Dan King

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July 1, 2021

Obituary – Karen Kinsella

Karen Ann Kinsella, 58, born in Brighton, Massachusetts, raised in Andover, Massachusetts, summered in Kennebunk, and a current resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of June 29, 2021. Karen lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont and Virginia, and made and kept friends far and wide. Karen’s […]
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July 1, 2021

Obituary – Judith Finnegan

Judith Gail (Barnes) Finnegan, 80, widower of her beloved “Maine Man” James Finnegan, to whom she was married for 35 years, passed away on June 29, 2021. She was born Oct. 6, 1940 on Alton Street in Manchester, Connecticut, to Sylvester and Dorothy Barnes. Judith grew up with a very active family life. They camped, […]
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July 1, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Don’t usurp property owners’ rights To the editor, As a 40-plus-year South Portland property owner, I strongly object to the recent city government’s heavy-handed efforts to take over some of the rights of private property owners. The city’s interest in tree growth is a fine idea and should be directed to public property. However, there […]
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July 1, 2021

Honor Roll – Kennebunk High School

FOURTH QUARTER FRESHMEN HIGH HONORS: Isabella Awbrey, Keara Battagliese, Emma Belanger, Lillian Belanger, Emmett Benezra, Ebben Bertus-Trudo, Oliver Boxall, Morgan Buco, McKenzie Caron, Knox Christopher, Ashleigh Cluff, Anson Cox, George Cutone, Dylan Cyr, Dakota Dow, Quinn Downing, Jillian Elkins, Turner Fadiman, Karl Frost, Yancy Gil Trejo, Ava Hackley, Samuel Harris, Jake Hebert, Danielle Hersom, Robert […]
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July 1, 2021

From Augusta – Passing laws that improve life for Mainers

On Friday, June 18, at about 1:30 in the morning, the Maine Senate finished up most of our work and left the State House. It was a warm summer night that symbolized the end of a long seven and a half months since the Legislature was sworn in. The Legislature did much of our work […]
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July 1, 2021

South Portland School News – Steven Smith excels at Olympic Trials

Not only did our Red Riot Baseball team win South Portland’s first state championship in baseball since 1952 last weekend in dramatic fashion, South Portland High School alum Steven Smith, finished fourth in the men’s 20K race walk at the Olympic Trials on Saturday. His time was 1:33:54 (approximately 7:33 pace per mile), which is […]
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July 1, 2021

A Window on the Past – Who tells your story?

Over the past year, I had the opportunity to become more acquainted with my television set. I indulged in a subscription to Disney+ and watched Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “Hamilton,” an exceptionally clever modern musical capturing the highlights of the life of Alexander Hamilton. Since then, I have been completely inspired and captured by the events of […]
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July 1, 2021

Community News – Southern Maine Community College expands in-person offerings

SMCC to expand in-person class offerings for fall semester Southern Maine Community College is expanding its in-person class sizes and course offerings for the fall semester, opening up new opportunities for students to take more classes on campus. The college will allow full capacity in hundreds of in-person classes that previously had capacity limits to […]
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June 30, 2021

Community News – Jeweler’s legacy show premieres

The Brick Store Museum’s Bauman Family Contemporary Gallery kicks off its summer season with Peggy Johnson: A Jeweler’s Life, a legacy exhibit showcasing the work of Maine jeweler and innovative artist Peggy Johnson. The exhibit opens June 24 and runs through Aug. 1. The exhibition of her work will be accompanied by several Maine jewelers […]
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June 30, 2021

Seashore Trolley Museum celebrating 82 years of transportation

Founded July 5, 1939, Seashore Trolley Museum is the world’s first and largest electric transit museum, located in southern Maine. The museum has put out an invitation to celebrate the 82-year milestone. The first 100 guests on Sunday, July 4, will receive a sweet, individually wrapped treat made by Talula’s ComforTable as part of the […]

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