Captain Richard Edward Graham died on April 23, 2021, lovingly cared for in his home during his last month by his wife, children, and a grandson, from complications following treatment for lung cancer. He was 81. Dick was born on April 20, 1940, to Edward C. and Gertrude (Beote) Graham, in Newburgh, New York. The […]
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From Augusta – Bringing affordable housing to our neighborhood
It is no surprise that people struggle to find affordable housing in the Biddeford area and areas around the state. In the past several years, Biddeford has received national recognition for being one of the 25 coolest cities in the United States. More young people live here than anywhere in Maine. The increased excitement and […]
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Obituary – Harrison Milligan
Harrison John Milligan, 25, of Kennebunk, beloved son of Judy Milligan-Riefel and Peter Milligan, passed away in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Harry was a loving soul and loving brother to his siblings, Julia Rose and Eric David, both of Kennebunk. He leaves his mother, Judy, and her husband, John Reifel, of Kennebunk […]
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Obituary – Deborah Pearse
Deborah M. “Debby” Pearse, 80, of Kennebunkport and Gulfport, Florida, died unexpectedly on April 6, 2021, following complications of an operation. Born in Worcester, Massachustts, on June 8, 1940, to The Rev. John Martin and Marie Martin (Farley) she lived a life of love, unending friendships and serial entrepreneurship. Her mix of genuine interest in […]
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Obituary – Marianne Caron
Marianne R. “Mimi” Caron, 84 years, longtime resident of Summer Street Kennebunk died Friday April 30, 2021, at the Cedars in Portland, after a long illness. Mimi was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1936, a daughter of Wallace E. Richmond and Dorothea Flagg Smith and attended Gould Academy and graduated from Waynflete School […]
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Letters to the Editor
Mousam River dams’-eye view To the editor, Hello readers, Mousam River here. Well, there certainly has been a lot of activity and discussion about what to do with my portion of the river from the Dane Perkins Dam to the Kesslen Dam. There’s been the Wright-Pierce Dam Report, public input meetings, newspaper articles, a GZA […]
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Mother’s Day (and a meal) at the museum
Kennebunk’s Brick Store Museum offers extended hours on May 9.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – D.W. Clark and the Clark and Chaplin Ice Company
It’s fascinating to look at the ice business in the years before electric refrigeration. From the harvesting of ice from ponds and rivers, the storage of ice in large ice houses filled with sawdust, and the eventual delivery of ice blocks by the “ice man,” right into the ice boxes in people’s homes, it was […]
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Community News – Kennebunk Savings earns ‘Recovery Friendly Workplace’ status
Kennebunk Savings is following through on years of work researching and funding substance use disorder prevention and recovery efforts by participating in New Hampshire’s Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative. The initiative encourages employees, employers and communities to collaborate by creating positive change and eliminating barriers for those impacted by substance use disorder. “Helping our communities thrive […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Veterans’ association announces Memorial Day plans
The South Portland War Veterans’ Memorial Association announced last week that it has canceled plans for a Memorial Day parade. The group applied for a parade permit with the city of South Portland on March 31. “We received a reply from the city COVID Committee that stated, ‘Due to concerns about crowd density and crowd […]
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