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April 14, 2022

Obituary – Richard Jacques

Richard “Dick” Jacques, of Biddeford, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center on April 10, 2022. He was 86 years young. Richard was born in Biddeford on March 21, 1936, a son of Raoul and Annabelle (Boisvert) Jacques. Richard graduated from St. Louis High School as a member of the class of 1955. He attended […]
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April 14, 2022

Obituary – Joan Emmons

Joan (Joni) Catherine Emmons, 72, of Biddeford, passed away at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House of cancer on March 25, 2022. Joni dedicated her life to helping people and loved recovery. It would be impossible to list all of the people she helped. Joni’s joy and laughter will live on in hour hearts. She was quick […]
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April 14, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Value of programs poorly articulated To the editor, I read with interest that the taxpayers will be asked in June to vote to transfer $2.8 million from unallocated funds to capital reserves to help pay for an athletic complex renovation at Kennebunk High School. The total renovation cost is $4.2 million. We are informed that […]
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April 14, 2022

Our Sustainable City – Celebrate Earth Month in South Portland

There are a lot of ways to celebrate the planet we call home right here in South Portland, whether it be wandering through the city’s sand dusted streets, exploring parks, cemeteries and trails, or looking out at our cliff-scattered coastline. April is Earth Month and next week is Earth Week, which both lead up to […]
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April 14, 2022

A Window on the Past – Maine Steel Products of Ferry Village and Cushing’s Point

This week, we continue looking at the old factory complex in Ferry Village, where RiverPlace Apartments is now located. The first building was constructed in 1892 and opened as a plush factory in early 1893, only to close down almost immediately due to lack of capital. The next business to move in was the bicycle […]
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April 13, 2022

From Augusta – Making health care accessible and affordable

In my district – and across Maine – people are struggling to get the health care they and their children need. The Legislature as a whole has been working on this, taking up bills to improve access to dental care and mental health care among other measures. I’ve been focusing on the health care needs […]
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April 13, 2022

A Voice from the Past – Capt. James Fairfield

The Brick Store Museum holds over 30,000 pieces of archival material written by historic Kennebunkers. The column shares a voice from the past from the museum’s collection. This week’s letter was written by 31-year-old James Fairfield, captain of the ship MacDonough, to his wife, Lois Walker, after his ship was captured by the British during […]
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April 13, 2022

Guest Column – The Bromley Thing

Since early morning we had been picking and navigating our way along the upslope of the Bromley Pass. Our goal was to reach the summit by nightfall and sleep there in the shelter of the ranger station. By midday, and halfway there, we could just begin to make out the tiny speck that was our […]
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April 13, 2022

Community News – Portside Rotary plans shredding event

Kennebunk Portside Rotary Club will host a new community fundraiser: a document shredding event — just in time for post-tax season. Two nationally-certified shredding services, Records Management Center and Shredding On Site, will provide the onsite shredding service. The date is Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 132 North St. in […]
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April 13, 2022

Community News – South Portland High School ensembles earn high marks

The South Portland Jazz Ensemble participated in the Maine Music Educators Association State Jazz Festival on March 20 at Hampden Academy and received a Gold rating. This marks the 17th year in a row, in a streak dating back to 2006. The group was led by soloists Howard Saffer-Meng, Alice Bonnevie-Rothrock, Max Davis, Jane Bonnevie-Rothrock […]

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