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December 13, 2019

Obituaries Frank Coppola

Frank Coppola Frank Coppola, 86, of Kennebunkport, passed away on Dec. 5, 2019 at Southern Maine Medical Center surrounded by family members. Frank was born Feb. 16, 1933 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, son of Frank J. Coppola and Nardina Salveggio. Frank is survived by his wife Shirley L. French, children Susan Gray (Barbara Chase), Lisa Coppola […]
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December 13, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Stolen signs a costly blow To the editor, Recently the town of Arundel was vandalized. Some individuals clearly have issues with our community. In doing so, they’ve given a contemptuous hand salute to all of us – each and every Arundel taxpayer and resident. What happened? Late one recent rainy weekend night, the beautiful hand […]
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December 13, 2019

Community News

Start school vacation with LEGO Day at the library South Portland Public Library will host an all-day LEGOpalooza at the Main Library on Monday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Build the day away at the all-day building event. Come create, play, and socialize while playing with LEGOs. Drop in for a few […]
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December 13, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Skateboard forum scheduled for Dec. 17 To the editor, I’m a resident of Ferry Village, a senior, and an enthusiastic fan of the sport of skateboarding. So I was thrilled and excited when the prospect of a skateboard park in South Portland appeared to be in the works — and equally puzzled and disappointed when […]
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December 13, 2019

Global warming alarmists continue to ramp up the rhetoric

When you take a handful of so-called scientists, who are applying for free government grants, of course 97 percent, (actually a made up number by Barack Hussein Obama, but you get my drift), are going to claim man-made global warming is real. When you take flawed, manipulated data and convince school grade children that man-made […]
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December 13, 2019

Community News

Kennebunk Savings leads expansion effort of Fogg Library On Friday, Nov. 15, Kennebunk Savings delivered a $75,000 check in support of the William Fogg Library expansion project, an ambitious redesign that creates additional space for future enrichment programming for children and adults. Driven by a 25-year history of giving to regions it serves through its […]
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December 12, 2019

Portland Machine Tool Works

When the South Portland shipyards closed at the end of World War II, it left thousands of people without jobs and many large empty buildings on the city’s east end. The Greater Portland Public Development Commission was created to take over the vacant land and buildings, and utilize them in some way to create jobs. […]
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December 11, 2019

Sprint into the New Year in Knightville

As of Wednesday, Dec. 11, registration for the Foulmouthed New Year’s Mile had surged well over the 200 mark and appears destined to rival the 300-plus who participated in last year’s inaugural event. Created by Giddy Up Events of South Portland and hosted by Foulmouthed Brewing, the event celebrates the arrival of the New Year […]
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December 9, 2019

Festive fun at Seashore Trolley Museum

Seashore Trolley Museum continues its special holiday events during Kennebunkport’s 38th annual Christmas Prelude. Rides on the museum’s private heritage railroad in heated, decked out trolleys will be offered every 30 minutes on the following dates and times: Tuesday, Dec. 10 and Thursday, Dec. 12: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Admission is $7 and includes […]
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December 6, 2019

Obituaries Steven Rothrock

Steven Rothrock Steven H. Rothrock, 57, of Kennebunkport, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston following a lengthy battle with leukemia. Steven was born May 26, 1962 in Rahway, New Jersey, the son of Calvin and Ruth Rorden Rothrock, and graduated from Westfield High School and University of Maine, Orono, […]

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