Women’s rights advocate Anne Gass says she is compelled to tell women’s stories that resonate today but might otherwise be lost to history.
Kristen McNerney
Kristen is a 2021 addition to The Forecaster team. She grew up in New York State but has been to Maine every summer to visit her grandmother. She recently graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor's degree in history and a minor in journalism. She loves drinking tea, spending time outdoors, trying new foods, and practicing shavasana.
Frustrating bridge work in Windham should wrap up next week
Drivers will be able to resume normal commutes along Route 115 after three weeks of complaints about traffic and recklessness.
Windham taking steps to attract more affordable housing
Planning director: People who work in town can’t afford to live there.
‘People absolutely loving’ new basketball courts at Windham park
The two courts are part of the second phase of additions to the Community Park next to the public safety building.
Standish puts brakes on new community center again
High construction costs and other factors mean the proposed center likely won’t go to voters in November.
50-unit condo building approved in Cumberland
The five-story building, a large and different type of project for Cumberland, according to the town planner, will be built off Route 1.
Cremation garden grows at Yarmouth’s Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery is expanding the area to provide more options to honor the deceased.
North Yarmouth town manager resigns
Rosemary Roy had been on paid leave since a contentious Select Board meeting in April.
Cumberland considers moratorium on medical marijuana caregiver licenses
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.
Yarmouth on board with 26-mile rail trail
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.