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  • Published
    October 27, 2022

    Our Sustainable City – Easing eco-anxiety through community climate action

    In the spirit of Halloween, the Sustainability Office wants to talk about something we find particularly spooky: eco-anxiety. Eco-anxiety, or climate anxiety, is the distress, anger and other negative emotions that arise in response to the impacts of climate change. This manifests in many different ways, such as being fearful of severe weather events or […]

  • Published
    October 27, 2022

    Letters to the Editor

    Election letters To the editor, As a Republican state legislator, I was on the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee when I first met Sheriff King several years ago. I have discussed legislation with him and more than once, asked for his input. I witnessed him provide testimony for and against legislation. His testimony was […]

  • Published
    October 27, 2022

    A Window on the Past – Cape Lumber Company and the Diamond Match Company

    The land on the east side of Ocean Street, between A and B streets, was once home to the master shipbuilder Thomas Knight’s shipyard and homestead in the 1800s. When the U.S. entered World War I, the vacant property was purchased by Count Rafailovich, who started the United States Shipbuilding Corp. and built a shipyard […]

  • Published
    October 27, 2022

    Letters to the Editor

    To the editor, After watching the South Portland city council candidates forum hosted by the League of Women Voters, I feel confident in casting my vote for Natalie West as one of our at-large South Portland city councilors. Natalie displayed equanimity and thoughtfulness in her demeanor and in her responses. Natalie has been active in […]

  • Published
    October 27, 2022

    Community News – Elks Lodge conducts school supply drive

    For the past month, a School Supply Drive was undertaken at the Portland Elks Lodge 188. Three elementary schools in Cumberland County were contacted and asked what supplies would be helpful to teachers in their classrooms. The three schools, Longfellow School in Portland, Sacarrappa School in Westbrook, and Brown Elementary School in South Portland all […]

  • Published
    October 26, 2022

    Community News – First Parish schedules rummage sale

    First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church is holding a rummage sale Saturday, Nov. 5, from 8 to 11 a.m. Items available include clothing and accessories for all ages, featuring winter wear, household and kitchen items, small appliances, dishes, linens, holiday decorations, books and sports equipment. First Parish is located at 114 Main St., Kennebunk. Parking is […]

  • Published
    October 24, 2022

    Guest Column – It’s time to rethink pink

    As a breast cancer survivor, October can be a challenge. Everywhere I look I am bombarded with pretty pink reminders of my disease. Before I was diagnosed, I had a completely different view of breast cancer awareness month. I never thought about the fact that people would sell pink products while donating little to no […]

  • Published
    October 20, 2022

    A Window on the Past – Restaurants galore at 90-100 Waterman Drive

    In the area where the four-story South Portland Housing Authority building is today, there used to be two small buildings that housed a variety of businesses over the years. The history of these buildings dates back to the late 1960s. Prior to 1965, Waterman Drive didn’t exist. The lettered streets, A, B, C and E, […]

  • Published
    October 20, 2022

    Guest Column – The fog of life, 10 years on

    The Maine coast is famous for its fog as it rolls off the ocean like an earthbound cloud, gray and misty and cool. The San Francisco Bay area is also known for its fog, especially when it envelops the Golden Gate Bridge in its ghostly embrace. But I read recently that the ocean fog of […]

  • Published
    October 20, 2022

    Letters to the Editor

    Election letters To the editor, Vote yes to revise the Kennebunk Town Charter. It’s not what’s in it, but what’s not in it that is the problem. It’s lack of specificity and clarity led directly to the school board recall fiasco, requiring lawyers and court actions on both sides, costing the town tens of thousands […]

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