The proposal is in response to the tight housing market that is precluding families and asylees from moving to town and seniors from aging in place, the Town Council chairperson says.
The candidates for two seats in Cumberland and one in North Yarmouth weigh in on addressing the growing student enrollment and the district's equity and inclusion efforts.
Royal River Alliance is hosting a World Fish Migration Day event May 21 to bring attention to the need to remove the Bridge Street and Elm Street dams to restore fish and the health of the river.
Scott Booth, Emily Hinman, Sara Juli and Laurel Regan hope to be elected in June to the seats vacated by James Cahan and Krisztina Napolitano, who opted not to run again.
Greely High School in Cumberland was ranked first in the state based on test scores and college readiness, Greely Middle School 6-8 made the grade for the first time.
The Yarmouth Historic Preservation Committee will advise residents who want to renovate their houses with the goal of keeping intact the town's history and character.
A fourth grader at Greely Middle School in Cumberland was the driving force behind a read-a-thon that raised $45,000 for relief efforts, and a Yarmouth High School club raises thousands more than their original goal.
The gift means the department can fully outfit its force with stun guns and cameras and its patrol cars with dash cams at no cost to the department or taxpayers.
The Royal River watershed in New Gloucester, Pownal, Durham and Auburn "is special in the context of the unknown of the future climate," according to the Royal River Conservation Trust, which is looking for land donations.
The $5.5 million expansion project at 317 Main includes a performance hall, 10 studios and an elevator for handicapped accessibility and is expected to be completed by December.
Founded in 2020, Youth Work Makes the Booth Work is encouraging teenagers to participate in the democratic process – whether by voting or by working the polls themselves.
The roundabout at Route 100 and Blackstrap Road would include new bike and pedestrian lanes, but the project is contingent on state and federal funding.
Jackie Mundry's beloved grandmother was diagnosed with dementia and Mundry's marathon team is raising funds to benefit the national Alzheimer's Association.
The Freeport and Yarmouth theater programs were regional winners in the Maine Drama Festival and individual students were also recognized from the three high schools.
Pavel Sulyandziga, an opera singer whose father lives in Yarmouth, says he is particularly sensitive to the invasion of Ukraine because he has many friends there.
Two teams of 15 Waynflete students will compete next month in the Maine State Science Olympiad, which Waynflete has won seven times out of the past eight competitions.
Those who access the intersection at Lafayette Street, Princes Point Road and Pleasant Street can weigh in about safety concerns through an online survey that's open until April 1.
The bridge and road work around Exit 9 and Route 1 are expected to have major traffic impacts and drivers are encouraged to detour around the area in April.
The deadline to apply for the Falmouth superintendent's position closes at the end of the month and the school board hopes to have the post filled by April.
Due to a projected increase in enrollment, the school district looks to construct at least one and possibly two new school buildings in a subdivision in North Yarmouth.
A fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House and Salvation Army created by three girls from Falmouth and Yarmouth includes delivering season's greetings to local seniors.
If approved, the new plan would allow riders on the OceanView and Town Market loops to schedule rides, and Metro would add stops at Maine Medical Center and Thompson's Point in Portland.
To give restaurants more time to apply for permanent setups, the Town Council once again extends until Dec. 12 an emergency provision that had been set to expire this week.
People took to the streets as part of the Cumberland Historical Society's scavenger hunt, the proceeds of which benefit Greely High School's scholarship fund.
"It's letting people know that we're done with the suffering and the violence. The community needs to stand with survivors," says Finding Our Voices volunteer.
To help "smash the stigma" around mental illness, the Cumberland/North Yarmouth Mental Health Committee will also plant another garden in a few weeks in North Yarmouth.
The I-295 bridge over Veranda Street in Portland will be replaced in October, requiring the closure of that part of the highway and the heavily traveled street below.
The I-295 bridge over Veranda Street in Portland will be replaced in October, requiring the closure of that part of the highway and the heavily traveled street below.
Erica Richards, who will lead a fundraising team at the Maine Marathon, says early intervention is needed in light of the correlation between disabilities and incarceration.
Nationally, there was an 85% decrease in breast cancer screenings, 75% decline in colon cancer screenings, 74% decrease in prostate cancer screenings and 56% decrease in lung cancer screenings in April 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019.
The town of Cumberland is interested in the space at the municipally run golf course, the town manager says, but not at the current asking price of $595,000.
"Cumberland Maine, Building Community and Memories for 200 Years" explores the history of farming, education, recreation and community service in Cumberland.
