MSAD 51’s new pre-K through first-grade building will be known as “The Small School,” named after a longtime district educator and historian.
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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Falmouth High School reinstates Pledge of Allegiance amid lawsuit
A Falmouth parent and student sued the district last month, alleging the school was violating state law by not providing high school students an opportunity to recite the pledge.
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How Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools are preparing for major changes
The shifts in grade distribution in MSAD 51’s new One Campus raise hundreds of questions.
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Easter gets prehistoric with dinosaur egg hunt in Portland
Families lined up to search for ‘dino eggs’ at the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine on Sunday.
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Popular Yarmouth park will be closed for construction this summer
The Yarmouth Community Services project will include upgrading walking paths and adding lights.
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Closure of Maine island’s only store sparks memories and uncertainty
Doughty’s Island Market, the ‘heartbeat’ of Chebeague Island since 1961, closed its doors on Tuesday with an outpouring of thanks from the community.
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These Falmouth roads are getting sidewalks
Two projects on Bucknam Road and Middle Road are starting this summer and likely next.
Posted inDo This, Maine, News
Hop into Big Night, Maine’s evening of amphibian migration
On a few nights each spring, Mainers help frogs and salamanders cross roads, witnessing the natural pilgrimage in their backyards.
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An island in Maine’s Casco Bay is losing its only store
‘It’s been the pulse of the island for a very long time,’ said Joshua Doughty, whose family has run Doughty’s Island Market on Chebeague Island since 1961.
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Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce hires new director, looks to Clam Fest
Mary Sundeen will lead the business organization and Adrienne Nardi will direct the Yarmouth Clam Festival.