Pianist Charlie Moore, a student at Greely High School, will perform Tuesday, Aug. 15, in a concert to benefit Studio B in Yarmouth. Joined by Studio B guitar teacher Nick Prato, Moore will play original music from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 81 Bridge St. in Yarmouth. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for […]
Sydney Richelieu
Staff Writer
Sydney is a community reporter for Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel and previously reporter for the Courier and Post. Sydney grew up in Kennebunk and is a graduate of Emerson College. She can usually be found at a coffee shop, concert, or hiking trail when not reporting. Past journalism experience includes The York County Coast Star and The Berkeley Beacon.
Westbrook teen gets community boost toward lifelong goal of becoming a pilot
Abdullah Khuder’s GoFundMe campaign is helping him pay for flight lessons this summer.
Yarmouth Police Department earns top-notch accreditation
The department is now one of 22 in the state of Maine to receive the Maine Law Enforcement Accreditation Program certificate.
Cumberland officer honored for saving woman’s life
Cumberland Police Officer Matthew Merriman has received a Meritorious Service Award for saving the life of a woman considering suicide. The woman was sitting on the railing of the Interstate 95 overpass on Blackstrap Road July 3 when Merriman arrived about 4:45 a.m. At one point, as he was talking to the woman, she stood […]
Cumberland library’s annual star party Aug. 16
Prince Memorial Library’s annual Big Sky and Star Party will be held Aug. 16 at Twin Brook Recreation area in Cumberland. The party begins at 7:30 p.m. with ice cream from Toots in North Yarmouth. The Southern Maine Astronomers group will provide telescopes, and at 8:15 p.m. astronomer Edward Gleason of the Southworth Planetarium will […]
Cumberland Town Council appoints Denison Gallaudet to SAD 51 board
He will serve on the Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board for one year, filling the vacancy left with Jason Record’s resignation.
Acclaimed artist, muralist to take part in plein air festival in Yarmouth
Garin Baker will paint live at the wrap-up event at the Plein Air Art festival, which takes place Aug. 16-26.
Falmouth students’ artwork displayed at Kennebunk gallery
The artwork of four Falmouth High School students is on display through Aug. 16 at the Maine Art Hill gallery in Kennebunk. Collage paintings by Owen Burt, Nicholas Camuso, Sabrine Alcock and Quinn Hagerty are part of artist Ryan Kohler’s exhibition at the gallery. Kohler worked with Nancy Goldstone’s advanced art class at Falmouth High […]
Yard sale at fairgrounds to benefit HART’s cats
HART, the Homeless Animal Rescue Team of Maine, will host its annual yard sale Aug. 10-13 at the Cumberland Fairgrounds. Admission is free. All proceeds from items sold will go toward HART’s care of the hundreds of cats it takes in every year at its shelter and adoption center. A Sip and Shop preview will […]
Second annual Flash Read Festival coming to Falmouth Memorial Library
Falmouth Memorial Library will host its second annual Flash Read Festival from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 12 in celebration of the end of the summer reading program. Residents should bring their own books, or they can borrow one from the library, and chairs or blankets. When the fog horn sounds, everyone will drop everything and read. […]