2023 – Page 1107 – The Portland Press Herald

The Wrap: Rabelais bookstore closing in Biddeford; new owners for Little Tap House

by Tim Cebula August 23, 2023August 22, 2023

Also, Bow Street Beverage opens a location in Wells; a new bar launches on Broadway in SoPo; Brunswick’s 40-Mile Food Festival; and Unity’s Common Ground Country Fair.

American Journal

Buxton Notes: Aug. 24

by Robert Lowell August 23, 2023August 21, 2023

Mattress sale fundraiser for Bonny Eagle High A mattress sale to benefit Bonny Eagle High School field hockey, music and Project Graduation is set for Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bonny Eagle High School in Standish. Organizers say “several top quality mattress brands” will be displayed and priced below retail, […]

South Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies

Letters to the Editor

August 23, 2023August 22, 2023

Grateful for dedication of city employees To the editor, I feel incredibly blessed to live in South Portland. In recent weeks, I have sent requests to city departments, often on the weekend when it is on my mind, and voila! I get an answer … within an hour. It is truly amazing. I recently stopped […]

Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

Community News – First Congregational to host Sept. 4 concert

August 23, 2023August 22, 2023

First Congregational Church of Kennebunkport will host an afternoon of flute and piano music on Monday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. The fundraising concert will feature flutist Mary Carol Kennedy and pianist Barbara Berry, both active local musicians. Kennedy is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher and counselor who received a BA from Colby College, a BM from […]

Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies

Guest Column – I should have said

by Orrin Frink August 23, 2023August 18, 2023

When I was much younger, and less burdened by thoughts of truth and honesty, and more in the spirit of joyful frivolity, I used to answer the telephone in my best Massachusetts voice with, “Eyah, White House, President Kennedy speaking. State your purpose.” What I usually got in return was “Aw, come on, Orrin, you’re […]

American Journal, Lakes Region Weekly

We Love to Eat: Aug. 24

August 23, 2023August 21, 2023

Summer barbecue picnic – Saturday, Aug. 26, 4:30-6 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Road, Casco. Chicken, pork, burgers, hot dogs, baked beans, vegetables, watermelon and ice cream sundaes. $10, $5 ages 8 and under. Haddock supper buffet – Saturday, Aug. 26, 5 p.m., Living Waters Church, 197 Parker Farm Road, Buxton. Suggested donation: $10, $5 […]