FREEPORT — Freeport Community Services will hold its annual White Nights Auction & Gala in early February and is now accepting donated items for the auction. The event is the organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year and this year’s theme is “The Place We Call Home.” Anyone who has an interest in donating an item, […]
Kate Irish Collins
Kate Irish Collins has been doing community journalism around southern Maine since 1997, with a couple breaks here and there. Kate writes for The Forecaster group of weekly newspapers. Her beat includes the Portland schools and the towns of Falmouth and Yarmouth. Kate grew up in Gorham and now lives near the beach, where she walks her dog as much as possible. She always has a book on hand and always enjoys watching a good movie.
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Yarmouth alumni hockey game set for Dec. 24
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Alumni Association will hold its annual alumni hockey game at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 at the Travis Roy Arena, 495 Route 1. The game will feature even years against odd years. The cost to participate is $30 per player, which includes ice time and a special T-shirt. All former hockey […]
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Curiosity in flight
Massachusetts-based naturalists Marcia and Mark Wilson brought several species of owl to Maine Audubon in Falmouth on Dec. 15 for a live show that included this snowy owl. The breed can have a wingspan of up to 5 feet and weigh over 6 pounds. Eyes On Owls was founded in 1994 to better educate people […]
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Efforts to revitalize South Portland’s Red Bank neighborhood move forward
Two new projects will add housing and reconstruct Westbrook Street.
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Public hearing set for Falmouth’s new pesticide ordinance
Residents can weigh in on Jan. 13 on rules requiring registration, annual report of pesticide use.
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Craving ‘real news,’ Yarmouth middle schoolers start school paper
The Harrison Times is the first-ever student newspaper at Harrison Middle School.
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Police department seeking gifts for domestic violence victims
The department, through a giving tree, seeks essential items for victims, including cell phones, gas cards and diapers.
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Yarmouth dog park group selects location
The Pratt’s Brook Park site now needs council approval.
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Cape Elizabeth holds tree lighting
CAPE ELIZABETH — A community Holiday Tree Lighting will be held 6-7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, on the lawn at Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road. The event, which is free and open to the public, features hot chocolate, carols and a visit from Santa.
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Scarborough holds public forum on school consolidation
SCARBOROUGH — The School Board will hold a public forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, at Town Hall to get public feedback on a recommendation from the Building Steering Committee that the town build a new consolidated primary school.