Dan King

Managing Editor

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Published
April 15, 2021

Community News – Freedom Realty hires new agent

Freedom Realty, established in 2020, announced the hiring of Joseph De La Cruz as a sales agent. According to an April 6 news release from Freedom Realty, “Joseph A. De La Cruz is a Portland Realtor. His business foundation is firmly established on the philosophy of always providing competence and white-glove service to the public […]
Published
April 14, 2021

Our Sustainable City – So, what’s the scoop on your soil?

Soil testing: Why it’s important, how to do it, how to read it.
Published
April 12, 2021

Obituary – Verlin Scott

Verlin K. “Scotty” Scott, 85, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Friday, April 9. He was born Nov. 16, 1935, in Houghton, Kansas, to Gladden E. and Ethel M. (Downing) Scott. Verlin enrolled in the U.S. Air Force. He was sent to Japan and also the Philippines for […]
Published
April 9, 2021

Obituary – Anne Burnham

Anne Marie (Donovan) Burnham, of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2021. Anne was born on June 17, 1922, to Matthew Donovan and Catherine (Russell) Donovan in Bayonne, New Jersey, the youngest of four children. After graduating from Holy Family Academy in Bayonne, Anne attended secretarial school. During her first job, she met the […]
Published
April 8, 2021

A Window on the Past – Stephen Hubbard, lighthouse keeper at Bug Light, founder of Peoples Church

We take a look this week at another significant person in Ferry Village’s past, Stephen Hubbard. Born in 1806, Hubbard became a house carpenter by trade and was living in Portland when he married Eliza Sawyer in 1831. Eliza was from Cape Elizabeth and was the daughter of Capt. David H. Sawyer who had operated […]
Published
April 8, 2021

Community News – Faeries ready for return to Kennebunk Free Library

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 8, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Concerns about West Kennebunk development To the editor, A massive development is in the planning stages in West Kennebunk. Kingsland Development, represented by Jason Vafiades from Atlantic Resource Consultants, is situated west of Route 35 at the north end of Thompson Road. Land was purchased over the past two years with the intent to build […]
Published
April 7, 2021

Community News – South Portland Veterans’ Memorial Association petitions city for parades

In the last weeks of April 2020, the South Portland War Veterans’ Memorial Association gathered at Stewart P. Morrill American Legion Post 35 for a parade meeting. Every year, the small group of veterans from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars meet to organize the Memorial Day and Veterans Day parades. Last year, […]
Published
April 7, 2021

Obituary – Jane Houston

Jane Brown Houston passed away on April 5, 2021, at the age of 86. She was born on June 18, 1934, in Portland, to Katharine Adams Brown and Earl Stanley Brown. She grew up in Kennebunkport, with three older siblings: Virginia “Ding,” Chadbourne “Chaddy,” and Priscilla. She graduated from Kennebunk High School, class of 1952, […]
Published
April 7, 2021

Our Sustainable City – Let’s not treat our soil like dirt

If you were to step into an average backyard in South Portland and take a really close look at what’s under your feet – you’d likely see grass and dirt. Maybe an earthworm, if you’re lucky. That dirt, however, is more than just dust or minerals; it’s a potential home for a thriving ecosystem of […]

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