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January 17, 2020

Obituaries – George Colangelo

George Colangelo On Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, George J. Colangelo, loving husband and father, passed away at age 82. George was born on October 7, 1937 in Holden, Massachusetts. He lived 74 years in West Boylston, Massachusetts, before moving full time to his beloved Kennebunk home. George attended West Boylston Schools, but graduated from Wachusett […]
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January 17, 2020

A Window on the Past – Society seeks photos of western South Portland

Our historical society in South Portland documents the history of the entire community, although if you were to review the subject matter that has appeared in this column since 2005, you’d surely find that the history topics are more often about history on our east end. There’s no secret about why that happens – South […]
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January 17, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Mousam dams: What’s goin’ on? To the editor, This is the time we need to consider what KLPD is doing with America First Hydro (AFH) to save the Mousam River dams. With AFH applying for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license to operate the dams, the dams are saved for at least 40 years. […]
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January 17, 2020

Community News

Library to host “Rat Six” author Jack Flowers was drafted in 1967 and sent to Vietnam as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers, stationed near Saigon. He volunteered for one of the most hazardous duties – leader of the 1st Infantry Division Tunnel Rats. According to Flowers, this was a life changing […]
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January 17, 2020

Community News

Rotary Club and SoPo team up for WinterFest The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, in partnership with the city of South Portland, will present the eighth annual WinterFest celebration on Feb. 1. The signature event features free family outdoor activities designed to promote healthy winter recreation at city facilities. South Portland’s Parks and Recreation Department […]
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January 17, 2020

Kennebunk Savings reaches $1 million in donations to local nonprofits

Kennebunk Savings ended 2019 with a record $1 million in donations to area nonprofits. The bank hit this milestone back in December with a $25,000 donation to Kennebunk Elementary and helped the school move closer to breaking ground on an ambitious, inclusive playground project. “It’s our biggest donation to date,” said Anush Hansen, Kennebunk Elementary […]
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January 15, 2020

Enter if you dare, the zany, exclusive world of indoor marathons

There are reasons for the paucity of indoor marathon opportunities in North America. Good reasons. And they were revealed in high definition last week. A cursory check of Al Gore’s internet reveals about four or five events. There are a couple in New England listed under the moniker, Arena Attack Indoor Series. Sounds excruciating. There’s […]
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January 10, 2020

Obituaries – Herman Cohen

Herman Cohen Herman William Cohen, 37, of Kennebunk, passed away suddenly in Biddeford on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Herman was born in Waterville, Maine, March 9, 1982, the beloved son of Laurie and Marlene Linarez Cohen, attended Berwick Academy and graduated from Proctor Academy in Andover, NH. A gifted athlete, he loved to play lacrosse […]
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January 10, 2020

Obituaries – Brian Dumas

Brian Dumas Brian Keith Dumas liked to seize the day so completely that as a young man he vowed he’d be dead by 30. Instead, he made it another 21 years, becoming a beloved husband and devoted father and making everyone around him laugh until the very end. “If there’s one word that will come […]
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January 10, 2020

A Window On the Past – The creation of Bug Light Park

Over the last month, I’ve covered the history of many of the businesses that operated in the shipyard area in the post-war years. Last week’s column had a photograph of the old Building 5, the hangar-looking building that General Electric was using that was located on the land just adjacent to Bug Light. After […]

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