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PublishedJuly 11, 2022
Obituary – Thomas Bell
Thomas Stewart Bell Thomas Stewart Bell, born July 24, 1941, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, died peacefully on June 29, 2022, in his 81st year in Kennebunkport. Thomas was the beloved father to Caroline (Raymond Ritchie) and Jamie (Kristina Sumption Bell) and loved their mother Susan Cleaver Bell. He was predeceased by his parents Arthur […]
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PublishedJuly 8, 2022
Obituary – Edward Clark, Jr.
Edward Russell Clark, Jr. (“Russ”) passed away at home on July 2, 2022, at the age of 90. A lifelong resident of Kennebunkport, Russell was caring and fun-loving man known for his quick wit and cheerful perspective, as well as a trusted source of wisdom and diplomacy. Russell was born on Dec. 24, 1931 in […]
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PublishedJuly 8, 2022
Obituary – Jack Richardson
Jack Tillman Richardson, Jr., 80, of Lyman, passed away peacefully June 28, 2022. Jack was an avid ultra-marathon runner and long-distance hiker known as “Tumbleweed.” Jack is preceded in death by his parents, Jack Tillman Richardson, Sr. and Eileen McKernan Richardson as well as two brothers, Robert and Gerald, all of Florida. Jack is survived […]
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PublishedJuly 7, 2022
From Augusta – Enjoying Maine’s great outdoors
In “Walden” Henry David Thoreau wrote, “We can never get enough of nature.” In Maine, we are lucky that we get to enjoy all four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Sometimes, we get a little of each season in a single day. Right now, though, everyone’s eager to get outside and soak up the […]
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PublishedJuly 7, 2022
Our Sustainable City – Plastic Free July: Cutting out your convenient plastics
Last Thursday, on the final morning of June, I indulged one final time and bought an iced latte on my way to work. As it sat on my desk, sweating in its single-use plastic vessel, I mourned the absence of these little treats in my month to come. Here in the Sustainability Office, we have […]
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PublishedJuly 7, 2022
A Window on the Past – George “Bert” Brawn and the Brawn Company
Anyone familiar with the maritime history of greater Portland may have heard of the Brawn family from Cushing’s Point. Let’s take a deeper look at the life of George Albert “Bert” Brawn. Bert Brawn was born in Lubec in 1860, the son of John and Jane Brawn. Although his father was a sparmaker, given the […]
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Guest Column – Spicing up my life
I read in The New York Times that there’s an “unprecedented shortage” of sriracha, a fiery red-hot sauce that adds not only a jolt of heat but a punch of flavor. This information upset me. In fact, I panicked. It was a crisis, a true disaster. Not only for thousands of Vietnamese restaurants, where sriracha […]
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PublishedJune 30, 2022
Letters to the Editor
We all knew and you didn’t? To the editor, The Supreme Court failed us. Science and innovation change societal choices and language. Overruling Roe because the Constitution omits abortion as a right and its practice lacks a 100-year history of public affirmation and social acceptance is wrong. No document written by a bunch of white […]
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PublishedJune 30, 2022
Our Sustainable City – Pledge to be plastic free in July
Summer days often go hand-in-hand with disposable plastic items. July is the prime time for single-use plastics, whether it be beach drinks in plastic cups or plastic film popsicle wrappers. This month, we are focusing on reducing our single-use plastic consumption by learning from low waste mavens at this month’s Coffee and Climate and attempting […]
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PublishedJune 30, 2022
Community News – Southern Maine Community College announces spring dean’s list
Southern Maine Community College announced that more than 1,000 students made the 2022 spring semester dean’s list. They include: Cape Elizabeth: Nora An, Simon Britt, Molly Dall, Kiana Fuller, Audra Gore, Hirruy Hagos, Isaac Hayes, Rosemary Hoover, Benjamin Ingalls, Lucy Keniston, Mike Moran, Brooke Pidhajecky, Sean Roberson, Osman Villalta Castillo and Georgia Wood. Old Orchard […]
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