Arrests 9/9 at 1:26 p.m. Amanda L. Tozier, 36, of River Road, Cushing, was arrested on Main Street by Officer Amie Rapa on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, sale and use of drug paraphernalia and violating conditions of release. 9/10 at 4:52 p.m. Rebecca M. Warren, 36, of White Birch Lane, Gorham, was […]
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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Poor People’s Campaign holds Portland march
PORTLAND — The Poor People’s Campaign will hold a march at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at Lincoln Park, 139 Federal St. The Portland event is part of a nine-month, 22-state “We Must Do More Tour.” The march will end at the First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. The tour is focused on mobilizing, organizing, […]
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Cape Elizabeth Police Beat: Sept. 13
Cape Elizabeth police logs were unavailable for the week of Sept. 3-9.
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Federal funds awarded to fix Yarmouth, Freeport bridges
YARMOUTH — The Maine Department of Transportation will receive $18.9 million in federal funds to replace four structurally deficient bridges in Yarmouth and Freeport, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced last week. These bridges, two of which cross over Interstate 295, are each at least 60 years old […]
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Breen to hold office hours at Yarmouth library
YARMOUTH — State Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, will meet with constituents from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth. Breen represents District 25 in the Maine Senate, which covers the communities of Falmouth, Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Gray, Long Island, Yarmouth, and part of Westbrook. Breen will on hand to discuss legislation, […]
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Yarmouth History Center offers cemetery walk, lecture on WPA post office murals
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Historical Society, along with the Village Improvement Society, will offer a talk and walk at the Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery with historian Ron Romano at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. The event is free and open to the public and will begin at the Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St. Romano […]
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Drive Electric Week events offered in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — The communities of Falmouth, Yarmouth and Cumberland are partnering with TideSmart Global to offer a special National Drive Electric Week event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. TideSmart will host the event, which is free and open to the public. Area auto dealers will be on hand to showcase the latest […]
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Color Run supports education in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Education Foundation will hold its 4th annual Color Run at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. Tickets are $15 per person. This family friendly event offers two distances and is held on the school campus, off Woodville Road. The goal is to raise money to support the educational needs of Falmouth’s youth. […]
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Yarmouth development would preserve 6 acres of open space
The project is expected to receive final approval when the Planning Board meets Sept. 11.
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Strong storytelling at heart of youth filmmaking program
Unwritten Roads, in Falmouth, hopes to become a nonprofit in order to expand access to its popular programming.