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PublishedJune 26, 2023
Community News – Pine Point will host Fourth of July parade
Pine Point will again celebrate the Fourth of July with its traditional parade and Fun Run for kids (ages 3 to 13). Registration for the Fun Run begins at 7:45 a.m. at the Engine 4 Fire Station at 12 King St. The Fun Run begins at 8:45 a.m. from the fire station and will end […]
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
A Window on the Past – Early grocers and gas stations at Broadway and Evans Street
Amato’s seems like a permanent fixture on the corner of Broadway and Evans Street; however, they built and opened that store in 1982 – not all that long ago. That corner was long home to other businesses. The railroad tracks that still run across Broadway are the main reason for the long-running commercial nature of […]
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Our Sustainable City – South Portland Sustainability Department updates
Here’s what’s been going on with sustainability the past few months. Electrify Everything! South Portland’s beneficial electrification rebate program is humming along. As of June 14, more than $160,000 provided in rebates for over 200 households for the purchase of equipment like electric vehicles, home heating and cooling solutions, and lawn care equipment. More than […]
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
La Kermesse 40th annual festival celebrates history, former board members
BIDDEFORD – This Thursday, June 22, the 40th annual La Kermesse Franco Americaine Heritage Festival will kick off on St. Louis Field in Biddeford. While embracing the future and adding more activities to attract young and old to the field, the 40th anniversary has also been used as an opportunity to look back on all […]
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
From Augusta – Legislature is making progress in addressing Maine’s housing crisis
We are quickly approaching the end of the legislative session, and the Legislature has made significant progress in our work on a number of issues. One of the most significant challenges we are working to address is housing. In February’s column, I wrote about how Maine’s housing crisis is impacting folks from all walks of […]
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Community News – Kennebunk Free Library introduces July’s featured artist
The Speers Gallery at the Kennebunk Free Library will present Recent Works, an exhibition of watercolor, pastel, and pencil by Kennebunk resident Wendy Gallart. The exhibit runs July 1-31, and the public is invited to an opening reception 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 5. According to a June 13 news release from the library, […]
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Community News – Interim president named at Southern Maine Community College
Southern Maine Community College Dean of Administration Tiffanie Bentley will serve as interim president of the college as of Aug. 1. Bentley follows President Joe Cassidy, who is leaving to become the president at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The Maine Community College System Board of Trustees announced that it will commence a nationwide search […]
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Service Notice – Deborah Lord
Deborah Gude Lord, 85, of Cape Porpoise, entered into her eternal reward Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford with her loving family at her side. A Celebration of Debbi’s incredibly full life will take place on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 11 a.m. at The Church on the Cape, Cape […]
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Obituary – Donald Curry
Donald George Curry passed away June 9 at age 87. He was born in Oneonta, New York, to Lenard Curry and Esther Bowman Sargent. Donald attended Boston University where he received his degree in music education. While at BU, he met Shirley Nielsen of Scarborough. After graduating, they were married, started a family, and moved […]
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PublishedJune 19, 2023
Ruralist Lament – Revenge of the gizmo
For decades now I’ve written columns for local papers. Like Wendell Berry (and here’s where the comparison ends) the scribbling was typically on a yellow pad with the tweaking shown through cross-outs, arrows pointing this way and that, and other tells declaring a work-in-progress. Almost 20 years ago, however, a local editor offered me a […]
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