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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
A Window on the Past – The Pleasantdale A&P store and the genial Millard Emery
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, whose stores were more commonly known as A&P stores, was the retail giant of the early-1900s. Even more so than Walmart today, the A&P stores proliferated in almost every town across America. Because of their smaller size, it was easy to have A&P stores pop up in any […]
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Our Sustainable City – Calling all birders
A few weeks ago, we introduced you to BirdSafe Maine, a collaboration between Maine Audubon, the Portland Society for Architecture, and the University of Southern Maine to address bird-glass collisions across the state. Birds hold significance in our ecosystems by dispersing seeds and acting as pollinators, controlling bug, insect, and rodent populations, and helping to […]
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Drummer raises funds for wishes with Watkins Glen theme
Funky Bow Brewery will host Drumming up Wishes concert on Sunday, May 7.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Community News – ShipRight wins South Portland Business of the Year award
SOUTH PORTLAND — The city of South Portland is presenting its business and economic development awards on Feb. 15. ShipRight has been selected for the coveted Business of the Year Award, presented to a company with 25 or more employees that has most improved and strengthened the local business community. “We are very grateful to […]
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Guest Column – The trip up north
My understanding of the Unified States of America was that by banding together for the strength that the many offer to the one, and by helping each other with problems and difficulties, the individual states would make USA a better place for everyone as well as for each and every state. Sending firemen to another […]
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Honor Roll – Middle School of the Kennebunks
High Honors Sixth grade Makayla Beardsley, Kian Bradbury, Nicholas Branchina, Cameron Brown, Emily Buch, Tamryn Carbone, Kenneth Clark, Rocco D’Italia, Killian Dennis, Garrett DiStefano, Skylar Dixon, Vivienne Donnery, Lyla Drown, Lailyn Foretich, Keaton Gable, Zoey Hebert, Colton Lacadie-Bolduc, Adeline Leclerc, Charlotte Libby, Kade Long, Erin MacClinchy, King Mai, Mia Martin, Owen Maurer, Ruby Maynes, Ashley […]
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2023
Obituary – Gordon Kershaw
Gordon Ernest Kershaw, of Kennebunk, passed away on Jan. 22, 2023, at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. He was born at home on May 5, 1928, in Sanford, to Clifford and Violet (Gilpin) Kershaw. Gordon grew up in Sanford. He graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, before serving as a lieutenant in the […]
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Big changes for South Portland? To the editor, I went on a site walk to see the plans for the Yard South area near Bug Light Park and next to the boat ramp in South Portland. The developers are advocating for three or four 18-story residential buildings with 1,200 units and commercial businesses. These high-rises […]
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Guest Column – Doing the laundry
I needed to do the laundry, but then I realized I was out of detergent, so I went to write a shopping list and realized how unorganized the junk drawer was, and started checking pens for ink. When I went to toss all the junk, I saw that the trash was full, but before I […]
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
A Window on the Past – More about sewers and sewage collection in South Portland
We often say, “History is all around us,” but sometimes history is underneath us. Last week, we talked about the history of the vast sewer system that lies beneath South Portland. We continue this week with a look at how sewage was treated by our community in the past, and the changes that came about […]
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