CUMBERLAND — Along with ratifying components of a $3.2 million municipal budget for next year, North Yarmouth Town Meeting approved the town’s first tax increment financing district and a land swap to facilitate moving the Old Town House to the Village Center. Saturday’s gathering, held at the Greely Center for the Arts, ran more than […]
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Yarmouth to close 2 recycling sites
YARMOUTH — To stem the increased costs of recycling and trash disposal, and to reduce recycling contamination, the town will permanently close its two satellite recycling areas as of May 1. The town estimated that by eliminating the sites on Route 1 and Route 88 it will save about $36,000 a year. Residents and businesses may […]
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Falmouth closes trails due to conditions
FALMOUTH — All town trails are closed to all users until further notice due to wet conditions. Parks and Community Programs staff will monitor the trails and will reopen them as soon as circumstances allow, the town announced. Contact Amanda Stearns, Falmouth’s open space manager, at [email protected] for more information.
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Freeport eyes spending $1.1M on capital improvements
FREEPORT — Funds for new emergency vehicles, computer upgrades and roadwork are among proposals in the fiscal year 2020 capital plan discussed by town councilors Tuesday. The plan Town Manager Peter Joseph unveiled April 2 includes spending just less than $1.1 million in 2020, down from $1.5 million approved for this year’s expenditures. Joseph’s proposed plan […]
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Revised West Falmouth condo plan elicits opposition
FALMOUTH — Objections at Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting to a proposed 68-unit condominium development off Mountain Road included concerns about density, environmental impact and traffic. The Planning Board ended up tabling the project, proposed by developer David Chase, because the application was incomplete. It did, however, request a site walk of the property. When Chase comes […]
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Paulhus, Leonard elected to Bath House, council seats
BATH — Democrat and longtime City Councilor Sean Paulhus defeated Republican Ken Sener by a nearly 2-1 margin Tuesday in a special election to represent state House District 52. Paulhus, of Middle Street, out-polled Sener, a High Street resident, 975-491. Rachelle Leonard of Pratt Street ran uncontested Tuesday for the vacant Ward 4 seat on the […]
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Yarmouth church group sees immigration crisis up close
YARMOUTH — Members of the First Parish Congregational Church recently traveled to San Antonio, Texas, where they worked with the Interfaith Welcome Coalition to provide direct support to newly arrived immigrants. Among those taking part in the mission trip was state Rep. Janice Cooper, D-Yarmouth, who said she went to the border to “bear witness to […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: April 4
Arrests No arrests were reported from March 24-31. Summonses 3/30 at 10:27 p.m. A 15-year-old juvenile was issued a summons on U.S. Route 1 by Sgt. Kevin Pedersen on a charge of illegal possession of liquor by a minor. 3/30 at 10:27 p.m. A 16-year-old juvenile was issued a summons on U.S. Route 1 by […]
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Falmouth Police Beat: April 4
Arrests 3/23 at 8:53 p.m. Erica L. Gammon, 31, of Waterville Street, Portland, was arrested on U.S. Route 1 by Officer Mathew Yeaton on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/25 at 11:04 p.m. Jayme Lee Ann Beliveau, 37, of Lambert Street, Portland, was arrested on Foreside Road by Officer Mathew Yeaton on charges […]
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Cooking at the Cove: It’s April, so brighten things up
This meal really is a joy to prepare and to eat. It’s so flavorful and healthy that I bet you’ll be making these savory little meatballs and colorful salad again and again (putting your own unique spin on it, of course). The meatballs, which remind me of the stuffing of a pork dumpling with the […]