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PublishedApril 5, 2023
A Window on the Past – Early undertakers in Knightville
In America today, when a loved one dies, we reach out to a funeral home to handle the arrangements for a service and burial. This was not always the case. The funeral industry didn’t really get its start in America until the time of the Civil War, when soldiers died of wounds or sickness at […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Community News – Kennebunk Land Trust Earth Day Online Auction is April 21-28
The Kennebunk Land Trust is holding its 23rd annual Earth Day Auction fundraiser, online from April 21-28. The event brings together hundreds of bidders, donors, and local items from restaurants, clothiers, jewelers, artists, experiences, and more. Kennebunk Land Trust is a nonprofit in Kennebunk conserving and stewarding land for public use and environmental benefit. Participation […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Our Sustainable City – Round and round we go: South Portland’s circular economy
When South Portland adopted One Climate Future in 2020, one focus of our waste reduction strategies was on the creation of circular economies. Today, the sustainability department is moving into the implementation phase and is excited about some forthcoming circular economy initiatives. What is a circular economy? The term circular economy isn’t often discussed in […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Leave them cats alone To the editor, I am bemused by the recent spate of attacks by some folks and pundits on cats, attempting to punish and neuter cats for, well, being cats, citing the predation of birds. In our neighborhood there are no feral cats, and I believe only a couple of outdoor cats […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2023
Community News – Calling all Red Riots; South Portland H.S. Alumni Network launched
South Portland High School is forming its first official Alumni Network. “The SPHS Alumni Network, according to a March 14 news release, “will allow school staff to more effectively reach out to alumni when there are teachers at school looking for alumni speakers or connections. South Portland High School is enhancing its career exploration and […]
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PublishedApril 3, 2023
Second hearing for proposed municipal budget is scheduled
Kennebunk’s municipal budget is proposed at $15.4 million, up 23 percent, about $2.9 million, from the current year.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Obituary – Verne Bodwell, Jr.
Verne E. “Woody” Bodwell, Jr., 77 years, a resident of Kennebunkport, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at his residence after a brief illness. Woody was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 30, 1945, and was the son of Verne E. and M. Alberta (Snow) Bodwell, Sr. He was a graduate of Kennebunk High School, […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Letters to the Editor
School district takes ‘decisive action’ To the editor, Four years ago, RSU 21 was in crisis after a student exhibited racist behavior in our schools, including directing that toward an African American teacher. District administration was made aware, but did little at the time. The school board was eventually made aware, but did little, relying […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Little League plans clean-up days To the editor, A note to our neighbors near the Pine Street and Wilkinson Park Little League fields: The South Portland Little League is organizing field clean-up days on April 1 (Pine Street fields) and April 8 (Wilkinson Park fields), starting at 9 a.m. both days. Anyone interested in helping […]
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
A Window on the Past – The Rundlett Bros. chewing gum and mineral water companies
We recently took a look at Charles and Thomas Phinney of Crockett’s Corner in South Portland (the intersection of Broadway and Westbrook Street). The Phinneys operated a busy ice cutting operation in that area. Let’s take a look this week at their neighbors, the Rundlett family. William, Charles and James Carlton Rundlett were brothers who […]
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