Addressing the climate crisis To the editor, For Kennebunk voters worried about the unfolding climate crisis, Article 19 on the referendum warrant is an opportunity to officially register your concern. Passage of this article would simply require that the select board send letters to our elected state and federal officials – up to the president […]
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Guest Column – Elvis is in the house … again!
I saw Elvis Presley perform live twice in Las Vegas, the town where I grew up. I was in high school, and his first performance at the International Hotel had a profound impact on me. So when I saw the movie trailer for “Elvis,” I was excited. It looked good. Then I learned it was […]
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From Augusta – Reaffirming Maine’s commitment to its students and teachers
This April, Gov. Janet Mills signed the supplemental budget into law, just one day after both chambers of the Legislature voted to enact it. This budget contains many measures that will do a lot of good for Maine people. As a former educator and current chair of the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, I […]
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Where to vote in Arundel, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport
Voters in Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport go to the polls June 14 to act on local ballots for elected officials, decide if they wish to validate the Regional School Unit 21 budget and if they wish to continue holding school budget validation votes for the next three years. Kennebunk conducts its annual town meeting […]
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Obituary – Maude Banta
Maude Erskine Banta was born on Aug. 13, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York, to James Douglas Erskine and Marguerite Maxwell Ogilvie. She was the oldest of three sisters and was raised in a loving multi-generational home. She was a lifelong Dodgers fan even after they left her hometown of Brooklyn. Maude graduated from Packer Institute […]
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Obituary – Patrick Ouellette
Patrick Michael Ouellette, 34, a resident of Washington, D.C., passed away at his residence of natural causes on Friday, May 20, 2022. Patrick was born on March 5, 1988, in Biddeford; son of Steven and Jill Margeson Ouellette. He is a graduate of Kennebunk High School where he took part in honors band, jazz band, […]
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Obituary – Shirley Ducharme
Shirley Louise Stevens Ducharme, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Shirley was born Aug. 13, 1925, in Kennebunk, to Alice Dixon Stevens and Winborn Stevens and was the oldest of six children. She grew up taking dancing and singing lessons and aspired to be an actress and singer. She was very good […]
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Obituary – Donald Whitten
Donald Edmund Whitten, 83 years, a life-long resident of Kennebunk, died Friday, May 27, 2022, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a lengthy illness. Don was born in Biddeford on March 7, 1939, a son of Donald M. and Helen Louise (Pike) Whitten and attended Kennebunk schools, completing his GED later in life. […]
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Upgrades to public services facility, budget, zoning, more on Kennebunk ballot
Kennebunk voters will cast ballots on a slew of proposed measures, including an upgraded public services facility, changes to the fireworks ordinance, and amending the charter to reflect the terms select board and chair on June 14.
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Arundel voters to decide charter changes, annual spending June 14,15
Proposed charter amendments include adding school board directors to the list of elected officials who may be recalled. The town meeting warrant asks voters to add two full-time firefighter/EMS personnel positions and to approve other budget items.
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