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  March 25, 2024
  

  Business News – Kennebunk Savings Insurance tabs Ross for director of operations post

  KENNEBUNK – Kennebunk Savings Insurance announced the appointment of a new director of insurance operations. Mark Ross, who most recently held the position of vice president, retail experience manager at Kennebunk Savings Bank, was promoted to the role. According to a news release, in the newly-created position, Ross will be responsible for overseeing all operational […]

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  March 25, 2024
  

  Obituary – Dr. Thomas Farrell

  Dr. Thomas H. Farrell, a beloved teacher, coach, and longtime school administrator, died on Sunday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) surrounded by his family. He was 77. He lived with his wife of 46 years, Debbie Porter Farrell, in both Kennebunk and Weld. Farrell’s professional life was one devoted to youth. He spent over 50 […]

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  March 22, 2024
  

  Obituary – Janet Burd

  Janet Ramsay Burd, a resident of Kennebunkport since 2017, died Tuesday morning, March 19, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. She was 69 years of age. Born in Santa Monica, California, on Aug. 22, 1954, Janet was the beloved daughter of Dr. Beatty Ramsay and Edith (Anderson) Ramsay. She was raised in Pacific Palisades, […]

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  March 21, 2024
  

  Obituary – Dr. Richard Fetzner

  Dr. Richard “Dick” Fetzner passed away peacefully on March 1, 2024, surrounded by his family. He spent the last years of his life in his beloved home at Goose Rocks beach in Kennebunkport. Dick was born on March 22, 1929, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and went on the to have an illustrious career in science, […]

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  March 20, 2024
  

  Checking for Charity fundraiser scheduled for March 24

  The South Portland Professional Firefighters IAFF L1476 announced that its annual fundraising ice hockey event, Checking for Charity, will take place Sunday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Troubh Ice Arena in Portland. The event will feature special guest, Boston Bruins anthem singer, Todd Angilly. The first of three games is the […]

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  March 20, 2024
  

  Community News – Kennebunk Free Library announces April’s featured art exhibit

  Speers Gallery at the Kennebunk Free Library will present an exhibit, “What Friendship Looks Like in Fabric,” by the Creative Eight Quilters. The exhibit runs April 1-30, and the public is invited to a reception on Tuesday, April 9 from 6-7:30 p.m. The Creative Eight Quilters, according to a March 14 news release, started out […]

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  March 20, 2024
  

  Letters to the Editor

  Middle school workshop was welcoming To the editor, As a Mainer who spent too many years away, I’m happy to be home and living in South Portland. I’ve always been interested in politics, and the town hall aspect of the city workshop on March 14 at the new middle school felt welcoming. Particularly notable was […]

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  March 20, 2024
  

  Community News – Governor to be featured speaker at SMCC commencement

  Southern Maine Community College announced last week that Maine Gov. Janet Mills will serve as its commencement speaker at the 2024 graduation ceremony. South Maine Community College’s commencement is scheduled to take place at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Sunday, May 19, starting at 2 p.m. According to a March 15 press release, […]

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  March 19, 2024
  

  Sustainability Staff Spotlight – Jenna d’Arcy

  In this week’s article, we’d like to introduce you to Jenna d’Arcy, our new Greater Portland Council of Governments Resilience Corps fellow. Jenna joined us in early January to lead our department’s outreach and communications. In fact, you have probably seen her name before in the byline of this very column. Follow along to hear […]

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  March 19, 2024
  

  A Window on the Past – The life of a Merchant Marine – Ralph Tobiassen

  One of South Portland’s claims to fame is being home to two giant shipyards during WWII where we built 244 Liberty ships and 30 Ocean ships from 1941 to 1945. Once those Liberty ships were ready to head across the Atlantic, they needed a crew. While there was a small Navy crew on board each […]

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