After a farm trailer became disconnected from the truck towing it, 15 goats escaped onto the road and slowed traffic for nearly an hour.
Sophie Burchell
Staff Writer
Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her back to Maine to attend Bowdoin College, and back again to Portland after a year in Alaska. When she is not reporting, you can find Sophie rummaging through a thrift store or jumping in the ocean.
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Thousands in Maine march at ‘No Kings’ rallies to protest Trump policies
The nationwide demonstrations came hours before President Donald Trump’s military parade through Washington, which coincided with the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday.
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Gas leak in Falmouth prompts retirement community evacuations
On Wednesday morning, Falmouth Fire-EMS responded to an active gas leak at construction site at OceanView.
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SAD 51 budget passes despite ‘No’ vote in North Yarmouth
North Yarmouth voters rejected the SAD 51 school budget and elected Christina Benn and Paul Hodgetts to the town’s Budget Committee.
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Cumberland elects councilors and board members, approves school budget
Town residents voted 911-757 to approve the $53.8 million school budget.
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Yarmouth elects 2 to school committee, approves education budget
Yarmouth voters elected Emily Bryson and Thomas McGintee to the Yarmouth School Committee.
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Falmouth elects 3 town councilors, approves school budget
Falmouth voters elected Aristides “Dos” Diaz-Pedros, Andrew Sharp and Danielle Tracy to the Falmouth Town Council.
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Family of Falmouth boy with rare illness heads to D.C. to call for health care preservation
Alex, a child in Falmouth with a rare genetic condition, and his family will meet with Capitol lawmakers to share their story.
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Kennebunkport celebrates Barbara Bush’s 100th birthday
The celebration of the late former first lady included cake, a beach walk and her passion for children’s literacy.
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Kennebunk wildlife biologist killed in Alaska helicopter crash
Shiloh Schulte, 46, who previously served on Kennebunk’s Select Board, was conducting conservation work in the remote North Slope region when the helicopter crashed Wednesday.