Dan King

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November 3, 2021

Our Sustainable City – ‘Tis the (recycling) season

It might feel like you only just dropped off your jack-o-lanterns at your food waste drop-off site, but we at the South Portland Sustainability Office know that the holidays are right around the corner, which for us means it’s recycling season. This time of year, alive with gift giving, leaves us burdened with packaging, so […]
Published
November 3, 2021

South Portland marching band strikes gold

Band wins 17th consecutive Maine Band Directors competition.
Published
November 3, 2021

Community News – Cape Elizabeth High School to host ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

The theatre department of Cape Elizabeth High School will present “The Drowsy Chaperone” on Nov. 18-21. According to an Oct. 29 news release, the production is “A parody of the American musical comedies of the 1920s, the story follows the Man In the Chair, an antisocial yet lonely fan of Broadway, who invites us to […]
Published
November 2, 2021

Obituary – Jacqueline Greenleaf

Jacqueline (Jackie) Greenleaf Cape Elizabeth Nov. 24, 1937 – Oct. 26, 2021 Earlier this year, Jackie wrote this herself. Jackie happily reached her Heavenly Home with excitement and joy, joining her loving family she had missed so much since their passing. She definitely wanted to see her Savior first. She was born in Presque Isle, […]
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November 1, 2021

Obituary – Howard Angione

Howard F. Angione, born in Rochester, New York, on Aug. 3, 1940, to Genevieve Rita (nee McCarthy) Angione and Charles Francis Angione passed away at home on Oct. 31, 2021. He was the first of four children, sisters Christine (1943-2020), Pauline and Jude. He received a bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross College (1962) and a […]
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October 29, 2021

Obituary – Sandra Jones

Sandra Hazel Jones, 77 years, a lifelong resident of Kennebunk, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough, after a long illness. Sandra was born in Dover, New Hampshire, on April 26, 1944, a daughter of Henry Harvey and Ruth Lillian (Downs) Goodrich and graduated from Kennebunk High School, class of 1962. […]
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October 28, 2021

Guest Column – Mister Roller

I don’t think you could have called us a team, but three of us worked as painters for Mister Roller. That wasn’t his real name. We called him that because he said there wasn’t anything that couldn’t be painted with a roller instead of a paintbrush. He didn’t want us to know his name, anyway. […]
Published
October 28, 2021

Guest Column – Full Metal (Yellow) Jacket

A faint buzzing wakes me up in the middle of the night. Groggy, I assume it’s an annoying mosquito that’s slipped into the house. I cover my head with my pillow and try to go back to sleep. But the buzzing gets louder. And louder. If this is a mosquito, it’s the size of a […]
Published
October 28, 2021

Letters to the Editor

States begin to address leaf blower noise To the editor, At last, one of my pet peeves is being addressed in states and cities across the country, namely the noise pollution and air pollution caused by gas-powered leaf blowers. To begin with, the state of California is proposing to ban the use of these machines; […]
Published
October 28, 2021

A Window on the Past – The town’s first presidential election

The city of South Portland recorded 16,451 voters in the most recent presidential election, held Nov. 3, 2020. In a city where the total number of registered voters is approximately 20,000, this is a remarkable turnout. This had me wondering about the first presidential election. How many people voted? Who voted? Who did the people […]

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