NORTH YARMOUTH — Five years after it gained a new lease on life, Veterans Memorial Park is marking Memorial Day with a new statue. The unveiling will happen during a 3 p.m. ceremony Monday, May 27, at the corner of Memorial Highway (Route 9) and Parsonage Road. Joseph Reagan of Easterseals Maine will be the […]
Alex Lear
Staff Writer
Alex Lear is a lifelong Mainer who has spent 25 years in journalism -- the first 20 as a reporter for newspapers in Damariscotta and Falmouth, then as Opinions section editor for the Sun Journal and now a digital producer with the Maine Trust for Local News. His long-running “Learics” column won first place in the Maine Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. He and his wife Lauren are kept young by their 9-year-old daughter Alaina. Send feedback and suggestions to Alex.
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Cumberland Fairgrounds neighbors resist possible compost site
CUMBERLAND — Discussions about moving compost and brush operations from the Public Works Department garage to land at Cumberland Fairgrounds drew concerned residents to Monday’s Town Council meeting. The council did not act on the matter. It did approve forming a conservation easement around the nearly 38-acre town-owned Greely Woods property. Moving the compost and […]
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Cumberland council election draws 4 candidates for 2 seats
CUMBERLAND — One incumbent and three newcomers are vying for two seats on the Town Council in the June 11 election. Councilor Peter Bingham is not seeking re-election and is instead running for the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors. Councilor Michael Edes is seeking a third term against Robert Vail, Geoff Michalak and […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth board adopts $38.4M school budget
CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors on Monday unanimously adopted a $38.4 million budget for fiscal year 2020. The spending plan, up 2.84%, would have no impact on Cumberland and North Yarmouth tax rates. It now goes to two public votes: a district budget meeting Thursday, May 23, and a budget […]
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SAD 51 election in Cumberland draws incumbent, councilor, newcomer
CUMBERLAND — With two Cumberland seats up for grabs on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors, incumbent Mike Brown faces a challenge from Peter Bingham, who is stepping down from the Town Council, and political newcomer Jennifer Stewart. Brown, appointed to the School Board in 2015 to fill a vacant seat, was elected […]
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Cumberland-Gray House race pits former legislator against businessman
CUMBERLAND — Two candidates with strong ties to the town are competing in a special legislative election June 11 in state House District 45. They hope to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. Democrat and former state […]
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Welcome to Cumberland: Town to hold annual resident orientation
CUMBERLAND — After being away from Maine for 12 years and moving back from Washington, D.C., in 2016, James Mallar and his young family were relative strangers in town – but not for long. Thanks to the launch in May 2017 of Cumberland’s New Resident Orientation open house, the Mallars got to know many town […]
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Haven for homeless teens: Midcoast group to launch host family network
BRUNSWICK — Becoming homeless last year was difficult, but Kelly Ledsworth said it was the best thing she’s ever done. Ledsworth on April 18 noted the irony, admitting when most people think of homelessness, they think of the Preble Street shelter in Portland, of drug and alcohol abuse, or that something must be wrong with […]
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Sister act: Popular Portland sandwich shop to launch in Bath
BATH — Three years ago, even before opening in Portland’s Monument Square, Michaela McVetty set out to build a sandwich empire. With a second Sisters Gourmet Deli now planned to open this summer in Bath, she’s one step closer to doing just that. “We’ve always talked about a second location,” McVetty, a 28-year-old dynamo who divides […]