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    May 4, 2023

    Obituary – Paul Aucoin

    Paul F. Aucoin, 98, of Kennebunk, passed away on Sunday, April 30, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough. He was born on Sept. 7, 1924 in Presque Isle to Luby and Alice (Thibodeau) Aucoin. He went to Presque Isle schools and then joined the U.S. Navy, serving on the aircraft carrier, the USS Hancock, […]

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    May 4, 2023

    Obituary – Franklin Raiter

    Franklin Roy Raiter, 75, Frank to all who knew him, a resident of Kennebunk, died suddenly Saturday, April 5, 2014, at his home on Summer Street. Frank was born on Jan. 23, 1939, in Cloquet, Minnesota, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Roy Raiter. Frank graduated from Lake Forest Academy and from Brown University. Frank […]

  • Published
    May 4, 2023

    Obituary – Dudley “Butch” Tyson

    He was the man that always had a shoulder to lean on, the man you could chat up in the grocery store, and you’d walk away with a smile. He was the man that played the piano beautifully, teaching his 3-year-old granddaughter the keys and chords while she sat on his lap, singing songs to […]

  • Published
    May 4, 2023

    Letters to the Editor

    Women deserve better To the editor, After the Dobbs’ decision overturned Roe v. Wade and returned abortion laws to each state, Gov. Janet Mills quickly broke her campaign promise to not expand Maine’s abortion laws. She explains, “The legislation is inspired by the story of Yarmouth resident Dana Peirce, who had to seek an abortion […]

  • Published
    May 4, 2023

    Our Sustainable City – An introduction to aquaculture

    The One Climate Future team is excited to announce an in-person summer series of Coffee & Climate events, starting with Gulf of Change: A Discussion on Climate Change and Resiliency in Maine’s Aquaculture Industry. Please join the One Climate Future team for an in-person event at the Hús, the New England Ocean Cluster’s collaborative space […]

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    May 4, 2023

    A Window on the Past – Turner & Boucher, blacksmiths on Ocean Street

    Let’s take a look at the lives and businesses of two South Portland blacksmiths, Joseph Boucher and Clarence Turner. Joseph H. Boucher, Jr. was born in 1834 in Cape Elizabeth (now South Portland), the son of a farmer in the Ligonia neighborhood (the Ligonia area encompasses the land surrounding the triangle of Lincoln Street, Main […]

  • Published
    May 4, 2023

    Letters to the Editor

    City council should readdress conservation easement To the editor, On Tuesday Feb. 7, 2023, the South Portland City Council ignored the thousands of volunteer and staff hours and the thousands of city dollars spent to develop the 2019 Open Space Plan that protected valuable parks and open spaces in perpetuity. This six- year effort was […]

  • Published
    May 3, 2023
    Scarborough Town Hall

    In the Know – Fiscal year 2024 budget proposes expansion of social services

    The fiscal year 2024 proposed municipal budget includes funding for expanded social service resources within the public safety department. The need for more social services is in response to the increased demand in the past year for programs like general assistance. The general assistance program sees more clients seeking aid for housing, food, and other […]

  • Published
    May 3, 2023

    From Augusta – All hands on deck: Combating PFAS contamination in Maine

    PFAS, what we call “forever chemicals,” are by now a household acronym in Maine. That’s both bad and good news. It means we are becoming more aware of the pervasiveness and harm of these substances. Before I was elected to the Legislature in 2018, my neighbor, Fred Stone of Stoneridge Farm in Arundel, sounded an […]

  • Published
    May 3, 2023

    Task force seeks climate action input

    Kennebunk’s Climate Action Plan Task Force asks residents to complete a survey.

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