Falmouth Memorial Library is hosting a free session on mindfulness and meditation from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Saturday, Jan. 14. Susan Lebel Young, who has practiced and taught meditation for 40 years, will lead the session, which is sponsored by the Falmouth Wellness Committee. Young, who writes the Life Unwound opinion column for The Forecaster, […]
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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Trudy Bird’s Ølbar celebrates grand opening in North Yarmouth
Trudy Bird’s Ølbar in North Yarmouth is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, to celebrate its opening. Created by brothers Alan and Jonathan Hines, Trudy Bird’s is a Scandinavian-style restaurant and bar inspired by a trip to Scandinavia in 2018. The restaurant specializes in Danish open-faced sandwiches called smørrebrød and […]
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‘Room at the inn’: Falmouth congregation takes in asylum-seeking families
Greater Portland Family Promise has been working with area congregations to shelter asylum-seeking families for two weeks at a time.
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Falmouth Town Landing pier, lot closed
Police have closed until further notice the Falmouth Town Landing parking lot and pier due to damage from the Dec. 23 storm. The town will be working this week to clean up debris in the area before reopening the lot and the pier, officials said Tuesday.
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Falmouth residents have new textile recycling option
Falmouth has begun offering textile recycling in collaboration with recycling company Apparel Impact. Residents may drop off unwanted textiles, including items that may be stained or unwearable, in the Apparel Impact collection bin at the Transfer Station. Apparel Impact, based in New Hampshire, provides free recycling bins to towns and either donates the items to […]
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Falmouth fifth grader moving up in world of Irish dance
Fiona Meyer will compete in the North American Irish Dance Championships in 2023.
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Volunteers driving force behind Cumberland Wood Bank
A pool of 40 woodchoppers, stackers and haulers helps provide firewood to local families who need help with heat.
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Newest art installation takes flight in Yarmouth
“Over the Path,” sculptures of swallows and swifts by John Bowdren, can be found overlooking the Blake Skating Pond in the village.
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Cumberland town clerk retires after 22 years with town
After 22 years working for the town of Cumberland and 12 years as town clerk, Tammy O’Donnell will retire at the end of the month. While she’s excited to retire, O’Donnell said, leaving the job is bittersweet because she’ll miss her co-workers and her customers. “It’s actually very sad, in a way,” she said. “I’m […]
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Holiday celebrations light up Yarmouth and Cumberland
Follow a map in Yarmouth or drive through a lit up landscape at the Cumberland Fairgrounds.