On June 9, Yarmouth will elect three town councilors and approve the school budget.
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.
Posted inMaine, News
Investigation into Searsmont mill explosion continues; 10 remain hospitalized
Maine politicians offered their condolences to the loved ones of Andrew Cross, the firefighter who was killed in the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber on Friday.
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Posted inCommunity, News
Former Bar Harbor state representative disbarred over alleged illegal conduct
Lynne Williams, now of Falmouth, allegedly misused $65,000 she was holding in escrow for a client and failed to cooperate with an investigation.
Posted inCommunity, News
This Mainer wants to take improv to new heights
After 40 years away studying the comedy form, a Cumberland native returns, sharing his improv technique and creating community.
Posted inCommunity, News, Schools and Education
Cumberland, North Yarmouth send $56.7 million school budget to June ballot
The budget is slightly reduced from the one introduced this spring, but still would be 5.46% higher than this year’s budget.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Maine, News, Politics
Gerald Talbot, civil rights leader and Maine’s first Black legislator, dies at 94
The trailblazing politician, activist and historian was a force behind multiple landmark pieces of legislation and the preservation of Maine’s Black history.
Posted inCommunity, News
Mechanic Falls man dies in Gray crash
The collision on Shaker Road occurred Saturday evening.
Posted inCommunity, Life & Culture, Maine, News
We asked Portlanders what they loved about their moms — and about being moms.
Here’s what families celebrating Mother’s Day in the Old Port said about the incomparable love of moms.
Posted inCommunity, News
Yarmouth town manager to depart at the end of June
Scott LaFlamme announced he will be leaving his position to become the executive director of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority.
Posted inCommunity, News
What are those boxes in Casco Bay’s mudflats?
Marine ecologists explain why they deployed dozens of wood boxes along Maine’s mucky shores.