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.
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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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.
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Students worldwide tune into French with a competition by Falmouth teacher
The song bracket competition “Manie Musicale” was created by Falmouth Middle School teacher Michelle Fournier in 2017 and now has over 800,000 participants in 35 countries.
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Dowling wins North Yarmouth special election for Select Board
Dowling received 57% of votes cast and will hold the position until June 2026.
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Children on MaineCare brace the challenges of finding orthodontics
A sliver of orthodontists can accept the low-income insurance. One clinic in Portland is finding a way to serve these adolescent patients, with plans to expand their service.