Happy midwinter everyone! Finally, we have been getting some decent snow. I am a fan of snow. I love it. I love the soft light of sun through snow and the sense of snuggling in. And is there anything better than a good old-fashioned snow day? For my money, there is literally nothing greater than […]
Southern Maine Weeklies
News from the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier, Kennebunk Post, Scraborough Leader and South Portland Sentry.
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BHS announces quarter 3 honor roll
Grade 12 High Honors: Ysabel Arsenault, William Atwater, Madeline Barrow, Chloe Cadorette, Vantith Chhay, Emily Corbeil, Katherine Dallaire, Andrew Ellis II, Danielle Emerson, Dillon Emerson, Mikala Friedel, John Gatchalian, Matthew Gonneville, Nyachuoch Jock, Gage Lamontagne, Riley Langevin, Harris Leonard, Lily LeSieur, Gino Mariello, Alec Martin, Kylie Parent, Iainn Parker, Tyler Plourde, Theodora Quint, Julian Rideout, […]
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The Center plans groundbreaking ceremony
The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. April 29, following The Center’s annual meeting.
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UNE’s Cameron Wake calls for collective action at annual climate solutions event
BIDDEFORD — At the University of New England’s “Solving Climate by 2030” event on Friday, April 12, climate scientist Cameron Wake, Ph.D., director of UNE North, addressed the climate crisis and the need for immediate action. The talk, which was also a “Maine Solve Climate by 2030” event, was held on the UNE’s Biddeford Campus […]
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May exhibit at Kennebunk Free Library features student works
The art will appear in Speers Gallery from May 1-30.
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Obituary – Robert Brayman
Robert Elliott “Rob/Bob” Brayman, 88 years, a resident of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully in the early hours of April 10, 2024, after a long illness. Rob was born in Rockport, Massachusetts, June 27, 1935, to Elliott and Ellen (Johnson) Brayman. Rob grew up in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he graduated from Gloucester High School in 1954. […]
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Obituary – Bernice Doane
Bernice Louise Doane, 86, passed away peacefully on April 12 in Kennebunk, four days shy of her 87th birthday. She was born on April 16, 1937, in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, to Harvey and May (Dodge) Burlock. Bernice graduated from Bethlehem High School in Bethlehem. She later graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State Teachers […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Council Corner: It’s time for a change from ‘tax and spend empire’
“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” We are grappling again with our school and town budget. It has been complicated by leadership turnover in our schools and multiple crises from a local to national level. We have evolved from local control of education […]
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In the Know: FY25 budget includes police cameras and new fire truck
The town of Scarborough is in the process of reviewing its proposed FY 2025 budget, first presented to the Town Council on March 27. The budget is largely considered to be a “level services” approach, investing in ways to maintain the current level of services being provided without additional staff or programs. It invests in […]
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A Window on the Past: Fascinating tools and the industries that employed them
The South Portland Historical Society’s upcoming exhibit, “Tools and Industry in South Portland,” will be introduced at a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the South Portland Community Center.
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