Keller Williams opens Thomas Team office in Kennebunk Meet the Thomas Team of Keller Williams Realty, the “newest” kids on the block with the big red sign in downtown Kennebunk. Expanding south from Saco, the team of Michael Thomas and Executive Assistant Emma Nichols opened an office in Kennebunk. Growing up and living in Arundel […]
2019
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The Kennebunks can’t afford to ignore climate change
Last week, I was surprised to read in this very paper, a piece entitled “Global Warming Alarmists Ramp Up Rhetoric” by Mr. Jones Gallagher. While I read it carefully (two, even three times) hoping to detect the satire or find a punchline, I was disappointed to discover he believes that climate change is a hoax, […]
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Governor Mills: It is time to build on the foundation of our past 200 years to create a forward-looking economy
Maine is at an economic crossroads. For generations, our forests, farmlands and waters have created economic opportunity all over this state. Furs, fisheries, timber and land made fortunes for many until the late 1800s, and then large-scale production of lumber, granite, ice and lime, fishing and shipbuilding drove success in our coastal communities and resulted […]
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Infinity Federal Credit Union Open New Branch in Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH — On Dec. 12, Westbrook-based Infinity Federal Credit Union celebrated the opening of a new Scarborough branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Board members, management, employees, local businesses and representatives from the city’s Chamber of Commerce participated in the official ceremony. Located at 35 Plaza Drive in Scarborough (just off Route 1), the branch is […]
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Kennebunk Free Library announces January exhibition
Kennebunk Free Library announced its January exhibition, Art by an 84-year-old Who Started at 74, the oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings of Gerald Blayne. The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular library hours when the gallery is not in use for library programs. “I’m 84, but as an artist I’m only 9 […]
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DEA New England Field Division got drugs of the streets during two-week New England surge
PORTLAND — Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in the United States and every day we see the impact that prescription drug abuse has on our neighborhoods. This crisis is destroying communities throughout New England and thenation. In an effort to address this epidemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division […]
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Maine minimum wage and federal overtime changes coming in January
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is advising workers, job seekers and employers that changes in state and federal wage and overtime will occur simultaneously on Jan. 1: Maine’s minimum wage rises from $11 to $12 per hour for most workers. The state’s minimum salary for exemption from overtime eligibility — which is tied […]
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Remembering Jim Durant
During this time of year, as we prepare to celebrate the holidays, I am always reminded of how fragile life is and how quickly our world can change. On Dec. 14, 2006, I was with some of our officers in Quantico, Virginia, preparing to witness the FBI National Academy graduation of one of our sergeants […]
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Maine Dept. of Labor Warns about Unemployment Websites
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor is warning the public about a variety of websites advertising help with filing unemployment insurance, or UI claims. These websites are not affiliated with the Maine Department of Labor’s Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. Claims should only be filed by the claimant themselves through the Maine Department of Labor’s […]
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Special Roman Catholic Christmas services to be held
The Roman Catholic communities of Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, and South Portland invite the public to attend one of its Christmas and New Years celebrations. Christmas Mass Times: St. Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Road Cape Elizabeth, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., and Dec. 25 at 11 a.m. St. John & Holy Cross […]