The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Field Day from 10 a.m. to noon on July 8 at the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. The event will feature a walking tour of the gardens that will highlight plants and practices to support the lifestyle of pollinators, as well as […]
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.
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Author to speak on Maine women’s suffrage leader in Cumberland
Author Anne Gass of Gray will be the special guest of the Cumberland Historical Society Wednesday, June 28, for a talk on Florence Brooks Whitehouse, a novelist, painter, vocalist and mother of three who joined the women’s suffrage movement in 1913. Gass, Whitehouse’s great-granddaughter, is the author of “Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse […]
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Maloney, Cyr look forward to ‘steady, functional’ North Yarmouth Select Board
Newcomers Kit Maloney and Karl Cyr are the winners of a four-way race in the June 13 election.
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Hohl, Lichter hope to advance SAD 51 school project
The Cumberland residents were the top vote getters in the three-way race for two seats, and the Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district’s budget is approved in both towns.
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Falmouth voters sent clear message to school board, winners say
Two write-in candidates and a newcomer unseat two incumbents in the June 13 election.
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Falmouth counselor providing safe space at LGBTQ+ healing circle
Julia Maslen will host a special Pride Month judgment-free healing circle June 18 in Cumberland to give participants a chance to share their struggles and how they’ve worked through them.
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Blanchard Road stop sign not going anywhere in Cumberland
Engineers at Gorrill-Palmer had advised the Town Council to remove the sign at the T-intersection with Skillin Road because it is confusing.
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Cumberland Historical Society hosts grand opening June 17
Cumberland Historical Society will celebrate its grand opening and official dedication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17. The event will include light refreshments, tours, a behind the scenes look at what the historical society does, the opportunity to meet directors and volunteers, and the chance to view the new farming and agriculture […]
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Falmouth celebrates new solar array with ribbon cutting
The town of Falmouth celebrated the completion of its solar array at the caped landfill on Woods Road with a ribbon cutting ceremony June 9. The solar array is expected to produce enough renewable energy to offset about 70-75% of municipal electricity use, according to the town, and has the potential to save the town […]
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Music center in Yarmouth to celebrate its $6 million expansion
The expansion and renovations more than double the space for teaching and performing at 317 Main.