Dan King

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Published
December 7, 2021

Community Harvest accepting delivery reservations for Noel Dinner

Community Harvest, a local nonprofit organization, will host the 19th annual Noel Dinner on Friday, Dec. 24. Traditionally, the Noel Dinner is a complimentary Christmas Day dinner for community members to come together and share in delicious food and festive company. This year, due to the spread of COVID-19, the organization is making two significant […]
Published
December 2, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Caregiving resources are available To the editor, Caregiving may be one of the most important, and challenging, roles you’ll ever assume. No matter where you are in your caregiving journey — starting to plan; taking care of a family member in your home, in a facility, or from a distance; or managing end-of-life caregiving responsibilities […]
Published
December 2, 2021

A Window on the Past – South Portland machinist, Charles B. Rutledge

We mentioned Charles Rutledge in last week’s column about the tug Pejepscot. Since we have several other references to Mr. Rutledge in our archives, let’s take a look at the interesting life history of this South Portlander. Charles B. Rutledge was born in 1888 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of Charles and Annette Elizabeth Rutledge. […]
Published
December 2, 2021

Community News – South Portland Public Library hosting Diaper Drive through Dec. 20

The South Portland Public Library is hosting a Diaper Drive between Monday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Dec. 20. Those wishing to donate may drop off diapers at either the Main Library or the Branch Library location, during business hours and library staff will deliver them to a Maine Diaper Bank. One in three U.S. families […]
Published
December 1, 2021

Community News – Christmas Prelude lobster boat rides offered

Library to host Arctic climate specialist The Camden Conference and Kennebunk Free Library present Dr. Susana Hancock at the Kennebunk Free Library on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. Hancock’s discussion is titled Climate Politics in Contemporary Europe. Hancock is a specialist in Arctic climate geopolitics. With a background ranging from astrophysics to linguistics, she […]
Published
December 1, 2021

Honor Roll – Kennebunk High School

Quarter 1 FRESHMEN HIGH HONORS: Sasha Altschule, Max Andrews, Emilie Barter, Ella Beals, Kendell Beckett, James Bertus-Trudo, Mason Binette, Addison Carbone, Quinn Chapman, Finneas Coldreck, Olivia Cutone, Anthony D’Elia, Gabrielle D’Orso-Palmer, Isabella Donnery, Emily Dube, Philip Dyer, William Eagleson, Jacob Eon, Isabel Esch, Kelsey Ewing, Otto Fontaine, Anna Fox, Taylor Giles, Quinlen Gleason, Berk Glidden, […]
Published
November 30, 2021

Obituary – Richard Stevens

Richard “Deke” Stevens, 87, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 26, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Kennebunk, son of Norman and Elizabeth (Clough) Stevens, a 1953 graduate of Kennebunk High School. Richard was a member of the Kennebunk Baptist Church since the age […]
Published
November 30, 2021

Obituary – Joan Goodwin

On Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, Joan Mary Goodwin of Wells Branch, loving wife and mother of seven, passed away at the age of 89 at Huntington Common in Kennebunk. Joan was born in Kennebunk on June 27, 1932, to parents Granville Everett Nadeau and Mary (White) Nadeau. Joan grew up on Hall Street in Kennebunk […]
Published
November 25, 2021

Guest Column – It’s a dog-eat-dog world

I recently read about a research study that suggested every time you eat a hot dog you shorten your lifespan by 36 minutes. That’s a disturbing figure for a hot dog lover like myself. I mean, it’s conceivable a person could eat 1,000 hot dogs in his or her life, especially if that person is […]
Published
November 24, 2021

Guest Column – The cherry tree

Social and political historians, looking back on our time, will struggle to understand the verbal chaos and nonsense produced by such concepts as fake news, alternate truth and virtual reality. And they’ll have it, because it’s all being recorded on silicon chips, magnetic tapes, CD-ROMs and digital matrices for their convenience – our political speeches […]

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