Dan King

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Published
October 5, 2021

Community News – Graves Library to host virtual conversation with best-selling author

Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library will host a Virtual Lunch Conversation with New York Times bestselling author John Grisham on Thursday, Oct. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. Grisham has authored more than 40 books, making him a master of the modern legal thriller. Nine of his novels have been turned into films, including […]
Published
October 4, 2021

From Augusta – Beating the pandemic, protecting Mainers

Last week, I was sad to see Maine reach a grim milestone in the year and a half battle against the pandemic: 1,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. While this number can seem low when compared to the nearly 700,000 COVID-19 deaths in the United States and the 4.5 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide, this is a […]
Published
September 30, 2021

Obituary – Mary Gunter

Mary Susan Gunter, affectionately known as “SuSu” and “the Principessa,” passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, surrounded by members of the family who adored her. She savored her role as wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, but was also celebrated for her “joie de vivre” and innumerable talents. During her 88 active years living […]
Published
September 30, 2021

A Window on the Past – The Fickett piggery

There is such fascination with the idea of piggeries. It’s a topic that we hear a lot of questions about at the South Portland Historical Society. We have “the piggery” that has been in the news of late, the wooded land between the ends of Summit Street, Everett Avenue and Bowers Street. We have not […]
Published
September 30, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Keep motorized boards and bikes off Greenbelt To the editor, As an almost daily user of the Greenbelt for jogging, walking or bicycling, I am concerned about the unsafe operation of motorized skateboards and bicycles on the path. These boards and bikes are operated at speeds too fast for a path that is often crowded […]
Published
September 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for the crosswalk help To the editor, I am a disabled senior who hobbles along Main Street in Kennebunk and most people know me because I have a little black cart, which I push because it not only holds all my stuff, but it also keeps me from falling down because I have TBI […]
Published
September 29, 2021

Community News – Cape Elizabeth, South Portland residents named ecomaine ‘Recycling is a Work of Art’ winners

Cape Elizabeth resident Kavya Seshachar and Tricia Boyle, of South Portland, were among the winners of ecomaine’s Recycling is a Work of Art contest. The entrants designed paint schemes for the company’s silver bullet single-sort recycling containers. The contest attracted entries from all around Maine. The winners will receive a $500 stipend plus to up […]
Published
September 29, 2021

Community News – Dumas named a National Merit semifinalist

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that Kennebunk High School senior Sofie Dumas is among the National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Over 1.5 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, […]
Published
September 29, 2021

Pandemic Reflections – Gardens revisited, a year later

Just before the first frost is when Mainers ask each other, “How were your gardens this year?” The response always has to be weighed, whether you’re going to tell the truth, stretch it, or outright lie. Last year, our first COVID summer, was a drought year which hammered lawns and gardens. The flowers said their […]
Published
September 24, 2021

Obituary – Robert Pearce

Robert Henry Pearce, 89, of Juno Beach, Florida, formerly of Lincroft, New Jersey, entered eternal life on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Bob was predeceased by his beloved wife of 34 years, Dolores Mullin Pearce. He is survived by his four children, Bill and his wife Suzie (Goodman) of Dickson, Tennessee, Mike and his wife Wendy […]

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