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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Obituary – Freeland Smith
Freeland K. Smith, 98, of Kennebunkport, passed away on Nov. 7, 2023, after a brief illness, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Saco on March 21, 1925, a son of John and Harriet (Whitney) Smith. His father, John, was a former Saco mayor and state of Maine governor candidate of […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Community News – Kennebunkport Conservation Trust’s ‘Looking Back’ reaches milestone
On Nov. 21, Kennebunkport Conservation Trust Executive Director Tom Bradbury will share the 500th “Looking Back,” post. “Looking Back” is Bradbury’s weekly Kennebunkport Conservation Trust post that features photos and quotes about the history and character of Kennebunkport. “My hope is that they honor and exemplify the spirit of the community, and our connections to […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Retire bond before building town office To the editor, Thank you Kennebunkport voters for recognizing the cost of living in our town. I view the no vote on a new town hall not as a rejection of the idea, but as a wake-up call to our town leaders to exercise the same fiscal restraint that […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Community News – Rotary Club’s Christmas tree sale returns to Mill Creek Park
The Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth will continue its six-decade tradition of selling Maine-grown Christmas trees and handcrafted wreaths at Mill Creek Park this holiday season. The them of the sale will be “Create Hope in the World.” The Rotary Club welcomes customers starting Friday, Nov. 24, with the tree lot opening at 10 […]
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Our Sustainable City – 100 Resilient Yards connects the community
As a coastal city, South Portland is focused on promoting landcare practices that protect the health of residents, pets, and Casco Bay. The city’s Landcare Management Ordinance restricts the use of pesticides and places limitations on fertilizer use across the city. Our aim is to build back soil health, restore native ecosystems, and protect water […]
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
A Window on the Past – George W. Brown’s legacy in South Portland
If you could travel back in time to the 1800s, you’d barely recognize the area that is called Meeting House Hill. John Mussey’s farm extended from Cottage Road down the hill to Ferry Village and the waterfront. The First Congregational Church (called the Old North Church back then) was on the north side of Cottage […]
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
Obituary – Susan Kanak
Susan Norton Kanak, of Wells, passed away unexpectedly at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. She was 74 years of age. Susan was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on Aug. 6, 1949, the daughter of Dr. Stanley and Dayl Norton. She graduated from Pittsfield High School before attaining her bachelor’s degree from […]
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
From Augusta – Grieving and responding
As we continue to experience loss, grief, anger and many other reactions to the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston, I am torn between wanting to hold my colleagues and everyone in the Lewiston community in a comforting hug and feeling compelled to act. And many in our community have reached out with action items […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Letters to the Editor
Time for assault weapon ban To the editor, In light of the recent tragic loss of life in Lewiston, it is time the citizens of the state of Maine take a stand and do everything we can to end gun violence in this state. Let us be the ones to show the country how it […]
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PublishedNovember 8, 2023
Obituary – Robert MacLeod, Jr.
Robert B. MacLeod, Jr., 87, of Kennebunkport, died on Nov. 3, 2023, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford after a battle with dementia and pulmonary fibrosis. Bob was born on March 14, 1936, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to Robert and Elizabeth (Read) MacLeod and was the oldest of the four sons. He was a […]
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