Dan King

Managing Editor

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Published
January 27, 2022

Letters to the Editor

After snowfall, fun was had by all To the editor, We had the most lovely visit to Willard Beach on Saturday, Jan. 8. My husband and I had our 2-year-old grandson with us and after the Friday storm there was enough snow for sliding down a small hill. It was so nice to see so […]
Published
January 26, 2022

Guest Column – Island mentality

When George, who lives in the basement apartment next door, learned that I spent several summers on an island just off the coast of Maine, he wanted to know whether island life was solitary, isolated, and lonely or more like living in a basement apartment, all quiet, dark and cuddly? And the answer is quiet […]
Published
January 26, 2022

Age Friendly South Portland – Feedback needed to award Golden Shovel to top performing business

In our community, sidewalk care during the winter season is critical to ensure that residents of all ages can safely and confidently navigate from one business to the next while running errands. Age Friendly South Portland’s Golden Shovel Program is once again inciting lively competition among businesses routinely patronized along Ocean Street in Knightville to […]
Published
January 26, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the ‘delightful musings’ To the editor, So true that one only knows what one’s got when it’s gone. With today’s mail in hand, happy it’s Friday – which for me, among other good things, has come to mean, “yay! more to come from Orrin Frink.” Alas, today, having sorted through the mail quickly, […]
Published
January 24, 2022

Obituary – Mona Jerome

Mona Olive Jerome, 83 years old, a resident of Biddeford Pool died Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Kennebunk after a brief illness. She was born in Biddeford on July 17, 1938, a daughter of Paul Roland and Pauline Althea (Young) Moulton and graduated from Trade Practical Arts High School in Boston, […]
Published
January 21, 2022

Our Sustainable City – Seeking two Neighborhood Champions for food waste project in West End

History of the South Portland food waste program The mission of the South Portland Sustainability Office is to guide the development of policies and practices that simultaneously promote economic well-being, strong community connections, and a healthy environment. One of the ways South Portland is working toward this mission is through programs designed to reduce waste […]
Published
January 20, 2022

Obituary – Sherwin Day

Sherwin Cathcart Day, 92, a well-known musician and resident of Kennebunk, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a period of failing health. Sherwin was born Dec. 25, 1929 in New York, New York, the son of William and Frances (Breeden) Day, and is a graduate of the […]
Published
January 20, 2022

Obituary – Virginia Reid

After a brief illness, Virginia Franklin Reid, 97, a longtime resident of Kennebunkport, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough surrounded in love by her family. Virginia was born at home on Aug. 5, 1924, in Manasquan, New Jersey, the daughter of Samuel A. and Mildred Agnes LaChomas Franklin, […]
Published
January 20, 2022

Obituary – Abner Clarkson

Abner Clarkson, of Lyman, died in Biddeford on Jan. 9, 2022, a stone’s throw away from where he was born in Biddeford on June 27, 1989. Abner was the son of Matt and Rita (Ozols) Clarkson and spent his entire childhood at the family farm on Walker Road in Lyman. He attended Lyman Elementary School, […]
Published
January 20, 2022

A Window on the Past – John Burney, one of South Portland’s many early milkmen

The history of dairy farms and milkmen in South Portland has always intrigued me. Even before joining our historical society about 18 years ago, I had started my own collection of South Portland milk bottles and had researched 75 different milkmen and dairies who had worked in our community over the years. I’m sure the […]

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