Dan King

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March 22, 2021

Obituary – David Cole

David Raymond Cole, 87, of Kennebunk, passed away March 19, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, lovingly surrounded by his daughters and granddaughter. He was born Jan. 12, 1934, in Kennebunk, the last of 12 children to Frederick and Grace (Gerrish) Cole. David attended Kennebunk schools and worked a variety of different jobs […]
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March 22, 2021

Obituary – Stephen Nason

Stephen Douglass Nason, 58, a lifelong resident of Kennebunk, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a lengthy illness with his family by his side. Stephen was born Dec. 8, 1962 in Corning, New York, a son of Douglass W. Nason, Jr. and Eleanor Ida (Cousens) Nason. He […]
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March 20, 2021

Kennebunk’s Archibald named Miss Maine Basketball

Providence-bound senior is the second from Kennebunk High School to win the award.
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March 18, 2021

From Augusta – Supplemental budget compromise benefits working families and Maine businesses

As your state senator, my biggest priorities will always be fighting for Maine people and Maine businesses. That’s why I am pleased to announce that in early March the Legislature convened and we passed a supplemental budget. The timing of this couldn’t have been more crucial, as many Maine businesses and workers have been anxiously […]
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March 18, 2021

Arundel Conservation Trust announces 2020 awards

Annual meeting held virtually on March 3.
Published
March 18, 2021

Guest Column – Turning the corner

I think we’ve turned a corner now, and things seem easier and brighter. I spent my first 18 summers in Kennebunkport, eating sand, mowing lawns and carrying other people’s golf clubs, and then was away doing the things that adults do before coming back to settle down. And through all those many years I have […]
Published
March 18, 2021

A Window On the Past – South Portland’s first volunteer fire department

As we continue to look at the history of South Portland’s fire department, we take a look this week at the very first fire department that formed in the Ferry Village section of South Portland. We were still called Cape Elizabeth in the early 1890s, although those in Ferry Village were calling their neighborhood “South […]
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March 18, 2021

Community News – First Congregational Church plans Easter week services

First Congregational Church plans Easter week services First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in South Portland announced its upcoming worship service schedule: Sunday, March 28 – Palm/Passion Sunday 8:30 a.m. Sanctuary Worship – Maximum 75 people 8:30 a.m. Worship available on YouTube 10 a.m. Online Worship premiered on Facebook Thursday, April 1 – Maundy […]
Published
March 17, 2021

School News & Notes – Pandemic Response Plan update

About two weeks ago I wrote a News Notes column with a South Portland Schools’ COVID-19 update. Since then we have also provided the school board with a further Pandemic Response Plan update at the March 10 meeting. For a link to the meeting, visit the South Portland School Department website. The Pandemic Response […]
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March 17, 2021

Community News – Finn selected for Kennebunk High School’s MPA Principal Award

Kennebunk High School senior Kevin Finn has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Maine Principals Association Principal’s Award. The award is given annually to a senior from each high school who displays excellence in academic achievement and citizenship. “Kevin is a tremendous young man, and it’s been my pleasure to get to know […]

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