Music workshops, a snowflake scavenger hunt, arts and crafts sales and more are planned for early December.
Northern Forecaster
Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth news from The Forecaster.
Steel prices stall work on Falmouth’s solar array
The town is now shooting for completion next summer of the project at the Woods Road landfill.
Yarmouth family donates $4 million to upgrade NYA ice arena
The donation is the largest in North Yarmouth Academy’s history.
‘Native people are scared’: Invasive beetle found in Cumberland County threatens Wabanaki culture
The Wabanakis revere the brown ash tree, which is a target of the destructive emerald ash borer, and use the trees in their traditional basket making.
Falmouth seeks residents for Climate Action Committee
Nine members are needed for Falmouth’s new Climate Action Planning Committee. The volunteer committee will help guide the town’s Climate Action Plan, which commits the town to cutting back on energy use and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2% annually. Specifically, the town is looking for residents who work in fields such as housing, development, […]
Freeport family targets nurse shortage with large donation to SMCC
John and Candy Boyne’s latest donation of $500,000 will endow a nursing faculty position at the community college.
North Yarmouth exhibit honors local veterans
The photograph display of local veterans at the North Yarmouth Community Center will be become an annual event each November, National Veterans Month.
Woodlands homeowners sue Falmouth over sewer line
If the town loses the case, it will pursue eminent domain to carry out the project, the Town Council chairperson says.
One new floor remains to be filled in Falmouth
A retailer and medical, real estate and insurance offices have joined the mix at the two new Route 1 buildings.
Pillsbury wins contested Freeport council seat
Matthew Pillsbury won the only contested race for Freeport Town Council, a District 3 seat that was also sought by Mitchell Rouda, whom Pillsbury beat by a tally of 613-305. Pillsbury will be taking the seat of former Councilor Doug Reighley, who resigned and left Freeport in September, citing personal reasons. District 3 encompasses a […]