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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
From Augusta – Heartfelt thanks for the well-wishes
In July, many of you learned from me here or elsewhere about my recent health challenge. I am happy to report that the surgery to remove a benign meningioma (tumor of the lining of the brain) was successful. I’m feeling good, with a bit of rest and recovery to go, and a positive and healthy […]
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
South Portland Land Trust to open new Clark’s Pond extension trail
Government and civic leaders to take part in ceremony on Sept. 24.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Letters to the Editor
Candidate will do ‘people’s work’ To the editor, Vote this November to send Henry Ingwersen back to Augusta as senator. He’s the only 32nd District senatorial candidate with experience as a state representative and will bring the knowledge and relationships he’s gained there to work as your senator. I’ve known Henry for years as he’s […]
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Community News – Museum offers fall walking tours
The Brick Store Museum offers two scheduled walking tours of Kennebunk during the fall. Tours of Kennebunk’s Historic District, the first in the state of Maine, run along Summer Street on Thursdays and Saturdays at noon; tours of Kennebunk Beach, following the development of the tourist boom, occur on Saturdays at 9 a.m. Running every […]
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
A Window on the Past – Willard Beach entrepreneur and lifelong traveler, Charles J. Willard, Jr.
Let’s take a look at the life of one of the more well-known residents of the Willard neighborhood, Charles J. Willard, Jr. We’ve written previously about his grandparents, Samuel and Elizabeth Willard, considered the patriarch and matriarch of the Willard family of South Portland. Samuel Willard was born in Cape Elizabeth (South Portland) in 1792. […]
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Walk provides Branch Brook information
Those interested in learning about Branch Brook, the river that provides drinking water for area residents and habitat for a diversity of wildlife species, will have an opportunity on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The one-mile walk begins on Maguire Road on the Kennebunk Plains and is offered by the Branch Brook […]
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Our Sustainable City – Touring southern Maine’s charging network
With South Portland’s Electrify Everything! program offering rebates on electric vehicles and National Drive Electric Week coming up later this month, now is a perfect time to acquaint – or reacquaint – yourself with EV chargers in and around South Portland. Last week, I took out an EV to find out where drivers can plug […]
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Letters to the Editor
Election letters To the editor, We are so very lucky to have Natalie West running as a candidate for South Portland City Council. I I’ve known Natalie for many years and her concern for our city, and her actions, most often quietly, behind the scene, have resulted in SoPo becoming a better place for all […]
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Community News – Town & Country seeks Better Neighbor nominations
Town & Country Federal Credit Union has begun accepting nominations for its Better Neighbor Fund. The credit union is in its 12th year of awarding funds to nonprofits in Cumberland and York counties. Nominations to fill the 25 nonprofits who will move forward to participate in online voting in October opened on Sept. 1. Since […]
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Obituary – Frances LaMontagne
Frances A. LaMontagne ne Frances Ann Tessier (“Fran”) died on Sept. 11 at the age of 94. She was surrounded by her three daughters, Denise Plouffe of Orange, Massachusetts, Laure’ LaMontagne of Decatur, Georgia, and Heloise Strickland of Kennebunkport. She was briefly under the care of Beacon Hospice at her apartment at Huntington Common where […]
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