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Published
May 24, 2022

Age Friendly South Portland – SoPo Seafood claims Golden Shovel Award

In its second winter season, Age Friendly South Portland’s Golden Shovel program was again successful in its objective of incentivizing Ocean Street businesses (between Mill Creek Park and Thomas Knight Park) to clear, sand, and ensure safe access to the walkways around their shops during inclement weather conditions. This season, we see the coveted Golden […]
Published
May 23, 2022

Obituary – Rodney Lavigne

Rodney D. Lavigne, 74 years, a resident of Springvale, died at his home on Friday, May 13, 2022, after a long illness. He was born in Sanford on June 2, 1947, the son of Noel J. and Dolores M. (Blanchette) Lavigne. Rodney graduated from Sanford High School in 1967 and served for two tours in […]
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May 20, 2022

Obituary – Debra McClelland

Debra “Debbie” Lee McClelland, age 64, of Kennebunk, formerly Norwell, Massachusetts, and Hampton, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2022, surrounded by her loving husband and three sons. Loved ones will remember her for her incredible kindness, sense of humor, positivity, strength, courage, and endless gratitude. She was a loving wife, […]
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May 20, 2022

Obituary – Janet Vogt

Janet Louise Vogt passed away on April 21, 2022, after what she said was a charmed life filled with a loving family and a “good run.” Jan was born on May 29, 1936, to Jack and Jane Beaumont and was raised in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She met her soulmate Herb Vogt while in nursing school and […]
Published
May 18, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Answer sought from chair To the editor, On Oct. 13, 2020, chairman Baldwin signed a revised Kennebunk Select Board code of ethics, which states under item 11: “… we agree to avoid situations where we might derive or appear to derive personal benefit from actions or decisions made in our official capacity.” But Mr. Baldwin […]
Published
May 18, 2022

Our Sustainable City – Sustainability Staff Spotlight: Mia Ambroiggio

For those of you who have been following along with the Our Sustainable City column, we are onto our third staff spotlight. This week, we are introducing you to Mia Ambroiggio, our Resilience Corps fellow who has been serving with our office since November 2021. You have probably seen her name before in the byline […]
Published
May 18, 2022

Community News – Artisans Marketplace debuts May 28

The Kennebunk Artisans Marketplace will open at Kennebunk’s Waterhouse Center. The marketplace provides shoppers with a wide variety of items created by more than two dozen Maine-based artisans. A juried application process is utilized to ensure a high level of quality and diversification for all items being sold. The marketplace is open each Saturday from […]
Published
May 17, 2022

Obituary – Jessie Leach

Jessie Moody Leach, 87, of Kennebunk, passed away on Feb. 8, 2022. She was born on Sept. 24, 1934 in Rockland, Maine, to Jesse and Edna (Page) Moody. She spent her childhood in Newcastle, Maine, moving to Kennebunk in 1947. After graduating from Kennebunk High School in 1952, she attended the Golden School of Beauty […]
Published
May 17, 2022

A Window on the Past: Pirates of New England

South Portland Historical Society’s annual meeting is scheduled for May 25.
Published
May 17, 2022

Guest Column – Reviving the USSR

Three concepts may help in understanding why and how President Putin is trying to revive, bring back the Soviet Union and the political, economic, and military power it once afforded the Russians in charge, and through it, owned a fifth of the land area of the world. In the first place, almost exactly a hundred […]