We’ll be hosting some of our favorite local authors at the museum this holiday season. All three authors are very knowledgeable in their subject areas and are truly a pleasure to talk with. We invite residents to drop by over the next three Sundays to take in the museum and chat with the author who […]
Dan King
Letters to the Editor, Nov. 15
Actions damage neighborhood character To the editor, I am very concerned about random sidewalk removal on Scamman Street. Several months ago some neighbors informed me that they had persuaded the city to remove damaged sidewalks in front of their homes rather than repairing them. I was skeptical but apparently the city agrees with them because […]
Community News
Coldwell Banker salutes brokers Kathy Duca, manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage real estate office located at 295 Ocean House Road in Cape Elizabeth, announced that Bruce and Raye Balfour have been named Broker of the Month for October. Bruce has been in the real estate business since 1996 and lives in Cape Elizabeth. […]
Obituaries, Nov. 15
Theodore Axelsen Theodore (“Ted”) J. Axelsen, Jr., 73, of Kennebunk, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at home after a three-year courageous battle with brain cancer. Born May 3, 1946, in Portland, the son of the late Theodore J. Axelsen, Sr. and Juanita Axelsen, he was a 1964 graduate of Deering High School, Portland. After high […]
Sunstainable SoPo
November Lunch & Learn: Sustainability actions you can take Last month, we all heard the calls for deep and immediate climate action at the local, state, and federal levels from our youth. Many of us have taken these demands to heart and started to wonder what changes we can make in our own lives. Maybe […]
Fighting inflammation one step at a time
The Spondylitis Association of America collects stories from patients around the world. This is an updated version of a piece I wrote in 2016 for Faces of Ankylosing Spondylitis, a website dedicated entirely to the stories of those with AS. I am Face 1818. My memory of that day in 1997 centers around driving home […]
Community News: Nov. 8
Pop-up Shop supports Camp Sunshine Jewelry artist Chaya Caron, owner of Chaya Studio Jewelry, will host the seventh annual holiday pop-up shop to spotlight local artists, support the buy-local movement, and raise funds for Camp Sunshine. As always, holiday shoppers will find a wide range of affordable handcrafted items from $2 including pottery, jewelry, scarves, […]
Window on the Past
Historical society ornament fundraiser South Portland Historical Society is pleased to announce the sixth in its series of holiday ornaments. Society board member Chuck Igo conceived of and has spearheaded this effort to create a brass ornament series which would create lasting keepsakes of South Portland landmarks. The first ornament in the series depicted Bug […]
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South Portland schools news and notes from the superintendent
Community News: Ribbon-cutting for K’Port Historical Society, land trust gains acres, pie fundraiser
Luverne Preble, who once attended the Town House School, cut the ribbon during the Kennebunkport Historical Society’s official re-opening ceremony at the newly restored property on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Preble was joined by family members, society members (including Friends of the Town House School) and the public to celebrate the complete restoration of the school, […]
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