Dan King

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Published
January 5, 2022

Community News – Mid-Week Music revises fab concert series

Mid-Week Music has revised its mini-series of Beatles-related music at Town House School in Kennebunkport. Kennebunk musicians and avowed Beatles freaks Dana Pearson and Andy MacLeod will perform six concerts, with shows featuring exclusively music sung either by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, or George Harrison while in the Beatles or during their solo careers. And […]
Published
January 5, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Searching for a fair and equitable solution To the editor, The South Portland Dog Owners Group would like to respond to Andrea Thompson McCall’s recent letter to the editor about comments made on the Friends of Willard Beach Facebook page concerning dogs on Willard Beach. The first point to be made is that if Thompson […]
Published
January 4, 2022

Jonesport model railroad will relocate to trolley museum

Seashore Trolley Museum receives multi-million dollar donation to house one of Maine’s largest model railroad layouts.
Published
January 3, 2022

Obituary – Tina Allen

Tina Allen passed away on Dec. 28, 2021, and the Heavenly Choir gained another star! Tina was born on Sept. 2, 1950, in Biddeford, the daughter of Robert Campbell and Ruth Leach Campbell. Tina was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Tina graduated from the University of Southern Maine at Gorham where she studied theater […]
Published
January 3, 2022

Obituary – Joy Colby

On Thursday Oct. 7, 2021 Joy Lynne Colby of Kennebunk, loving mother and grandmother of two, passed away at the age of 67 in Portland, after a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter, Christina Bronzetti of Augusta, and two grandchildren; James Bronzetti and Ava Williams, also of Augusta. Joy Lynne was born on […]
Published
January 3, 2022

Guest Column – Humble

She keeps me humble, as a wife is supposed to do. She cares for me, thinks I’m a wonderful person, makes great food and tells me when and how to eat it. She watches to make sure I don’t embarrass myself by trying to do more than I am capable of while others are watching. […]
Published
January 1, 2022

From Augusta – Another year gone by

When I sat down the other day to think about the past year, I found myself thinking of some words from “The Little Prince.” “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” These words […]
Published
December 31, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Opportunity for input on petroleum storage tanks To the editor, Pass through South Portland and you’re likely to notice the 120 massive petroleum storage tanks clustered along the city’s shoreline and often, the strong smell of petroleum. Most concerning is the impact of the tanks’ toxic chemical emissions on our health, including respiratory illness, asthma, […]
Published
December 30, 2021

Obituary – Thomas Howe

On Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, Thomas Richard Howe – beloved husband, father and grandfather – passed away at the age of 87. Tom was born on April 7, 1934, in Yarmouth, Maine, to Charles and Ethel Howe. Tom graduated from South Portland High School in 1952. After high school, he worked at Maine General Hospital […]
Published
December 30, 2021

Obituary – Joyce Camp

On Dec. 27, 2021, Joyce Pickard Camp passed away peacefully with family by her side at Southern Maine Health Care following complications with a chronic illness. Joyce was born in Augusta, Maine, on Sept. 10, 1941, the daughter of John ‘Jack’ and Mildred Pickard. Joyce grew up in Augusta where she lived with her parents […]

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