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Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth news from The Forecaster.
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SAD 51 lays out timeline for school project
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth district will set up a building committee of stakeholders, and numerous subcommittees, to help guide the project, with the goal of opening a new pre-K and Grade 1 school in three years.
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Northern Meetings: July 25-Aug. 1
Chebeague Island Mon. 7/29 5 p.m. Broadband Meeting Zoom Freeport Tue. 7/30 7:45 a.m. Economic Development Zoom North Yarmouth Thu. 7/25 6:30 p.m. Economic Dev./Sustainability WH/CC Yarmouth Thu. 7/25 7 p.m. Town Council Voting Log Cabin and via GoTo Mon. 7/29 6 p.m. Main Street Streetscape Project Town Hall Tue. 7/30 9 a.m. Complete Streets […]
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Letter: L.L.Bean should tell Citibank to go green or say goodbye
L.L.Bean promotes itself as an advocate of the great outdoors, touting their annual contributions to the National Park Service and to The Nature Conservancy. But another perspective is sung by Marcia Taylor of Third Act Maine: “L.L.Bean ain’t so green / Let me tell you what I mean / It’s their Citibank credit card / […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Hometown ‘Idol’ draws a crowd at Cumberland Fairgrounds
Julia Gagnon of “American Idol” fame and her fiance perform old and new songs for more than 350 fans.
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Community Calendar: July 19-26
Bulletin Board Friday 7/19-Sunday 7/21 Yarmouth Clam Festival: Events around Yarmouth. clamfestival.com Through 7/20 Bluefin Benefit Battle: Fishing tournament, benefits American Cancer Society, Portland Yacht Club, 100 West Commercial St., Portland. bluefinbattle24.givesmart.com Thursday 7/25 Test out an e-bike: 9 a.m. to noon, Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. First come, first served. scarboroughlibrary.org Friday 7/26 […]
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Arts Calendar: July 19-26
Comedy Friday 7/19 Talk of the Town Comedy Show: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com Friday 7/19 & Saturday 7/20 Zoltan Kaszas: 7 and 9:30 p.m. both nights, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Thursday 7/25 Maine Made: 7:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress […]
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People and Business: July 17
Hires, promotions, appointments Katie Day was promoted to director of communications at Portland Ovations. She was hired in 2019 as a production designer and promoted in 2021 to marketing manager. Jackie Curtis was promoted to senior vice president, senior human resources officer at Norway Savings Bank. She started working at the bank in 2022 as […]
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Yarmouth Clam Festival ready to get underway Friday
This year’s festival program, including multiple appearances by American Idol’s Julia Gagnon, was a little harder to pull off because of a drop-off in the number of volunteers.
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Connie Sweetser had love for family and community – and apples
Services will be held next week for the well-known matriarch of Sweetser’s Apple Barrel and Orchards in Cumberland, who died last week at 93.