Looking for a doctor? To the editor, Looking for a general practitioner in Kennebunk or within a 50-mile radius? Tough luck, says the medical profession. You can just drop dead. Since one of the best family practices closed in Kennebunk, leaving hundreds of patients out to dry, it is impossible to find another doctor who […]

SMHC invites the community to ask questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Judith Ann (Root) Wilcox, 85, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 1, 2021. Judy was born Oct. 16, 1935, in Waterbury, Connecticut, the daughter of Charles Bertrand Root and Mildred (Granger) Root, and sister to Nancy (Root) Davis and Sandra Jean (Root) Gemmel. Judy attended Russell Elementary School and graduated from Crosby […]

There is a struggle going on all over the world between privacy and transparency. That is, everyone wants privacy for themselves, and transparency for everyone else, very human, and patently ridiculous. It’s like wanting to have your cake and eat it, too. However, the issue is a hot one in the media and the press […]

Wildlife professor John Marzluff will present a program on recent work in Yellowstone National Park that looked at interactions between ravens, wolves, and people. York County Audubon will host the program online on Tuesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. Ravens are known to scavenge food from wolves and people, but the relationship has not been […]

Mousam River from a dam’s-eye view To the editor, Hello readers, Mousam River here again. As I mentioned in my last letter to the editor, I wanted to continue to share my perspectives of the impacts if the Kesslen, Twine Mill, and Dane Perkins dams were removed. With these dams in place, my path has […]