Dan King

Managing Editor

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Published
November 10, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Support for school district’s efforts To the editor, As retired educators for over 40 years each and grandparents to three school age children, we are in support of the RSU 21 school board, administration and teachers. We have attended school board meetings, and more recently John has substituted in one of the schools. What we […]
Published
November 10, 2021

Community News – West Kennebunk Village Committee to host Thanksgiving dinner

The West Kennebunk Village Committee will host its Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the meal is a drive-through event from noon to 2 p.m. at the Dorothy Stevens Center in West Kennebunk. The dinner is free and open to all. The center is located at 80 Thompson Road. Delivery is […]
Published
November 4, 2021

A Window on the Past – More on South Portland town and city halls

This week, we continue our look at the many meeting houses that South Portland has used over its long history. As we have followed this look into our community’s past, we started with the Purpooduck meeting house on Cottage Road (for which Meeting House Hill was named), which was used by our community from when […]
Published
November 3, 2021

Obituary – Harriet Mill

Harriet Hibernia Talmadge Mill, 84, of Kennebunk, and formerly of Belmont, Massachusetts, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021 in the care of a hospice facility surrounded by her children and their families. Harriet was born Nov. 15, 1936, in Asheville, North Carolina, the daughter of Thomas Romaldus Talmadge, Jr. and Alexina Wilkins Talmadge. Harriet graduated […]
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November 3, 2021

Kennebunk Free Library completes digital conversion of historic newspapers

Kennebunk Free Library, on Oct. 28, announced the availability of newly digitized historic newspapers from its Special Collections. With the assistance of partner institutions, Osher Map Library and the Maine State Library, and with funding provided by the Maine Humanities Council Bicentennial Grant Committee, the library completed a long sought after digitization project to preserve […]
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November 3, 2021

Adornment exhibitions explore tattoos, clothing and jewelry

The Brick Store Museum explores three forms of adornment in its new exhibitions, covering everything from tattoos to clothing and jewelry. The trio of exhibitions run through the end of December and are open every day except Mondays. The exhibitions include: The Changing Silhouette, which showcases the museum’s collection of historic clothing (both men’s and […]
Published
November 3, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Let’s take another survey To the editor, It’s time to be pragmatic and take another survey. In the Oct. 22 Kennebunk Post, RSU 21 was recognized for being among the best in Maine based on a survey of data collected back in 2018 by U.S. News and World Report. An accolade that is well deserved […]
Published
November 3, 2021

Community News – Awards bloom for Seacoast Garden Club

The Seacoast Garden Club of Kennebunkport recently received numerous awards for activities the club pursued during the past year, including the Club of Distinction award for “accomplishments in all areas of garden club activities.” Because of its work designing and maintaining seven area gardens, the club also garnered the Kathleen Marty Award for Civic Development. […]
Published
November 3, 2021

Guest Column – Five lessons courtesy of Mister Roller

If you want to know more about Mister Roller, and what became of him, I’d say he’s probably still there. Just look for a beat-up, white panel truck with Florida plates and a couple of ladders strapped to a bracket on top. Look inside to see if the floor is littered with old paint cans, […]
Published
November 3, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Officer serves a ‘critical role’ To the editor, I recently learned that Officer Rocco Navarro, traffic specialist, is being reassigned to regular patrol duty. This is no fault of the city or interim police chief, but a consequence of shortage. Although I understand, I want to highlight the work of Officer Navarro on the Bike/Ped […]

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