Dan King

Managing Editor

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Published
April 12, 2022

Guest Column – From Russia, with shove

Russian President Vladimir Putin has committed the full force of his country’s military to subdue and possibly destroy a neighboring democracy in a murdering, vainglorious attempt to recreate a 21st century Soviet Union. Or speculate some historians, to revive a new Russian empire based on an ethno-nationalist fantasy that originated in Tsarist Russia hundreds of […]
Published
April 8, 2022

Obituary – Betty Phillips

Betty Phillips passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Saint Andre Health Care in Biddeford following a 12-year journey with Alzheimer’s. Born Beatrice Louise Lothrop on May 23, 1929, in Pine Point, Maine, Betty was the ninth child of the late Mel and Edith Lothrop. Betty attended Scarborough schools, graduating from Scarborough High School […]
Published
April 7, 2022

Guest Column – Fun, fun, fun at the hamburger stand now

Who has more fun than us? We do! That’s the motto up the road at Bentley’s Saloon, a favorite meeting place for motorcyclists from all over New England. Inside, motorcycles and bras hang from the ceiling, and outside there’s huddles of motorcycles when the weather is good, and you can get a pretty good bacon […]
Published
April 7, 2022

Window on the Past – War bonds and World War I

As we continue our research into the large, industrial employers who once occupied the factory complex in Ferry Village, I thought we’d take a break this week and talk about war bonds. The accompanying photographs were donated to the South Portland Historical Society a few years ago by a descendant of William Richardson. As you […]
Published
April 7, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Tax issue is unrelated to reassessment To the editor, This letter is in response to Rosemarie De Angelis’ letter in the Sentry (April 1, 2022). The increased tax basis at issue is unrelated to the recent city reassessment. If Ms. De Angelis had looked at properties with heat pumps in the online assessors’ database, she […]
Published
April 7, 2022

Our Sustainable City – Looking back, checking in

Since the beginning of my time working in the South Portland Sustainability Office, I have had the pleasure of writing about sustainability topics ranging from coastal resilience to electric lawnmowers. This week, I’m taking a step back, looking back and requesting, humbly, some input from you. There has been a lot to write about since […]
Published
April 6, 2022

Community News – Library preparing for annual Faerie Festival

It’s faerie house time. Build a faerie house to welcome the faeries back to the garden at Kennebunk Free Library. Faerie houses will be accepted at the library from April 19-May 3. Participants are asked to build a house with a base no larger than 14 inches by 14 inches, and no taller than 30 […]
Published
April 6, 2022

Age Friendly South Portland – Winter is over

When does spring arrive in Maine? I asked a class of senior nursing students that question and got a wide range of answers, many quite funny. However, I say spring is here, the birds sing, the ducks walk and swim in pairs, the grass is turning green, snow drops are out and other greens are […]
Published
April 5, 2022

Obituary – Jacqueline Colomb

Jacqueline “Jackie” Colomb, born April 25, 1943, in Portland, Maine, passed away April 1, 2022, after a long illness. Jackie lived in Kennebunk most of her life. She earned an associate’s degree in accounting and worked in that field for more than 30 years, retiring from RR Donnelly. Jackie had an adventurous nature, a great […]
Published
April 5, 2022

Obituary – Joseph LaPalme

Joseph Anthony LaPalme known as Tony, 91 years, a resident of Scarborough Maine Veterans Home, formerly of Kennebunk, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Tony was born August 19, 1930 in Putnam, Connecticut, a son of Joseph Antonia LaPalme and Margaret Madeline Rork. Tony graduated Pomfret High School 1949 where he played football and was […]

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