CUMBERLAND — Reconstruction of nearly a mile of Route 9 (Main Street) south from the center of town, a project that began last year, is due to conclude by July. The piece of the corridor between the intersection of Tuttle and Blanchard roads, south to Wyman Way, will be closed to through traffic from Monday, […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — The Village Green that for decades housed one venerable building may become home to another. The North Yarmouth Historical Society, which owns the Old Town House at 470 Memorial Highway, plans to move the 1853 structure to 475 Walnut Hill Road (Route 115), where Wescustogo Hall stood for decades until fire destroyed it in […]

Megan Nelson of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services administers the Oath of Allegiance to 66 new U.S. citizens from 35 countries April 11 at the Performing Arts Center at Yarmouth High School. The naturalization ceremony was organized by the school’s Civil Rights Team. (Dudley Warner / For The Forecaster)

YARMOUTH — Hoping to learn as much as it can from other communities already engaged in renewable energy and sustainability, a new town committee was hoping to join a Municipal Energy Coalition. But in an April 4 workshop, a majority of town councilors said they could not support a resolution that would allow the Renewable Energy […]

FALMOUTH — Acknowledging it made a “fairly significant mistake” in approving the 2016 zoning changes that allowed for greater residential density and the creation of growth areas, the Town Council on Monday indicated it’s serious about rectifying the error. The growth and density debate has simmered for most of the past year, as residents initially pushed […]

FALMOUTH — Tidewater Farm developer Nathan Bateman is seeking another amendment to the project’s master plan that would allow him to double the number of residences allowed on the last remaining developable lot. Bateman made the request at Monday’s Town Council meeting. But he didn’t provide many details about the changes, other than to say the […]