Dan King

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Published
March 16, 2022

Community News – Historians will discuss artifacts found at ‘previously enslaved community’

Kennebunk Town Historian Kathy Ostrander Roberts and Dr. J. Leith Smith, from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, will host a presentation at Kennebunk Free Library on Monday, March 21, where they will discuss artifacts collected during excavations at The Previously Enslaved Persons Community of Kennebunk. The session is scheduled for 6 p.m. The artifacts, uncovered […]
Published
March 16, 2022

Guest Column – Fix it, accept it or rename it

When asked what the problem was, my brother said he didn’t like some of what he saw in the world, and didn’t have the intelligence or power to correct it. However, he found one solution through professional counseling. It was a group counseling session with a well-trained leader, who first went around the group asking […]
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March 16, 2022

A Voice from the Past – From the journal of William Symonds

The Brick Store Museum holds over 30,000 pieces of archival material written by historic Kennebunkers. The Voice from the Past feature will share compositions from the museum’s collection. This week’s column comes from a 335-page journal by William Symonds to his daughter, Susy, which he started writing in 1866. March 1866 To Susy To pass […]
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March 16, 2022

Age Friendly South Portland – Tax exemptions and relief available

The city of South Portland and the state of Maine offer a number of tax relief and tax exemption programs. We would like to ensure our residents are taking advantage of these programs and help you understand how to access them. One of the programs offered by the state is the Property Tax Fairness Credit, […]
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March 16, 2022

From Augusta – Taking action on PFAS, the forever chemicals

In Maine, we are learning about an invisible substance that threatens our land, food and water. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are water- and oil-resistant chemicals that contaminate the soil and water. Typically, these chemicals coat adhesives, cooking surfaces, electrical wire insulation, firefighting foam and furniture. Once these items are discarded or […]
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March 16, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Chance to change the narrative To the editor, Teachers, hailed as heroes not even a year ago, are now facing a barrage of complaints and new laws. The national news brings stories of parents accusing teachers of indoctrination, of school boards calling for the burning of books as they did in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and […]
Published
March 10, 2022

Obituary – Robert Desrosiers

Robert Henry Desrosiers passed peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, March 6, 2022. He was born Sept. 19, 1940, in Biddeford, the son of Marie Amanda (Bouffard) and Alfred Joseph Desrosiers. He was educated in Biddeford schools, later obtaining his GED from Wells Adult Education in 1986, his graduation occurring at the same time as […]
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March 10, 2022

A Window on the Past – Knightville’s Capt. Horace F. Davis

One of our seemingly never-ending projects at the historical society is to document the lives of the many sea captains who made South Portland their home. We take a look this week at Capt. Horace F. Davis, who lived with his family at 131 Ocean St. in Knightville. Horace F. Davis was born circa 1840 […]
Published
March 10, 2022

Community News – Southern Maine Community College plans in-person open house

Southern Maine Community is hosting an in-person open house on Saturday, April 9 where students and their families can learn about academic programs, meet faculty and staff, and tour the college’s ocean-side South Portland campus. The event provides prospective students and those who have already been accepted an opportunity to learn more about the college […]
Published
March 9, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Keeping the community safe To the editor, Our school board and administration are being bullied by a handful of anti-maskers. The anti-maskers are angry that their kids and their kids’ teachers and staff (and therefore to a degree, our whole community) have been kept safe in this ever changing, never-been-here-before pandemic environment. I don’t have […]

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