I have two granddaughters who may want to play in school sports when they are a little older. Title IX is a federal law designed to create safe, fair and equal athletic opportunities for girls and women in educational settings that receive federal funds. RSU 21 receives federal funds. Title IX preserves sex-based distinctions for […]
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Opinion – Kennebunk Free Library grateful for support of Holiday Giving Challenge Fund
The Kennebunk Free Library is delighted to extend its heartfelt appreciation to Cole Harrison Insurance, George C. Harrington and Diantha C. Harrington, Thomas Hartfield and Mimi Gurbst, and the board of trustees for coming together to create the $12,000 Holiday Giving Challenge Fund. The fund inspired generous giving across our community that helped us bypass […]
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Letters – Too many details are unknown
The upcoming election on Feb. 11 will ask voters to choose between a three-year contract renewal with Casella and a 30-year contract with Ecomaine. Some members of the Kennebunk Select Board have endorsed the 30-year agreement with Ecomaine stating it would be cheaper in the long run. This differs from earlier statements from the board […]
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Letters – Speak up in support
I made a mistake. I should have spoken up, but I didn’t. I let feelings of frustration, fury, and wanting to “get it right” get in the way of standing up to some hateful and harmful words spoken at the RSU 21 School Board meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, during the public comment period. Here’s […]
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Mainewhile: Lean on relationships and community to combat fear
Did you know that the first recorded use of the “+” and the “-” and the “=” signs, the basic symbols for arithmetic, first entered into common usage in the 1500s? Before that, those ideas were written out as words. And, get this, in 1518 there was an outbreak of “the dancing plague” where people […]
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Kennebunkport Conservation Trust salutes volunteers
Kim Schutsky, Mike Johnson and Phil Ouelette were honored by the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust at the trust’s annual meeting, held Jan. 23. Schutsky, Johnson and Ouelette each received individual Volunteer of the Year awards. Kennebunkport Conservation Trsut Executive Director Tom Bradbury, in a news release, said, “Both Kim and Mike took volunteering to a new […]
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Opinion – Clemmy Clark and his heroic qualities
I spent all of my summers, until I was 17, in Kennebunkport, staying with my grandmother in her house at the corner of North and Locke streets. I had no heroes then, although, if I had, number one hero would have been Clemmy Clark. Mr. Clark lived in Kennebunkport and built lobster boats in his […]
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Wells Reserve to host offshore wind discussion
Wells Reserve will present a virtual lecture by Dr. Jessica Reilly Moman titled, The Human Dimensions of Offshore Wind, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, on Zoom. Offshore wind energy, according to a news release, could help mitigate climate change at a large scale, but relatively little is known about how ocean wind farms […]
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Letters to the Editor
Thanks for lobster trap compost bins I would like to thank the town of Kennebunk’s Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Committee for the lobster trap compost bins they gave out to the community last fall. In the spring of 2024, members of the committee, in conjunction with town staff, applied for and received a Maine DEP […]
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Community News – Snow Stroll scheduled at Mousam River Wildlife Sanctuary
Snow Stroll Nature Walk Kennebunk Land Trust announced that it will host the fourth annual Snow Stroll Nature Walk on Saturday, Feb. 8. The event, according to a news release, will be held in partnership with The Boulangerie as part of the Paint the Town Red February festivities. The trust invites nature enthusiasts of all […]