YARMOUTH — The Civil Rights Team at Yarmouth High School is hosting a naturalization ceremony for new citizens at 10 a.m. April 11. The public is invited to attend. Call 846-5535 for more information.
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Yarmouth council to hold budget hearing
YARMOUTH — The Town Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed $40.8 million combined municipal and school budget at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Log Cabin, 196 Main St. In announcing the meeting, town staff said the finances under discussion are “draft figures only” and the council is continuing to review […]
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Freeport Police Beat: March 28
Arrests 3/21 at 3:44 a.m. Courtney L. Hanlon, 30, was arrested on Interstate 295 by Officer Matthew Moorhouse on charges of operating under the influence, operating a vehicle without a license, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. 3/23 at 8:51 a.m. Samuel B. Chipman, 18, of High Bluff, Cape Elizabeth, was arrested on Mallett […]
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4 communities work together to reduce recycling contamination
FALMOUTH — Despite outreach to residents about only putting items that can be recycled into curbside containers, many communities are still experiencing high contamination rates. In response, the towns of Falmouth, Scarborough and Windham, and the city of South Portland, are hiring two summer interns to track what’s going into recycling bins and to educate users […]
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Yarmouth seeks applicants for rental advisory panel
YARMOUTH — Four months after voters approved creating a Rental Dwelling Advisory Committee, the Town Council is ready to appoint members to the new board. According to Council Chairman Robert Waeldner, the committee will advise the council on any improvements, modifications or changes to the town’s housing ordinances or policies. Meanwhile, at the Operations Committee meeting scheduled […]
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Falmouth Police Beat: March 28
Arrests 3/21 at 11:04 p.m. David Parker, 43, of Prince Street, Cumberland, was arrested on Winn Road by Officer Mike Brown on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses 3/17 at 7:53 p.m. Papy Musongela, 44, of Limington Drive, Portland, was issued a summons on Gray Road by Officer Mathew Yeaton on a charge […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: March 28
Arrests 3/12 at 9:37 p.m. Scott Eldredge, 48, of Island Avenue, was arrested by Officer Ryan Pynchon on Blackstrap Road, and charged with driving to endanger, operating under the influence, and reckless conduct. 3/18 at 2:27 a.m. Shawn Winslow, 49, of McGuire Hill Road, Poland, was arrested by Officer Ryan Pynchon on Gray Road on […]
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Chebeague Island Police Beat: March 28
No arrests or summonses were reported from March 19-25.
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Falmouth students drive change to paper straws
FALMOUTH — A class project led three fifth-graders at Falmouth Elementary School to push the cafeteria to convert from plastic straws to compostible paper ones. Adey Wrona, Amanda Liu and Simon Thayer, even got the Parent Teacher Organization to cover the additional cost of buying paper instead of plastic straws. So far, the change has been […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: March 28
Arrests No arrests were reported from March 18-24. Summonses 3/20 at 4:01 p.m. Matthew B. Sanderson, 48, of Bryn Lane, North Yarmouth, was issued a summons on West Main Street by Officer Brian Andreasen on a charge of operating an unregistered motor vehicle more than 150 days. Fire calls 3/18 at 2:04 p.m. Accident on Main […]