Dan King

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Published
February 3, 2020

Obituaries – Carl Emerson

Carl Emerson Carl Ripley “Rip” Emerson Jr., 93 of Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport, passed away peacefully on Jan. 29, 2020 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born in Sommerville, Massachusetts, on April 11, 1926, a son to Carl Ripley Emerson Sr. and Lydia Piper Emerson. He graduated from Medford High School before going on […]
Published
January 31, 2020

Community News

What’s in your cards? Find out Feb. 25 Join Anush Hansen for a special Driven Women series night, What’s in your Cards?, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce. Hansen, a certified career counselor and owner of Kennebunk Counseling, will lead an interactive career values card sort exercise […]
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January 30, 2020

Obituaries – James Docherty

James Docherty James Charles Docherty, 89, of Kennebunk, died Jan. 27, 2020 at his cherished home in Kennebunk. Jim was born Sept. 24, 1930 in Troy, New York, a son of James and Florence (Kershaw). He graduated from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, class of 1949. In 1952, Jim went on to proudly serve his […]
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January 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Proposed bill would address retirement savings problem To the editor, It is a stark reality that on average, working households in Maine have just $2,500 in retirement account savings. As the current AARP volunteer state president, a Portland resident, and a former small business owner, I am very interested in changing this situation. Our great […]
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January 30, 2020

Community News

Rotary Club assists veterans The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, with an emphasis on helping Maine’s veterans, has provided assistance in the first half of this Rotary year to Huot House in Saco and Veteran Career House in Biddeford. The club has donated $2,500. Operated by Volunteers of America, these Maine facilities provide transitional housing […]
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January 30, 2020

Change is good: Volunteer for a fresh view

A baseball coach from my past, Paul Ryan, preached that opponents are, “Creatures of habit,” and devised strategies for his Naperville North teams to exploit the weaknesses associated with repeated, comfortable habits. Likewise, he made change part of our regular routine so that, theoretically, opponents could not rely on us being predictable in game situations. […]
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January 30, 2020

Paint The Town Red in February

In February, Maine is for lovers. The Kennebunks’ (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel) Paint The Town Red month-long celebration is dedicating the full month of February to celebrating love and romance with a jam-packed schedule of swoon-inducing events, promotions and discounts designed to re-kindle the romance. From Feb. 1-29, New England’s most romantic towns will be decked […]
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January 30, 2020

A Window on the Past – Cap’n Newick’s Lobster House and The Browse Shoppe

Cap’n Newick’s was a landmark in South Portland for decades. 2) On the right side of this photo, the Browse Shoppe can be seen at 728 Broadway.] The South Portland Historical Society recently acquired two slides that give a glimpse of a section of Broadway in the Pleasantdale neighborhood. I thought readers might enjoy these […]
Published
January 30, 2020

Second annual South Portland Window Dressers Community Workshop a success

For the second year in a row, the South Portland Energy and Recycling Committee (ERC) was the proud host of a Window Dressers Community Workshop. Over the course of a week in early January, Energy and Recycling Committee members, together with almost 100 customers and volunteers, produced approximately 260 Window Dressers insulating window inserts for […]
Published
January 30, 2020

B2B registration dates announced

Registration for the 23rd annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K race kicks off for Cape Elizabeth residents on Wednesday, March 11 before opening to general public on Thursday, March 12 Race organizers have announced registration dates for the 23rd running of the TD Beach to Beacon 10K, which takes place on Aug. 1, 2020. Registration […]

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