Maine State Police responded to reports of shots fired near a home on Prokey Drive on Saturday afternoon.
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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Unseasonably warm Saturday breaks record in Portland
A high temperature of 79 degrees shattered the previous record, set back in 1973.
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Local libraries weigh uncertain financial futures under Trump
Following cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Maine libraries consider impacts while celebrating National Library Week.
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Road work begins in Yarmouth
The Maine Department of Transportation is starting work on routes 1, 88 and 115 next Tuesday. The project is expected to cause detours and be completed in July.
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Proposed Yarmouth budgets increase slightly as costs rise
The proposed school budget will increase 7.56% and the municipal budget will increase either 4.6% or 6.3%.
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Snowboarder dies in Sugarloaf Mountain accident
The guest’s ‘untimely death’ occurred Saturday around 9 a.m., a spokesperson for the Carrabassett Valley ski resort confirmed.
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Yarmouth solar project hits zoning hurdle
The widely contested 0 Layfette St. solar proposal near the Holy Cross Cemetery cannot proceed unless the zoning is amended to allow commercial solar use.
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Proposed Falmouth budgets increase taxes, but less than recent years
Under the proposal, taxpayers will face an overall 3.2% increase in their property tax bill.
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Yarmouth Farmers Market returns with new location and leadership
After the market’s sudden cancellation in February, a Yarmouth resident has found a way for it to have at least another season.
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Falmouth to have another public hearing, vote on pesticide ordinance
Delayed by unrealized statutory requirements, if the ordinance is passed, the effective date will now be May 1.