To accommodate five days a week of in-person instruction, more teachers have been hired and modular classrooms have been added to Mabel Wilson School and Greely Middle School.
There are a dozen companies in the state, including two in Portland, that offer tours that allow the public an opportunity to try their hand at lobstering.
A six-month ban on new licensing will give the town a chance to figure out the extent of the caregiver business in town and consider changes to ordinances.
Falmouth, North Yarmouth, Freeport and Cumberland are set to vote soon on whether to lend their support to the study of a pedestrian-bike pathway from Portland to Auburn.
The annual fundraiser for the Maine Cancer Foundation had to go virtual due to the pandemic last year, but this time around there will be one component, a 5K road race, that participants may do in person if they wish on July 18.
Anna Korsen said the new state initiative, just the second in the nation, "has the potential to be the most important piece of child hunger policy" in the state.
Chef Christian Noe, "Nighthawk," will serve brewery customers from a food truck before also offering service inside the establishment at Freeport Crossing.
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival will take place in three locations in Portland over 11 days from July 29 to Aug. 8 and include more than 65 films from local, national and international filmmakers.
The donation to the Community Music Center in Yarmouth will help it to meet "a growing demand for arts and culture education," the executive director says.
Falmouth High School junior William Addison, who solo hiked the Appalachian Trail last year to raise money for blood disorder treatment across the globe, officially completed the trek this month with a hike up Katahdin.
Mark Segrist handily wins a spot on the Cumberland Town Council, while most other incumbents in Falmouth, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth retain their seats on councils and school boards.
Mark Segrist handily wins a spot on the Cumberland Town Council, while most other incumbents in Falmouth, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth retain their seats on councils and school boards.
A nine-member community panel will review and recommend Freeport Police Department policies and hold public forums to strengthen the resident-police relationship.
Rosemary Roy has been absent from her duties since a Select Board meeting April 12, when she and her husband lashed out at members of the public and she said she was "going to take this town to court."
Dr. Paige Fournier, who "does a great job at connecting her kids to the community," her principal says, is now in the running for Maine Teacher of the Year.
The Yarmouth Village Improvement Society has pledged $100,000 toward the $350,000 project and a fundraiser has been launched to raise the rest of the money.
School committee member Jen Belesca is running against Mark Dyer and David Hill. All three have served the island since it seceded from the town of Cumberland.
If a required amount of signatures is collected by May 7, the recall of four board members over their vote against resuming fulls in-school instruction will go to the voters.
The measure, to be taken up at town meeting this month, would require leashes at a number of public parks that are popular with those who like to let their dogs run off leash.
The proposed $41 million Falmouth school budget and the $15.7 million municipal budget would add 92 cents to the current tax rate of $17.05 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The Woodlands Homeowners Association says it is prepared to "legally challenge" the town over its plan to construct a sewer line through the neighborhood.
Property owners will see their tax rate rise by a total of $1.64 over the next five years based solely on the cost of instituting the full-time fire service.
Sierra Club Maine will host a series of discussions ranging from waste reduction to the intersection of racism, economics and climate change, and Maine Audubon and the Maine Outdoor Film Festival team up for a special night of showings.
The department covers one-third of Cumberland County first responders, but could not break down by community how many police, 911 operators and fire/EMS personnel have received the vaccine.
There are fewer patrons than previous years so far this season, but the number of customers who enjoyed frequenting eateries on Valentine's Day has them hopeful about the future.
A series of three films produced by the Maine Aquaculture Association are featuring sea farmers, including two who maintain farms in Falmouth and Yarmouth.
Winslow Memorial Park Commission is slated to go over the 2020 park report on Feb. 8, along with a project to install an ADA-compliant ramp down to the beach.
World War II vet Ralph Bonville was named the town's citizen of the year in 2018, and has kept detailed records of the 1,500 veterans buried in Falmouth.
The Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group wants to know what kind of information shellfish communities would like to see in a public database, aiming to supply those in the industry with one comprehensive resource.
Although Falmouth Heritage Museum has remained closed throughout the pandemic, the local historical society has continued to fulfill its mission of preserving the town's history.
Maine's first CubeSat will include a payload created by Falmouth High School students to be launched by NASA in 2022. In the meantime, the group is testing their payload aboard bluShift Aerospace's trial launch of their Stardust 1.0 rocket.
The proposal is in response to the tight housing market that is precluding families and asylees from moving to town and seniors from aging in place, the Town Council chairperson says.
