Press Herald

Dan King Managing Editor

Latest

Published
June 30, 2022

Our Sustainable City – Pledge to be plastic free in July

Summer days often go hand-in-hand with disposable plastic items. July is the prime time for single-use plastics, whether it be beach drinks in plastic cups or plastic film popsicle wrappers. This month, we are focusing on reducing our single-use plastic consumption by learning from low waste mavens at this month’s Coffee and Climate and attempting […]
Published
June 30, 2022

Community News – Southern Maine Community College announces spring dean’s list

Southern Maine Community College announced that more than 1,000 students made the 2022 spring semester dean’s list. They include: Cape Elizabeth: Nora An, Simon Britt, Molly Dall, Kiana Fuller, Audra Gore, Hirruy Hagos, Isaac Hayes, Rosemary Hoover, Benjamin Ingalls, Lucy Keniston, Mike Moran, Brooke Pidhajecky, Sean Roberson, Osman Villalta Castillo and Georgia Wood. Old Orchard […]
Published
June 30, 2022

Letters to the Editor

We all knew and you didn’t? To the editor, The Supreme Court failed us. Science and innovation change societal choices and language. Overruling Roe because the Constitution omits abortion as a right and its practice lacks a 100-year history of public affirmation and social acceptance is wrong. No document written by a bunch of white […]
Published
June 29, 2022

Obituary – Joseph Anghinetti

Joseph Richard Anghinetti, 85, died June 27, 2022, peacefully at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Joseph was born Oct. 8, 1936, in Framingham, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph and Mary Elena (Nigro) Anghinetti. Joe graduated from Tufts University with a BS in chemical engineering. His career started at American Cyanamid Company in […]
Published
June 29, 2022

Kennebunk Free Library announces July’s featured artist

Kennebunk Free Library announced its next Speers Gallery exhibit, Up Close and Beyond, by Patricia Sevigny-Higgins. The exhibit opens July 1 and the public is invited to attend an artist reception on Friday, July 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. The exhibit is an accumulation of four different series of paintings done when the lockdown […]
Published
June 29, 2022

Guest Column – Paradise lost, serenity found

Over the two decades I’ve battled Mother Nature to reclaim my wooded and marshy yard, landscaping it into something habitable, I’ve learned a lot of life lessons. Lesson number one: Mama Nature fights back, she fights hard and she fights to win. While I have only a few short years left on this great, green […]
Published
June 29, 2022

A Window on the Past – Maine Port Authority and Edward Langlois

The Maine Port Authority is a state agency focused on transportation – providing resources and facilitating the movement of freight through our state and ports. First established in 1929 by an act of the Maine State Legislature, the Maine Port Authority covers all Maine ports along the ocean and rivers, from Kittery to Eastport, providing […]
Published
June 29, 2022

Community News – Center for Grieving Children plans anniversary event

The Center for Grieving Children, a nonprofit organization that provides peer support services for grieving children, teens and families of Maine, announced a fundraising soiree on July 19 at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre to celebrate the start of its 35th anniversary year. The event will begin with a cocktail hour from 6 to 7 p.m. […]
Published
June 28, 2022

Honor Roll – Kennebunk High School

Kennebunk High School Quarter 4 Freshmen High Honors: Sasha Altschule, Max Andrews, Emilie Barter, James Bertus-Trudo, Addison Carbone, Quinn Chapman, Finneas Coldreck, Gabrielle D’Orso-Palmer, Isabella Donnery, Emily Dube, William Eagleson, Jacob Eon, Kelsey Ewing, Otto Fontaine, Anna Fox, Mekhi Gillard, Quinlen Gleason, Berk Glidden, Samuel Haley, Delaney Hanson, Eva Havey, Skylar Holder, Simone Houdlette, Camryn […]
Published
June 27, 2022

Obituary – Robert Pinkerton

Robert “Bob” H. Pinkerton, 89, of Kennebunk, passed away June 25, 2022. He was born April 9, 1933, in Sanford to John and Louise (Burk) Pinkerton. Bob married Judith Diehl on Aug. 8, 1959. He proudly served our country as a member of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Following his training […]