Next up in our Sustainability Staff Spotlight series is our Sustainability Program Manager, Casey Zorn. Casey has been working in the sustainability office for about six months, where she manages programs related to buildings, energy and waste reduction and works on outreach for the office and One Climate Future climate action plan. Mia: Can you […]
Published
April 20, 2022

Community News – Upcycle Challenge finalists identified

The three finalists for ecomaine’s school-based Upcycle Challenge, which will award $500 to a participating student’s school, were announced in an April 15 news release. The Upcycle Challenge asks students in ecomaine’s communities to use items that ordinarily would have been disposed of, to make all-new, functional ones. ecomaine’s Outreach & Recycling Committee selected the […]
Published
April 18, 2022

Obituary – Audrey Lillibridge

Audrey Rae (Hart) Lillibridge passed away April 8, 2022, at the age of 95, after a long period of declining health. Audrey was born the youngest of three sisters in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on Oct. 6, 1926. Growing up in Yale, Oklahoma, during the Great Depression was difficult for the Hart family, but that brought an […]
Published
April 18, 2022

Obituary – Joyce Worster

Joyce Ann Worster, 53, of Granite Ridge Road, Waterboro, passed away Friday, April 15, 2022, at her residence with her mother by her side. She was born Oct. 3, 1968, in Meriden, Connecticut, the daughter of Michael and Eileen Carlton Worster. Joyce graduated from Biddeford High School in 1989. She worked for Creative Work Systems […]
Published
April 18, 2022

Obituary – Suzanne Nieburgs

Suzanne Aileen Kay Nieburgs, age 78, a resident of Worcester, Massachusetts, and formerly of New York City, died at her home on April 6, 2022, after brief illness. Suzanne was born in Montreal on Feb. 3, 1944, the daughter of Kenneth Kongsley and Aileen Argyle Delancey (White) Kay. She received a bachelor’s degree in library […]
Published
April 15, 2022

Obituary – John Fortune

John F. Fortune died peacefully at Gosnell House on April 3, 2022. John, born in 1926, was the son of John Francis and Mary (Denn) Fortune, raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was a son of Ireland, a husband of 71 years, devout Catholic, life-long learner, artist, public servant, Army veteran, Peace Corps volunteer, world […]

Sign In: