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In wake of voters' defeat of the Drowne Road project, it's going to be tough to make a "meaningful dent in the affordable housing crisis," the town council chair says.
North Yarmouth will be drafting its Climate Action Plan over the next year. Cumberland adopted its own plan in 2021, with Yarmouth doing so in 2022, followed by Falmouth in 2023.
MaineHealth's Cardiac Fellows program and NorthStar division have come together to bring cardiac care to patients who can't travel or get access to outpatient services.
Some residents are concerned they're seeing more deer than usual, and a listening session next week will help a state wildlife biologist determine if there is a problem and its extent.
Six classrooms could be added to the 2-story, 70,000-square-foot building if student population projections bear out, designers tell the SAD 51 board this week.
The reaction to North Yarmouth resident Lisa Wentzell's book "A Dog and His Boy" about her developmentally disabled son has been "pretty amazing" and has kept the family busy in the year since its release.
The new "A Full Net: Fishing Stories from Maine and Beyond" details Sue Daignault's love of the sport and her gratitude for "all the great things that have come my way."
Cumberland Town Manager Bill Shane, retiring in June, says he'll miss his day-to-day work with town employees and the Cumberland Community Food Pantry, but "I don't want to be that guy who doesn't know when to leave."
Maine Audubon is offering online Birding Basics courses and other activities so participants can gear up for the Great Backyard Bird Count in February.
The production, initially delayed by the pandemic and then by the death of its director, is a "labor of love" for the multi-aged Royal River Community Players cast and crew.
The group of climate activists will demonstrate next month at the U.S. Department of Energy and call for the halt to approvals for liquified natural gas terminals.
"Big Conversations in 10 Short Minutes" will virtually connect people from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in an effort to prevent social isolation.
Artists from Maine and around the country will be featured in "Ringing in the New Year," an exhibition at the Richard Boyd Art Gallery curated to make viewers stop and think about the beauty of the natural world or about the state of society.
A parent who had challenged the book because of its sexually explicit content had hoped the Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board would overturn the recommendation from a review committee.
Audrey Cohen, who has been interning with various physical therapists, says helping people regain skills is "life-changing" and could possibly be a career choice for her.
George and Carolyn Small are known for their festive light display each season, but this year, they were unable to decorate on their own. So their friends brought the Christmas spirit to them.
The town manager says it remains to be seen if the new 45-foot height limit, overwhelmingly approved by voters this month, will have an impact on the town's growth.
Retail representatives, however, said such bans are ineffective and hurt local businesses that already prohibit the sale of the products to anyone under age 21.
The Town Council approves the appointment of Economic Development Director Scott LaFlamme to also serve as assistant manager, and it OKs funding for new and upgraded vehicle charging stations on Main Street.
The council will submit the speed limit request to the state while it further considers a recommendation to make the Tuttle and Middle roads intersection a four-way stop.