New principal

for new year

Eric P. Klein, the new Yarmouth High School principal, will be on hand to greet students when school starts Tuesday, Sept. 8. He was previously principal at Gray-New Gloucester High School, where he has been a member of the administrative team since 2010. He replaces Ted Hall, who had been principal for 10 years. Hall has retired.

Klein is a native of New York and a graduate of Hamilton College. He has a master’s degree in teaching from the University of Rochester and is completing a second master’s degree in educational leadership at Saint Joseph’s College. Prior to moving to Gray-New Gloucester, Klein was an English teacher at Scarborough High School for eight years and at Bonny Eagle High School for four years.

Teachers and staff will report to work on Sept. 1 for three days of professional development.

Assessing staff

inspections begin

The Yarmouth Assessing staff will be conducting an interior and exterior inspection of town properties. The inspections include a short walk through the home interiors and measurements of the exterior of the buildings to verify if the town’s information is correct. No interior photos will be taken.

The assessors will have proper identification from the Cumberland County Regional Assessor’s Office and will have shirts/coats noting “County Assessing.” For a schedule, www.yarmouth.me.us.

Reading group

choices listed

For those planning their fall-winter reading, Merrill Memorial Library has announced its selections for upcoming Readers Circle book discussions. The group meets the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. The books chosen are: “The Luncheon of the Boating Party,” by Susan Vreeland, Sept. 24; “Sacre Bleu,” by Christopher Moore, Oct. 29; “The Soloist,” by Mark Salzman, Nov. 19; and “World to Come,” by Dara Horn, Jan. 28, 2016 (no program in December). The library is located at 215 Main St. For more information, call 846-4763.

Movie Night

Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., will show the animated comedy, “Home,” Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m.

Farmers market

The Mill Street Market is open Thursdays from about 3-6 p.m., through Sept. 24, outside 317 Main Community Music Center on the corner of Mill and Main streets. The farmers market will offer fresh produce, local seafood, Maple’s Gelato, cut flowers, pies and more, as well as to live acoustic music. There also will be arts and crafts for kids. For more information, call Market Coordinator Amy Sinclair at 329-7735.