SABATTUS I n the worlds of birders and craft beer lovers, there’s a new paradigm, and it involves searching for ales along with the eagles, pairing stouts with swans and enjoying some bocks in tandem with buntings. Tours and events aimed at attracting both beer nerds and bird enthusiasts are popping up all over the […]
December 2016
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Craft Fair in Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK–Home Instead Senior Fair hosts a craft fair at St. Martha Catholic Church, 30 Portland Road, Kennebunk, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Crafts include jewelry, scarves, homemade skincare and soap products, Christmas ornaments and pet accessories. Home Instead will also be hosting a bake sale and yard sale. Organizers say all rental […]
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Shaker museum friends establish fund for acquisitions
ALFRED—The non-profit Friends of Alfred Shaker Museum recently enlarged its collection of Shaker artifacts with purchases during a Willis Henry Shaker auction. Henry Auctioneers is based in Massachusetts and specializes in Shaker items. FASM’s new pieces include a yello spit box, a wall drying rack with multiple “arms,” an herb drying rack and a rectangular […]
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If you wondered, here’s how the breast cancer thing is going
In September, I wrote a column telling you all I had been diagnosed with breast cancer. It was very early on in the process that plays out when you learn you have that disease. I called it admittance to a club to which no one wants to belong. At the time, I said I might not […]
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Ronald G. Parent
SOUTH PARIS—Ronald Gerard Parent, 72, of South Paris, formerly of Buxton, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 at his home. Ronald was born in Saco on March 9, 1944, a son of Leo and Bernice (Caron) Parent. He attended Notre Dame de Lourdes School and Thornton Academy. Ronald worked as a welder for over 30 […]
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Saco & Biddeford Savings assists 50+ Club in buying a bus
SACO—The Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution has donated $2,500 to Biddeford’s 50+ Club, an organization dedicated to helping adults ages 50 and up to maintain a healthy lifestyle, participate in the community, and develop relationships. With this donation in addition to community fundraisers and a grant from the city of Biddeford, Biddeford’s 50+ Club will […]
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Deleo (Dee) R. Gravink
SACO—Deleo (Dee) Ruth Gravink, 91, passed away quietly at Seal Rock Health Care in Saco on Dec. 14, 2016 as a result of esophageal cancer. She was born in Clymer, New York on May 13, 1925 to William and Maybell Ton Gravink. She grew up on the family dairy farm and attended the Clymer Central […]
