The corner of Fletcher and Main was busy on July 27 with Kennebunk’s annual Blueberry Festival and book sale taking up residence for the day. Patrons were able to browse original crafts in the many tents set up on the lawn between First Parish Church and Kennebunk Free Library. The festival also included blueberry pie, […]
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Obituary – Paul Potvin
Paul Potvin Paul Conrad Potvin, 91, passed away Saturday July 20, 2024, having recently taken hospice care due to declining health. Paul was a resident of Huntington Common Assisted Living. He previously resided at the Overlook Health & Rehabilitation Center in Charlton, Massachusetts, for one year, leaving Brandon, Vermont, after the passing of his beloved […]
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Opinion – Bumper cars as early driver training?
Ferris Wheel? OK. Merry-Go-Round? Sure. Throw-the-ball-and-dunk-the-lady? Well, I suppose. But bumper cars as early driver training for your young and impressionable kids, or mine? I don’t think so. Uh-uh! Absolutely not! No way and never! When I was 7, or thereabouts, my father took me along from Pennsylvania, where we were living at the time, […]
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Obituary – Glen Slowik
Glen Michael Slowik, 61 years, a resident of Standish, formerly of Kennebunk, died suddenly on July 17, 2024, at their family camp on Sebago Lake in Standish. Glen was born in Biddeford on Sept. 19, 1962, a son of Robert J. and Renee M. (Luiggi) Slowik and graduated from Kennebunk High School, class of 1980. […]
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Obituary – Virginia Gup Sharpe
Virginia Gup Sharpe (Mom, Grandma, GeeGee) took her final journey on July 7, 2024, at the age of 96. Born in Canton, Ohio, to parents Samuel and Minna Stone on June 24, 1928, she was a worldwide adventurer and will be sorely missed as beloved mother, wife and friend to many. Virginia attended Canton schools, […]
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Kennebunkport kayakers upset over lack of safe launch
The one boat launch accessible to kayakers was recently outfitted with bollards to prevent parking.
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Amid tension, school board appoints new chair, vice chair
The board elected Lesley Stoeffler as chair and Claudia Sayre as vice chair Monday night.
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Letters to the Editor
Are parents aware of room at high school? Near the Economos Auditorium at the high school, there is a small room that appears to be a safe space for those who are questioning their gender. It is here and visible during the school year that we see the book “Gender Queer: A Memoir.” As it […]
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Opinion – Machines and people: A rule of thumb
It has been awhile since my opinion or guest column has appeared in the Kennebunk Post, and I want you to know that the reason for this is not any decision or oversight on the part of the editorial or other staff of the newspaper, but because of a situation of my own that is […]
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Arundel’s first disc golf course sure to be a hole-in-one
With Southern Maine ranking as one of the most passionate disc golf communities in the world, Ledgewood Pass owner Ethan Roubo set out to create a unique course right on Route 1.
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