Hometown Holidays celebration continues

A coalition of local businesses, churches and community organizations has launched a new holiday initiative – Yarmouth Hometown Holidays. The community-wide partnership was created to highlight the holiday events and charitable activities that take place in Yarmouth during the holiday season. It is hosted by the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce. Throughout December, Yarmouth will host a series of events and activities, including:

Dec. 9: Boast n Toast Silent and Live Auction hosted by the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce, 5-8:30 p.m., at The Muddy Rudder, Route 1.

Dec. 12: Community block party at the Bickford Collection pavilion and Bickford Education Center, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Pictures with Santa and the trucks, s’mores, hot chocolate and cider, art demonstrations, Artisan Collective sale and show.

Dec. 13: First Parish Church Cantata, 10 a.m., 116 Main St.

Dec. 18: Songs of the Season, presented by 317 Main Community Music Center at First Parish Church.

Dec. 24: West Side Trail fourth annual Walk with Santa, 10 a.m., meet at the upper Tyler Technologies parking lot.

The Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce has created a master Yarmouth Hometown Holidays calendar online at www.yarmouthmaine.org/yarmouth-hometown-holidays. In addition, the community is invited to check out the new Yarmouth Hometown Holidays Facebook page.

Film classic

“Miracle on 34th Street,” the classic 1947 film, will be screened Monday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m., at Merrill Memorial Library, 15 Main St.

Landfill license

The 2016 landfill stickers are now available for purchase at the town office and will be valid starting Dec. 15.

Hearing set for safety improvements

In preparation for upcoming safety improvements to the intersections of Sligo Road, East Elm Street/Depot Road and North Road at the Amtrak Downeaster rail corridor, the town has scheduled a neighborhood meeting to update residents on the work, Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m., in the Community Room of Town Hall.

According to Town Engineer Steven S. Johnson, the work will include widening of the roadway and the installation of curbed islands in the center of the road on both sides of the rail corridor. Work could begin as soon as next spring. Johnson said in a letter that the “proposed delineation islands will provide a physical barrier preventing vehicles from easily circumventing the rail crossing gates when a train is approaching. This work is being performed in preparation of the implementation of a rail corridor quiet zone, per Federal Rail Authority regulations.”