Elliott C. Speers, 85 years old, a resident of Kennebunkport, Maine, and formerly of Palm City, Florida, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Elliott was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, on April 2, 1939, the son of William J. and Elizabeth Chidley Speers. He graduated from Kents Hill […]
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Obituary: Terry W. Moulton
Terry W. Moulton, 76 years, a resident of Cape Porpoise, passed away peacefully on Sept. 13, 2024, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness. Terry was born March 28, 1948, in Lewiston, Maine, a son of William and Marguerite (Emmons) Moulton and graduated from Lisbon High School. Upon graduation, he enlisted in […]
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County Report: ‘Myler Makes It’ highlights food prep program at York County Jail
The scent of cinnamon wafted through the air of the kitchen at York County Jail in Alfred, as vast trays of coffee cake baked in the ovens. This was just one part of the meal preparation for jail residents. What made this September weekday morning different was that News Center Maine meteorologist Aaron Myler – […]
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Letters to the Editor
Candidate is a dedicated leader I am writing to wholeheartedly encourage voters to return Joe Rafferty to the Maine Senate in November. As a former employee of RSU 21 (speech-language pathologist), I was always impressed – and grateful – that Joe was such a dedicated leader on the local teacher’s union team. As chief contract […]
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Businesses join regional coalition to tackle food waste
The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, Ore Nell’s restaurant and Golden Harvest Produce Market have joined an innovative effort to reduce food waste in the food service industry, repurpose quality ingredients, and prepare meals to feed the community, according to a Gather press release. Gather, a nonprofit anti-hunger organization, has created Seacoast Waste Not to address […]
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RSU 21 superintendent responds after threat at high school
The threat was allegedly made during a homecoming event over the weekend, and was quickly taken care of.
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County Report: With wireless alert, York County EMA can inform public of imminent public emergency
If there were big trouble on the coast – flooding, widespread road damage, bridges swamped, a stubborn uncontrolled fire in northern York County that threatens life and limb, or a civil emergency – the faster emergency officials can get word out to the public, the better. Now, York County Emergency Management Agency officials have an […]
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Kennebunk dogs learn to find invasive species
Local dog trainer Melissa McCue-McGrath has successfully trained six dogs to identify the invasive spotted lanternfly species.
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Opinion – Potential disaster averted on Trott Island
Last Friday evening, Sept. 27, a newly arrived camper on Trott Island reported an underground fire at the Pine Grove campsite. The cause was clearly an inadequately extinguished campfire that had been smoldering for some time. We at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust would like to express our appreciation and praise for the town’s fire crew […]
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Opinion – A purple martin success story in Kennebunk
One breezy, sunny morning in late July this past summer, three York County Audubon members, Kathy Donahue, Rebekah Lowell, and I, visited the Madelyn Marx Preserve in Kennebunk to observe a colony of swallows at the mouth of the Mousam River. As we made our way down the trail through the marsh, some of these […]
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