The gluten-free bakery had to move after leasing its Portland location became too expensive, but it's now at home at the corner of Bucknam Road and Middle Road in Falmouth.

Youth involved in the livestock auctions often put money raised toward paying for college. Some 4-H club activities across the country have expanded to include computer coding and handmade fashion shows.

Falmouth Conservation Commission hosted the forum featuring Matt Simon, author of "A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies." Audience members repeatedly asked about artificial turf fields, one referencing the SAD 51 proposal for such a field.

The longtime committee member is undergoing cancer treatment and said he didn't have the energy to continue to serve the school district.

Two men with family history in Jordan and Palestine met in Old Orchard Beach and decided to start a business.

A stricter draft ordinance would prohibit the use and sale of common non-organic weed, grub, and crabgrass pesticides.

Rise Pizza would like to stay open until 10 p.m. on weekends, instead of 9, as required by zoning.

Graham Shove, head of the SAD 51 Education Association, declined to comment on negotiations or why the teachers contract has been unable to resolve since January.

Lyle Merrifield passed unexpectedly Sunday, two weeks before the fair opens.

Seven Maine nonprofits and communities received a total of $112,726 in grants through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Housing north of Portland has become too expensive for many people who work in those communities.

The town likely would have to borrow money, which requires voter approval.

An estimated 19,000 Maine kids have attended Camp Susan Curtis over the past five decades.

HenryFest will feature food trucks, craft workshops, lawn games, an instrument discovery tent and free massages and more. Tickets are $30 through Saturday, Aug. 31, and $35 the week-of.

The new Patty Kittredge Memorial Fund provides early learning kits for kids at Merrill Memorial Library.

Some residents spoke against the developments at an Aug. 20 Planning Board meeting.

The Maine Turnpike Authority estimates over a million drivers will be on the highways between Friday and Monday.

The route runs later on weekday evenings, and in the fall, Metro will pilot a micro-transit program to serve the portion of the route that goes to the Town Landing and OceanView.

The Army Corps of Engineers presented its findings on the impact of returning the river to its natural state.

Prince Memorial Library hosted a car maintenance session for teens, taught by a local auto professional.

Remy Buxton is "kind and humble," according to his Scoutmaster Helena Hollauer.

The town is asked to amend its contract with Casella Waste Systems to pay for cameras added to the trucks in order to continue the town's pay-as-you-throw program.

Three residents argued that a permit for a neighbor's 48-panel solar array should be revoked due to concerns over property value, among others.

A sign posting the speed limit at 35 mph was found to be incorrect, as the state had set the road at 45 mph. About 60 residents have petitioned to reduce it.

The shop is offering expanded vegan and gluten-free options, inspired by the new owner's daughter with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease that causes severe reactions to eating gluten.

"Saving Walden's World" will show at Yarmouth's First Parish Church at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Falmouth Land Trust, Cultivating Community, ReVision Energy and Hurricane Valley Farm worked together to add solar panels to the community farm to boost its resiliency and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Tom Bell's short film on the Portland radio station won the Tourmaline Prize for best Maine-made short film at the Maine International Film Festival.

Matt Sturgis has spent his first two months on the job working on a handful of key agenda items for the town.

Funding for the roundabout at the intersection of Route 100/Gray Road and Skillin and Blackstrap roads in Cumberland is part of a $52 million allotment for the Maine Department of Transportation.

Anna Welch has a long recovery ahead from the multiple serious injuries she suffered in a training accident this month.

The town may have to acquire some property rights at the locations, one on the Foreside and the other near Mackworth Point, to stabilize the threat.

The bakers and staff will remain, although the pink exterior won't.

A community survey is underway and other opportunities will be available for the public to list their priorities for climate change mitigation strategies.

The Cumberland-North Yarmouth district will set up a building committee of stakeholders, and numerous subcommittees, to help guide the project, with the goal of opening a new pre-K and Grade 1 school in three years.

Julia Gagnon of "American Idol" fame and her fiance perform old and new songs for more than 350 fans.

This year's festival program, including multiple appearances by American Idol's Julia Gagnon, was a little harder to pull off because of a drop-off in the number of volunteers.

Services will be held next week for the well-known matriarch of Sweetser's Apple Barrel and Orchards in Cumberland, who died last week at 93.

Tori Hill was previously the community development director in Bridgton.

The 35-year-old poetry and arts journal this summer features the works of 17 Ukrainian poets and 12 Ukrainian artists "that reveal the depth of the Ukrainian soul in these trying times."

The protesters demand that a Bath Iron Works vice president and a former vice president "stop arming genocide' in Palestine.

The Town Council will hold two public information sessions to clarify information about the proposed ordinance update and its impacts.

Better Together Acres has launched a farm store and Well & Good Brewing Company is set to open soon.

The Falmouth Planning Board gives preliminary approval to the addition of 29 residences at Blueberry Commons.

Other free Concerts in the Park headliners are Misspent Youth and Jeezum Crow.

A South Portland production company films part of the docuseries's new season on Maccabe Road.

