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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022
A Window on the Past – Bowl-A-Rama in Mill Creek
One popular business in Mill Creek that is still missed today is the old Bowl-A-Rama. The candlepin bowling alley was a local hangout for kids and adults from 1958 until about 1980. Before the Bowl-A-Rama building was constructed at 51 Market St. (home to CVS today), the area was pretty undeveloped. The first Shaw’s supermarket […]
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Community News – Student art featured at Speers Gallery
Kennebunk Free Library announced its February 2022 Speers Gallery exhibit, Through the Eyes of the Young, featuring the art work of students from The New School and the School Around Us. The show features pieces of different media, all created by students ages 5-18. The New School is a democratic high school located in Kennebunk, […]
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Letters to the Editor
After snowfall, fun was had by all To the editor, We had the most lovely visit to Willard Beach on Saturday, Jan. 8. My husband and I had our 2-year-old grandson with us and after the Friday storm there was enough snow for sliding down a small hill. It was so nice to see so […]
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Guest Column – Island mentality
When George, who lives in the basement apartment next door, learned that I spent several summers on an island just off the coast of Maine, he wanted to know whether island life was solitary, isolated, and lonely or more like living in a basement apartment, all quiet, dark and cuddly? And the answer is quiet […]
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Age Friendly South Portland – Feedback needed to award Golden Shovel to top performing business
In our community, sidewalk care during the winter season is critical to ensure that residents of all ages can safely and confidently navigate from one business to the next while running errands. Age Friendly South Portland’s Golden Shovel Program is once again inciting lively competition among businesses routinely patronized along Ocean Street in Knightville to […]
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for the ‘delightful musings’ To the editor, So true that one only knows what one’s got when it’s gone. With today’s mail in hand, happy it’s Friday – which for me, among other good things, has come to mean, “yay! more to come from Orrin Frink.” Alas, today, having sorted through the mail quickly, […]
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Obituary – Mona Jerome
Mona Olive Jerome, 83 years old, a resident of Biddeford Pool died Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Kennebunk after a brief illness. She was born in Biddeford on July 17, 1938, a daughter of Paul Roland and Pauline Althea (Young) Moulton and graduated from Trade Practical Arts High School in Boston, […]
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Our Sustainable City – Seeking two Neighborhood Champions for food waste project in West End
History of the South Portland food waste program The mission of the South Portland Sustainability Office is to guide the development of policies and practices that simultaneously promote economic well-being, strong community connections, and a healthy environment. One of the ways South Portland is working toward this mission is through programs designed to reduce waste […]
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Obituary – Sherwin Day
Sherwin Cathcart Day, 92, a well-known musician and resident of Kennebunk, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a period of failing health. Sherwin was born Dec. 25, 1929 in New York, New York, the son of William and Frances (Breeden) Day, and is a graduate of the […]
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Obituary – Virginia Reid
After a brief illness, Virginia Franklin Reid, 97, a longtime resident of Kennebunkport, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough surrounded in love by her family. Virginia was born at home on Aug. 5, 1924, in Manasquan, New Jersey, the daughter of Samuel A. and Mildred Agnes LaChomas Franklin, […]
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