Dan King

Managing Editor

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Published
April 21, 2021

Letters to the Editor

State of Maine roads and bridges is ‘dire’ To the editor, As a five-term member of the Maine Legislature’s Transportation Committee, I know firsthand that the state of our roads and bridges here in Maine is dire. The Maine Department of Transportation does the best it can with the limited resources they are afforded. With […]
Published
April 21, 2021

Community News – Middle School of the Kennebunks presents virtual Wizard of Oz

It’s time for the faeries to return to Maine. Build a faerie house to welcome them back. Faeries love the outside, so Kennebunk Free Library encourages the use of natural materials when building a house. Materials such as bark, sticks, leaves and stones. Starting April 5, participants can pick up a grab-and-go bag with some […]
Published
April 20, 2021

A Window on the Past – The Harford family of Ferry Village

Some readers might be familiar with the street called Harford Court in Ferry Village. That street was named in honor of the Harford family and of the store that they once operated on that corner of Sawyer Street. If I had to pick some of the most influential people in our community in the 19th […]
Published
April 19, 2021

Obituary – Carl Goodwin

On Friday, April 16, 2021, Carl W. (Bill) Goodwin of Wells Branch, loving husband and father of seven, passed away at the age of 91 at the Huntington Common in Kennebunk. Carl was born at the family farm in Wells Branch on Jan. 1, 1930, to parents Carl and Clara (Wightman) Goodwin. Carl attended the […]
Published
April 19, 2021

Obituary – Gerald Aumand

Gerald Baptiste Aumand died on April 16, 2021. He was born in on Oct. 20, 1936, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. He was the son of Nora and Baptiste Aumand and the brother of William Aumand. He was an Army veteran who served tours in various locations including Germany and California. Following his service, he attended […]
Published
April 19, 2021

Obituary – Kimberlee Cressey Warner

Lee Cressey passed away peacefully on April 5, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Sept. 8, 1963, the daughter of Janis and Churchill Cressey and married the love of her life, Dan Warner, in 2017. Lee made friends easily. She was always […]
Published
April 19, 2021

From Augusta – Putting a stop to political campaign text messages

Earlier this month I introduced a bill, LD 818 “An Act to Limit Spam Texting.” While this bill still has several hurdles before its passage, I am eager to share the details. The idea for this bill came to me last fall during the height of campaign season. I was barraged on a daily basis […]
Published
April 15, 2021

A Window on the Past – Shipyard fire department played a key role

South Portland played a role in both American and world history during World War II, when the workers at our shipyards constructed both Ocean-class and Liberty-class cargo ships. From 1941 to 1945, we built and launched 244 Liberty ships and 30 Ocean ships. In order to construct these 274 ships, the two shipyards (East and […]
Published
April 15, 2021

Guest Column – Open letter to Sen. King, Rep. Pingree

On the phone or over the internet, intentions are often ‘swept away by the electronic winds of our modern media.’
Published
April 15, 2021

Community News – York County Audubon presents ‘Decades of Change in Maine’s Birds’

Habitat York County salutes Hancock Lumber Habitat for Humanity of York County announced April 7 that the Miles Freeman Business Award for Service has been presented to Hancock Lumber. The award, named for Habitat for Humanity York County’s founder, Miles Freeman, honors a business that embodies Freeman’s passion and commitment to serving York County families […]

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