Marcel Kombo, aka Mister Trecy, will perform as part of the free African Summer Concert Series.

The Turn the Tide Coalition, with members from throughout Cumberland County, seeks to put an end to phone-centered childhoods and get kids thinking creatively, playing and interacting again.

The business finds homes for rescue cats from across the state, hosts community events with cats and sells cat-related goods made by local artists.

The mixed-use building will have 15 market-rate apartments and three retail units.

A mooring business owner and a "regular presence" at the Falmouth Town Landing, Kourinos is honored for saving the life of a woman trapped in a submerged car in Portland last November.

David Chase wants to build 72 single-family condominium homes in West Cumberland, with half qualifying as affordable housing.

Falmouth and Yarmouth have completed updates to the plans that will guide land use and other policies going forward.

This is the third year Julie and Bryce Davis have organized the event to send veterans and their families on a retreat.

The intention of the festival is to strengthen neighborly connections, bolster community spirit and "enjoy life together," an organizer says.

Denise Thorsson wins the at-large seat by just two votes.

Anne Fleming, Kellie Hall and Sarah Olivares win seats on the School Committee and voters Tuesday also approve the $39.3 million school budget.

Voters also approve the $49.4 million school budget.

Voters in North Yarmouth were against the school bond, 808-704, but it passed by 49 votes districtwide.

The main characters in "The Space Between You and Me" "come to the table with very different realities," says Julie True Kingsley.

The roundabout would make the Route 100 intersection safer and could boost economic development, the town says.

Yarmouth is among the towns stepping up events as a sign of support and to show they are welcoming communities.

Yarmouth Elementary School has received an Award for Educational Excellence from BirdSafe Maine.

The crosswalk at Tuttle Road and Main Street will be painted in rainbow colors in honor of Pride Month and the town's LGBTQ+ community.

Matthew Sturgis will work alongside longtime Town Manager Bill Shane for a few weeks.

The town says the project will broaden the commercial tax base while some residents say it will hurt other local businesses and they don't like that it would be open around the clock.

The Falmouth Town Council approves a development agreement with Scittery Woods Partners for the project on Marshall Drive.

The candidates discuss goals, the school budget, the district's Intercultural Awareness and Inclusion Committee, and the appropriate role of cell phones in school settings.

Mark Franco, Tanner Storey, Denise Thorsson, Geoffrey Michalak, Helene DiBartolomeo, Andrew Magoun and George Turner are running for three seats on the Town Council.

Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Jesse Lamarre-Vincent, Abraham Suresh and Sean Thurston are competing for the two three-year seats for Cumberland. Suzannah Dowling and Sara Rose are squaring off for the open three-year school board seat representing North Yarmouth.

The inclusion of a $3 million turf field in Cumberland-North Yarmouth's 'One Campus School Project' has dominated public conversation around a $53.5 million school bond that goes to voters next month, but supporters say the whole package is a wise investment.

Heather Abbott and David Craig are seeking reelection and Raymond MacLearn hopes to unseat one of them.

Town operating expenses will increase $1.29 million this year, a 6.8% increase largely due to cost of living adjustment increases for staff and other investments in personnel. Residents will vote on the $49.9 million school budget June 11.

The Yarmouth Town Council voted to adopt this year’s budget at its May 2 meeting.

Councilors Mark Segrist, Shirley Storey-King and Ronald Copp are stepping down and one at-large seat remains open, with three new candidates looking to be elected.

The town is working on an agreement with the developer for 49 two-bedroom units on a 25-acre site behind the police department.

Matt Sturgis, leaving next week for a job in Cumberland, led the town with respect, collaboration and kindness, his colleagues say.

The show, directed by Janie Downey, will run from May 17 to 26 at Royal River Community Players.

Karen Montanaro will perform her one-woman show Saturday in Freeport to honor her late husband and the life they had together.

Charlie Moore and Nick Prato will perform Friday in a concert to benefit Greely High School's music department.

Seven recently renovated kitchens will be featured on the May 11 tour.

A community celebration with a parade, traditional music, dance and food will be held Saturday in Westbrook.

Nearly $2.3 million of the proposed $3.2 million increase is for employee salaries and benefits in the Cumberland-North Yarmouth district.

The Falmouth Land Trust has partnered with several local libraries to encourage patrons to get outdoors and explore nature.

Eclipse viewers gathered at Pineland Farms to witness the scientific event.

Scott LaFlamme has been filling the position on an interim basis since longtime Town Manager Nat Tupper retired in January.

The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine will receive $790,000 to upgrade its infrastructure as part of its mission to preserve the working waterfront.

Project Home Trust provides the women with a monthly payment.

The resolution urges gun owners in the district to follow safety protocols, including safe and locked storage of firearms and ammunition.

Ellen Turner, a caring, longtime special educator who died last fall, would be proud of her granddaughters' fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, they said.

'When they put their own stories on stage, they understand on a different level what it’s like to put your story out there and the responsibility that comes with that,' said Isaac Kestenbaum, director of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.