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Guest Column – Mister Roller

by Orrin Frink October 28, 2021October 22, 2021

I don’t think you could have called us a team, but three of us worked as painters for Mister Roller. That wasn’t his real name. We called him that because he said there wasn’t anything that couldn’t be painted with a roller instead of a paintbrush. He didn’t want us to know his name, anyway. […]

Letters to the Editor

October 28, 2021October 25, 2021

States begin to address leaf blower noise To the editor, At last, one of my pet peeves is being addressed in states and cities across the country, namely the noise pollution and air pollution caused by gas-powered leaf blowers. To begin with, the state of California is proposing to ban the use of these machines; […]

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Guest Column – Full Metal (Yellow) Jacket

by Steven Price October 28, 2021October 25, 2021

A faint buzzing wakes me up in the middle of the night. Groggy, I assume it’s an annoying mosquito that’s slipped into the house. I cover my head with my pillow and try to go back to sleep. But the buzzing gets louder. And louder. If this is a mosquito, it’s the size of a […]

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Test those bulbs, drape the garland, it’s ‘Holiday Trail of Lights’ time

by Tammy Wells October 27, 2021October 26, 2021

The event was so well received in 2020 by decorators and viewers – along with $25,000 distributed to 40 nonprofits – organizers decided to do it again.

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Community News – Wells Chamber to host eighth annual Vets Day 5K

October 27, 2021October 25, 2021

The Wells Chamber of Commerce will host its eighth annual Veterans Day 5K on Saturday, Nov. 13. The run-walk begins at 10 a.m. It starts and ends at the Wells Elks Lodge, 356 Bald Hill Road in Wells. Proceeds from the event benefit Honor Flight Maine. Sevigney-Lyons Insurance Agency is the primary event sponsor and […]

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Obituary – Maxine Chappell

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

Maxine Beatrice Chappell, 84, of Kennebunk, former longtime resident of East Waterboro, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at her residence following a period living with Alzheimer’s disease. Maxine was born May 22, 1937, in Kennebunk, the daughter of Roland E. and Daisy Rouleau McDonald, and is a graduate of Biddeford High School, class of […]

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Happy Trolleyween returns to Seashore Trolley Museum

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

Celebration concludes the museum’s operating season.

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Obituary – Connie Wendell

October 22, 2021October 25, 2021

Connie Spicer Wendell, 73 years, a resident of Kennebunk, died Oct. 21, 2021, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House following a courageous battle with cancer. Connie was born in Sanford on Nov. 19, 1947, a daughter of Al and Jackie (Burgess) Fraser and graduated from Kennebunk High School in 1966. Connie worked as a bookkeeper for […]