The Portland Public Schools reached a milestone in June when the Board of Public Education unanimously approved our new strategic plan. The plan is the result of a tremendous effort over the past year by the whole Portland Public Schools community, working and talking together about how best to fulfill our district’s unique potential. Now […]
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Mainewhile: When it comes to spam calls and scammers, just hang up
Where I live, there is zero cell service. I mean, I can text people because we have the internet, but if I want to take or make a call? Then I have to wander outside and walk around with my phone held in the air until I find the one spot, approximately four inches square, […]
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Letters to the Editor
Acknowledging the impact of pandemic on students My name is Maya Eichorn, and you may have recently seen me on the cover of this newspaper. I would like to first thank the staff of this paper for their incredible work and very kind decision to highlight the achievements of my colleagues and me. Secondly, I […]
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Community News – Art Guild of the Kennebunks presents Summer Celebration of Art
Summer Celebration of Art exhibit scheduled The Art Guild of the Kennebunks begins its summer season of exhibits and sales with a Summer Celebration of Art, featuring more than 100 works of art and prints. The event takes place Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, July 21, noon-4 p.m. at the […]
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Obituary – John Walker
John Walker John Flanders Walker passed away at Maine Medical Center on Jan. 9, 2024, in his 96th year. John was born Feb. 22, 1928, in Brookline Massachusetts, the son of Henry Marshall and Rosamond Flanders Walker. He was raised in Brookline and spent summers at “Nojidor,” his parent’s Cape Cod cottage in Harwich, Massachusetts. […]
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Obituary – Cathy Burmeister
Cathy Burmeister Cathy Burmeister, aged 62, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2024, in her home in Kennebunkport. Born Jan. 2, 1962, the youngest child of Richard and Mary Lou Burmeister, she was raised with her four siblings in Naugatuck, Connecticut. From a young age, Cathy excelled as a three-sport athlete, with all-regional honors in […]
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Kennebunkport Historical Society to host session on Great Fire of 1887
The Kennebunkport Historical Society announced that it will host a lecture on the Great Fire of 1887, delivered by guest lecturer and local firefighter, James M. Stockman. The lecture will be held at the Town House School at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, and 7 p.m. Thursday, July 25. The event is free and open […]
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Band and the run
Nearly 400 participants negotiated the heat and humidity on the evening of July 12 and took part in the Kennebunk Free Library 27th Edition 5K. The race featured entrants from 12 states, British Columbia and the District of Columbia. Kennebunk resident Steve Fritzche took home first place overall with a time of 17 minutes, 19 […]
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Discover history in ‘Backyards & Barns’
The Brick Store Museum will host Backyards & Barns, an event that is, according to a news release, “a walk through time on Kennebunk’s historic Summer Street.” The event, scheduled from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, July 26, will feature the landscapes and barns of four historic homes in Kennebunk’s historic district. Tickets are $50 ($45 […]
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