FALMOUTH — The Fire Department responded to several brush fires just north of Maine Turnpike Exit 53 in the early afternoon Monday, April 29. Fire Chief Howard Rice said there were four fires that burned about 1.5 acres. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before they spread or reached the highway. Rice said two fire […]
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Chebeague ferry seeks tax exemption for ambulance service
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Residents hope the Legislature will approve a bill that would exempt the island’s nonprofit ferry from paying sales tax for its new vessel. Unlike air- and land-based ambulances, the ferry, which also serves as a waterborne ambulance, must pay the sales tax. The bill under consideration, LD 124, was sponsored by Rep. Janice […]
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Chebeague Island opens renovated school
Chebeague Island celebrated the grand opening April 22 of its newly renovated school, which was built in 1953 and serves 22 students in pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. Superintendent Mike Pulsifer said the $1.6 million project fixed a leaky roof and made the school compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, among other improvements. Pulsifer said […]
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Yarmouth Rotary offers e-recycling pickup
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Rotary Club will collect broken or unwanted electronics from residents through Saturday, May 4. Acceptable items include computer monitors, tablets, keyboards, cords, printers, scanners, TVs, DVD players, game consoles, VCRs, radios, stereos, microwaves, batteries, cell phones, circuit boards and digital picture frames. To schedule a pick up email [email protected] and include your name and […]
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Police hope to forge gun givebacks by Mainers
PORTLAND — Nine cities and towns from Brunswick to Wells are looking to turn guns into plowshares. “Throw them out and clean up your home,” Yarmouth Town Councilor Tim Shannon said Monday about the May 11 Guns to Garden Tools drop-off program that will collect old, unwanted or unused weapons and turn them into garden tools. The […]
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Cumberland-Gray House race pits former legislator against businessman
CUMBERLAND — Two candidates with strong ties to the town are competing in a special legislative election June 11 in state House District 45. They hope to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. Democrat and former state […]
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Welcome to Cumberland: Town to hold annual resident orientation
CUMBERLAND — After being away from Maine for 12 years and moving back from Washington, D.C., in 2016, James Mallar and his young family were relative strangers in town – but not for long. Thanks to the launch in May 2017 of Cumberland’s New Resident Orientation open house, the Mallars got to know many town […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: April 25
Arrests 4/12 at 12:02 p.m. Thornton Thompson, 22, of St. John Street, Portland, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Gray Road on a charge of operating after suspension. 4/13 at 2:40 a.m. Sarah Oliver, 39, of Powell Road, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Foreside Road on a charge of operating under the […]
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Haven for homeless teens: Midcoast group to launch host family network
BRUNSWICK — Becoming homeless last year was difficult, but Kelly Ledsworth said it was the best thing she’s ever done. Ledsworth on April 18 noted the irony, admitting when most people think of homelessness, they think of the Preble Street shelter in Portland, of drug and alcohol abuse, or that something must be wrong with […]
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Yarmouth residents, fed up with browntail moth, take action
YARMOUTH — The invasive browntail moth has become such a pervasive nuisance that a group of residents has decided to take matters in their own hands and tackle the problem head-on. Calling themselves the Browntail Brigade, residents Mary Post, Caroline Myers, Matt Chappell and a few others hope to leverage both town funds and private donations […]