The latest news, photos and things to do from Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth, curated by reporter Sophie Burchell.
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Sophie Burchell is a community news reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her back to Maine to attend Bowdoin College, and back again to Portland after a year in Alaska. When she is not reporting, you can find Sophie rummaging through a thrift store or jumping in the ocean.
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