It’s July in Maine, which is always a lush, green time of year. Our garden is doing great, and the bees are bringing in lots of nectar. The fields where I live in Arundel have had their first cutting of hay, and the grocery stores and farmers’ markets are bursting with fresh, local produce. Maine’s […]
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Obituary – William Hetzel, Jr.
William Barr Hetzel, Jr., 90, died on Saturday, July 6, 2024. He was born on Sept. 18, 1933, in Pittsburgh, and he was the younger son of Dr. William Barr Hetzel and Helen Moffat Hetzel. His father served as an orthopedic surgeon in World War I. Bill graduated from Deerfield Academy and went on to […]
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Obituary – Nancy Kenney
On July 6, 2024, Nancy Elaine Kenney, loving wife and mother, passed away at age 93. Nancy was born on Oct. 12, 1930, in Biddeford, to Edgar Towler and Lillian Lord Towler. She graduated from Kennebunk High School in Maine and the former Northeastern Business Junior College in Boston. One summer day, she met a […]
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Community News – Brick Store Museum unveils public mural
Museum unveils public mural Cookie Davis, a local artist and laborer, is featured in the Brick Store Museum’s current exhibition, Bold Visions: The Folk Art of Collyer Bowen and Cookie Davis. Davis, a trans person, was well-known in the Kennebunks, and particularly Cape Porpoise, for painting murals and personal paintings of the area’s landscape. In […]
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Letters to the Editor
Last chance to save American democracy I was born in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge, the last battle to save democracy for the world. I fear I will die, the better part of a century later, having watched the lamp of Lady Liberty extinguished. A vote against candidate Trump in November, regardless […]
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Obituary – Steve Price
Steve (Stephen Arthur) Price of Waterboro, Maine, passed away unexpectedly at Southern Maine Health Care early Sunday morning, June 23, 2024. His wife and partner of 50 years, Susan, was by his side. He will be forever missed for his big smile, generous heart, and naturally caring soul. Steve was born Dec. 14, 1957, in […]
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UNE program seeks to enhance teacher workforce
Maine high school students from Kittery to Gray, and several points in between, visited the University of New England’s coastal Biddeford campus June 24-27 to participate in the School of Education’s second Future Teachers of Maine Summer Institute. This year saw 34 high schoolers participate, more than double the number of last year’s inaugural summit. […]
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Obituary – Rita Desper
Rita E. Desper, 91, beloved wife, mother, and friend, passed away peacefully, on July 1, 2024, at her home, with her family by her side. Rita was known for her warm heart, love of her family, fondness of cats, and her skillful knitting and crocheting. She spent countless hours creating cozy Afghans, baby sets and […]
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Opinion – Higher electricity bills are coming; here’s what to do
Electric bills will increase again on July 1. Just when ratepayers thought they could breathe a sigh of relief based on last winter’s decrease in the Standard Offer price, here we go again with more increases. For a typical CMP residential customer (using 550 kWh per month), the monthly bill is expected to increase by […]
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