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Friday, March 27, 2015
Volume 11 • Issue No. 13
York Harbor Inn Lights It Up Blue for Autism YORK – York Harbor Inn will be drawing attention to Autism by hosting a “Light It Up Blue� event on April 1, 2015 from 5 to 8 p.m. April is Autism Awareness Month and this event will kick off a month of focus on Autism, raising funds for Waban and other local New England Autism charities. This will be the second year the Inn has hosted the event and organizers have expanded the activities throughout the Inn, into the Main Dining area. It was such a unique and amazing event last year that the beautiful Yorkshire Ballroom was filled to
capacity. Last year, the Inn’s Light It Up Blue event raised over $10,000
and all was donated to various Autism charities supporting children and families in Maine.
In the past 12 years in the U.S., the prevalence of autism has increased 289.5%; 1 in 68 children have that particular diagnosis. Event organizer Greg Silva said, “It was truly heartwarming to see how supportive and enthusiastic we are as a community, as we came together and made this event such a success! We are confident this year our event will be bigger and better; we would love for you to join in supporting this beautiful new York Harbor Inn tradition!� There will be raffles, a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, free photo booth, great music and delicious food. The local York Fire Depart-
ment will be back with one of their bright red fire trucks, allowing children and adults to climb aboard and learn about what it means to be a firefighter. The exterior of the York Harbor Inn will be decorated with blue lights and bundles of blue balloons, welcoming attendees with bright blue cheer! The suggested donation at the door is $10 per person or $25 per family. Organizers Greg and Christa Silva are currently accepting donations for the raffle prizes, giveaways and silent auction items, as well as volunteers for See BLUE page 13...
Kittery Author to Talk on Thresher Disaster By Nancye Tuttle Contributing Writer KITTERY It was meant to be a routine sea trial on that morning of April 10, 1963, when the USS Thresher nuclear submarine departed the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard with 129 crew, shipyard personnel and civilian guests on board. The brave men heading out
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to the frigid North Atlantic were making the trip to prove that the Thresher, the Navy’s deepestdiving, most lethal submarine, was ready to resume its duties after a nine-month overhaul in Kittery. But about 220 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, something went terribly wrong. And instantly, it seemed, the Thresher imploded and sank 8,400-feet to the ocean’s floor. “The Thresher went down for a deep dive of 1,300 feet. The crew was communicating with a ship on the surface. All of a
sudden, there was a ‘whoosh’ sound. And then, nothing,� said D. Allan Kerr, of Kittery, a Navy veteran and author of Silent Strength, during a recent interview. “It was Easter week, and they all expected to be home for the holiday,� he continued. “Instead, all 129 men died instantly in the worst submarine disaster in history.� Kerr visits York County Community College in Wells on Monday, April 6 to talk about See THRESHER page 8...
The Kennebunks Named Among Best Places to Live THE KENNEBUNKS – Top schools. Beautiful scenery. Community involvement. All three were noted when Down East magazine named the Kennebunks one of the eight Best Places to Live in Maine in its March edition. While the magazine noted the community’s white sand beaches as a draw, it’s the features that go beyond tourist appeal that make it a readers’ choice. “The Kennebunks are a nice place to visit - and you would
want to live there,� the article reads, noting Kennebunk’s “diverse local economy� and highlighting Tom Joyal’s Old House Parts Company, as well as Tom and Kate Chappell’s founding of
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D. Allan Kerr, Navy veteran and author of “Silent Strength� tells the story of the disaster of submarine Thresher.
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Tom’s of Maine here. Continuing that green theme, the article notes the many parks and conservation land to be found in both towns. It also talks about the Waterhouse Center,
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and benefactress Geraldine Waterhouse: “That property, an abandoned gas station, was once a blight on Kennebunk’s revitalSee KENNEBUNKS page 11...
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