Dan King

Managing Editor

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Published
July 26, 2021

From Augusta – Celebrating big wins in the Legislature and staying focused on what’s next

With my first session in the Maine Legislature now in the books, it’s a good moment to step back and take stock of all the work that we did. I’m happy to report that despite all the ways the COVID-19 pandemic made the lawmaking process more difficult, we kept at it and actually passed historic […]
Published
July 26, 2021

Guest Column – Portside readings are FUNdamental

Most of us enjoy being read to, as evidenced by the popularity of audio books. Part of the attraction is convenience. You can listen to your favorite thriller in the car, sample the summer’s hottest bestseller while walking the dog, catch up on that celebrity biography as you battle a jigsaw puzzle. But when was […]
Published
July 22, 2021

Guest Column – Socializing, it’s what we do

In April, a four-month-old Scottish Terrier named Albert MacKenzie MacDuff came to live with us, a complete puppy overflowing with the vim and vigor of new life and wagging not just his tail, but his whole body 24/7.. And he barks a lot. Myself having grown up in the company of cats, I was startled […]
Published
July 22, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Historical society needs strategic plan To the editor, I have been reading with great dismay the recent articles in the Portland Press Herald and the Kennebunk Post regarding the unanimous vote of the Kennebunkport Historical Society board of directors to sell the Pasco Center, which, according to the society’s website, is “Home to the society’s […]
Published
July 22, 2021

A Window on the Past – The Merriman brothers and early Cape Elizabeth bands

If you had lived in South Portland in the late 1800s, you would certainly have known at least one of the many Merriman families who lived here. We’ll take a closer look this week at two of the sons of the fisherman John S. Merriman. John F. and Clarence Merriman were both born on Chebeague […]
Published
July 21, 2021

Obituary – Carlo Mancini

Carlo R. Mancini, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 16, after a brief illness. Carlo lived an independent and active life until May of this year, only giving up his gym membership in early 2020. Carlo was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1929 to Italian immigrants that came to the United States […]
Published
July 21, 2021

Community News – Flaherty promoted at Kennebunk Savings

Kennebunk Savings announced last week that Maureen Flaherty has been promoted to executive vice president, chief marketing and customer experience officer. “Maureen joined us four years ago and since that time has become a vital part of the bank’s senior leadership team,” said Bradford C. Paige, president and CEO, in a July 14 news release. […]
Published
July 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

The sky is not falling To the editor, Now that South Portland’s Clear Skies Ordinance has been in place for seven years and Portland Pipe Line Corp. is no longer fighting the ordinance in court, this seems like a good time to look back at some of the dire predictions made by opponents of the […]
Published
July 21, 2021

Community News – Fishermen Wellness program is a Maine Marathon beneficiary

Marathon funds to assist fishermen’s association Join the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association on Sunday, Oct. 3, for the 2021 Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon. This year, runners can can participate in person or virtually to help raise funds for the association’s Fishermen Wellness program, which helps to provide safety equipment, mental health, and wellness support […]
Published
July 19, 2021

From Augusta – A bipartisan budget that works for everyone

Much of our work in the Legislature wrapped up at the end of last month. It was certainly gratifying to close out our work in the State House after months of remote work via Zoom and a few session days at the Augusta Civic Center. Despite the challenges and the various forms our legislative process […]

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