Coronado in Panama once had pristine beaches and not much else. Today the resort town is a haven for U.S. and Canadian retirees, with strip malls, fast-food joints and a lot of people speaking English. “For all the world, it’s like you’re in a U.S. beach town,” says Kathleen Peddicord, publisher of Live and Invest […]
May 2018
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Roasted radishes mellow them into the perfect side dish
We’re not a huge radish-eating country here in the United States, and I think that’s a mistake. Radishes carry in their little bodies a tremendous variety of vitamins and minerals, so they’re a smart addition to our five-a-day veggie eating, but the spicy flavor can keep many home cooks away. In France, I learned to […]
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Ogunquit Playhouse celebrates IRNE awards for ‘Ragtime’
OGUNQUIT – The Ogunquit Playhouse is honored to have received two Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards at the April 23 ceremony held in Brookline, Massachusetts for the critically acclaimed 2017 production of Ragtime. The Playhouse received seventeen IRNE Award nominations overall, winning in the Large Theatre category for Best Actor in a Musical for […]
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Big Tech’s quick flip from benevolence to dystopia
Netflix. Amazon. Google. Twitter. Facebook. Apple. It seems like increasingly at least some aspect of our lives is now influenced by these behemoth technology companies that have, in just the last two decades, completely transformed our economy and very way of life. The U.S. population is estimated this year at roughly over 326 million people. Of that, […]
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Caucuses far more representative than primaries
Voters might be confused by the difference between a caucus and a primary, each state offering one or the other to find the right contenders for the general election in November. We will treat both. In a primary the overriding principle is that everyone should vote regardless of how informed or ill-informed one is. Television is […]
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Area students on Bryant University Dean’s List
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Bryant University is committed to the pursuit, recognition, and celebration of academic excellence, and extends congratulations to the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester: Students achieving such academic recognition from York County are: • Mary Joyce, Class of 2018 from Kennebunk • Jessica Laverriere, Class […]
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Quilt Show, Art Exhibit coming to Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Christ Church in Kennebunk is planning a Quilt Show and Art Exhibit with a luncheon to be held at the church from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23. Church members believe this is a great way to welcome summer to our community and during the event, antique and contemporary quilts will be […]
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K’bunk student joins Castleton University mentor program
CASTLETON, Vt. — Castleton University student Andrew Bouchard of Kennebunk has become a certified member of the Castleton University Mentoring Program. The Castleton University volunteer mentoring program matches Castleton undergraduates with local fourth and fifth-grade students from the Castleton Village School. During weekly informal meetings throughout the academic year, the college student role models provide […]
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Ranked-choice voting: Dunlap offers Biddeford presentation
BIDDEFORD – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will speak about ranked-choice voting in Biddeford on May 14, it is one of four presentations on the issue to voters taking place in various locations around the state. Ranked-choice voting will be used in the June 12 primary election. Dunlap will make a presentation fro 4 to […]
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Larry Bruce Innis
ARUNDEL — It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Larry Bruce Inniss, 79 years, in the late evening of April 12, 2018, at the Lamp Memory Care Center in Lisbon, Maine, with his longtime friend, Jen Smith, at his side. Larry was born Jan. 4, 1939, in Biddeford, Maine to Marguerite Delma […]