Well, clear my schedule and bust out the board games – the youngest kiddo is home from college. Home for a week or two, that is. In no time at all, he will be packing up his car again to head out on his internship, and then it will be back to campus. So in […]
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Community News – Kennebunk High School senior named Presidential Scholar
Isaac Kahn, a senior at Kennebunk High School, has been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. According to a May 15 press release, Kahn is one of two Maine students, and 161 nationwide, to be honored with the distinction this year. “I’m very thankful to everyone in the […]
Election letters
All letters to the editor pertaining to the June 11 election must be submitted before noon May 26 and are limited to 150 words. No election letters will be published during the week preceding the election, June 7.
Obituary – James Mulvihill
Dr. James Edward Mulvihill, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, at his home in Goose Rocks Beach. Mulvihill was born in Cleveland, Ohio,, on Sept. 24, 1940, first son of the late Teresa J. (Carlos) Mulvihill and the late John F. Mulvihill. He was raised in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he met the love […]
Kennebunk Free Library to host tax and retirement discussion
Kennebunk Free Library will host a tax diversification and retirement discussion, led by Danny Gallant, on Wednesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. Gallant will visit the library to discuss what people can do to help reduce future taxation and protect the longevity of retirement accounts. “Taxes,” according to a press release, “are a part of […]
Obituary – Paula Jean Caswell
Paula Jean Caswell, 81, of Brunswick, Maine, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 9, 2024, surrounded by family and friends. She was born July 4, 1942, in Waterville, Maine, to parents Paul Harvey Allen of Waterville and Jeannette Roxie Croteau of Skowhegan. Paula graduated Class of 1960 from Skowhegan High School. In […]
Business News – Northeast Credit Union rebrands, emerging as Lighthouse Credit Union
Northeast Credit Union, in a May 15 press release, announced that it is entering a new era of “enhanced member service and community impact.” Launching this summer, Northeast Credit Union will become Lighthouse Credit Union. According to the press release, the new brand identity “symbolizes a goal to illuminate pathways toward financial well-being for members, […]
Speers Gallery announces featured exhibit for June
Speers Gallery at Kennebunk Free Library will present the exhibit, “Seeking the Quiet Within,” by L. Randal Boyd of Kennebunk. The exhibit runs June 3-28. According to a press release, the two-dimensional works feature oil on canvas, mixed media, and several prints of personal observations. “This is my first ‘one-man’ show, and intentionally my last,” […]
Obituary – John Spita
John Edward Spita passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at his home in Kennebunk. John was born April 28, 1942, to Grace and Walter Spita in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Wellesley, Massachusetts, High School, UMass Amherst and received a master’s in political science from University of Colorado, Boulder. He worked in Franklin Township, […]
Guest Column – The hummingbirds are back
The hummingbirds are back! So, things may be all right again. I’ve watched them hang motionless just above the hummingbird feeder, going nowhere at five hundred miles an hour, their little wings moving so fast that all you can see is a blur. That’s something humans can’t do, defy gravity by flapping any part of […]
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