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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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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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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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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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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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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Guest Column – The origin of human language
A source on the internet cites a report published in the magazine Nature, which concludes, that evidence from the study of a whole range of primates, chimpanzees, bonobos, Gorillas etc. indicates that human beings began communicating with each other with a spoken language around 5,000 years ago. Now a language being a good and useful […]
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From Augusta – Plotting the best path to ensure all kids get a strong education
As an educator, I understand the importance of flexibility. I know how important is to identify new teaching materials or programs that may be helpful for students who would otherwise have a difficult time with more “traditional” teaching styles. The truth is, we’ve missed the mark when it comes to providing adequate educational support to […]
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Obituary – Jacqueline Marcoux
Jacqueline (Wrenn) Marcoux, 76, of Kennebunk, and formally of Worcester, Massachusetts, passed away on March 11, 2024, with her husband and daughters by her side after a five-year journey with Alzheimer’s disease. Born and raised in Worcester, Jackie was the daughter of the late Jack and Ellie Wrenn. She is survived by her loving and […]
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Obituaries – Richard Lamberts
Richard J. Lamberts “Dick” of Kennebunk, passed away peacefully with family by his side on March 2, 2024. He was 88 years old. Dick was born April 2, 1935, in Exeter, New Hampshire, to Joseph and Verna (MacDougall) Lamberts. He was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, and was an outstanding athlete, playing both football, baseball, […]
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