Rotary Club helping Maine veterans The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, with an emphasis on helping Maine’s veterans, has donated $600 this Rotary year to Vet2Vet Maine, a trained group of 100-plus volunteers, who offer assistance and friendships to Maine veterans. Tom Gruber, of Vet2Vet, who spoke to the Rotary Club, has said they help […]
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Winter warriors preparing for spring endurance
While the boys of summer limber up their arms in the warmth of Florida and Arizona, the men and women of winter diligently steel their legs for another rite of spring – marathon season. Whether it’s Boston in April, Maine Coast and Sugarloaf in May, Bay of Fundy in June or maybe an event outside […]
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Obituaries – Doris Phillips
Doris Phillips Doris Crashley Phillips died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at her home after a sustained period of declining health. “Dodie,” as she was affectionately known, was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada on May 21, 1929, the daughter of Jack and Doris Crashley. She graduated from Ovenden College, Barrie, Ontario, where she was named Head […]
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Business News – Drive toward an authentic career
KENNEBUNK — As women, it’s natural to want to find connection, meaning, and purpose. But with so many competing roles and responsibilities, it’s easy to lose sight of what matters most to when it comes to a career. Anush Hansen, certified career counselor and licensed professional counselor, and Jen Hart, strengths coach, career practitioner, and […]
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Community News
Registrar to hold evening hours The Kennebunkport town clerk/registrar of voters will hold evening hours at the Kennebunkport Town Hall on Thursday, Feb. 27 until 7 p.m. in order to conduct absentee voting for the March, 3 presidential primary, to register any person eligible to vote and to accept any enrollment/address changes. Retired workers job […]
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A Window on the Past – Portland Kerosene Oil Co., in Ligonia
Documenting some of the companies that existed in South Portland in the 1800s, back when our town name was Cape Elizabeth, has been an ongoing project for years now at South Portland Historical Society. Some may not realize just how hard it can be to do that, as photography wasn’t exactly commonplace back then and […]
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Atria Kennebunk celebrates with Valentine’s dance
Atria Kennebunk held its annual Sweetheart Dance on Friday, Feb. 14. Students from the University of New England visited and danced with residents. This year, 15 students participated in the event and danced the night away to the music of the Larry “Flash” Allen Trio. Atria announced that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meserve were crowned […]
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Community News
Author Talk planned for March 3 South Portland Public Library’s next Author Talk session is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 and will feature Bruce Coffin. Coffin is author of “Within Plain Sight,” the latest in his Detective Byron series. The Main Library is located at 482 Broadway in South Portland. Books will be […]
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Letters to the Editor
Are you in the know? To the editor, A friend said he was all set to go to the caucus on March 8 to vote in the primaries. “I hope you will go to the primary election before that on March 3,” I replied. Such is the confusion regarding the first time that Maine is […]
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Something in the way they moved us
Talk about rattling some jewelry in the front row. Write a little something about the Beatles and their influence on local street names and the email inbox veritably twists and shouts. No fewer than six kind readers weighed in on our local Beatles-loving street signs. A couple writers suggested I visit one more. So, I […]
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