An eclectic mix of music is on the schedule this summer.
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.
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Freeport Community Services honors founding mothers
Freeport Community Services has ensured that the legacy of its first director, the late Betsy Ruff, will live on through the actions of young people in Freeport and Pownal. Two recent graduates of Freeport High School are the recipients of this year’s Betsy Ruff Scholarship. This is the third year that Freeport Community Services has […]
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Falmouth announces Legacy, Citizen of the Year winners
David Halligan Sr. is the recipient of the town of Falmouth’s 2020 Legacy Award and Dorothy Blanchette has been named the Falmouth Citizen of the Year. Halligan, 92, who has lived in Falmouth for over 65 years, was the first man to serve as president of the elementary school PTA, was one of the founders […]
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Yarmouth grad receives Arts Alliance scholarship
The Yarmouth Arts Alliance awarded its annual $500 scholarship to Lily Lonigan, who will be majoring in fashion design at Pratt Institute this fall. The scholarship is awarded to a Yarmouth High School senior who has excelled in design/visual/performing arts and plans to pursue the arts in college. The Alliance for the first time also […]
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Cumberland council elects Vail, Foster to leadership
Robert Vail was unanimously elected chairperson of the Cumberland Town Council June 14. Vail replaced Thomas Gruber, a four-term councilor who served one year as chairperson. Vail is serving his first term, which will expire in 2022. Allison Foster, whose first term on the council expires in 2023, was unanimously elected vice chairperson.
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Kuhn to lead Falmouth council for 3rd year
Amy Kuhn, who won a second term on the Falmouth Town Council June 8, was elected to serve as chairperson for a third year by the council at a June 21 meeting. Kuhn serves as chairperson of the Greater Portland Council of Government’s Metro Region Coalition and represents Senate District 25 on the Maine Municipal […]
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Maine Backyard Campout coming up
Maine Backyard Campout will be held the weekend of July 9-11. Celebrated during the second weekend of National Parks and Recreation Month, the event encourages families to camp in their own backyards, according to a prepared release by Maine Recreation and Parks. Neither camping equipment nor or even a backyard are needed to participate; there […]
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North Yarmouth’s Wescustogo center hosts outdoor market, movie nights
Visitors can browse through a number of vendors from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the community center parking lot.
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No. Yarmouth member appointed to SAD 51 board
The North Yarmouth Select Board appointed Vanessa Bryant to a one-year seat on the SAD 51 Board of Directors June 15 to fill a vacancy created when Michael Simmons resigned this spring. Bryant narrowly lost a bid for a three-year seat on the SAD 51 board to Thomas McGuinness on June 8 by a vote […]
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Freeport’s Desert of Maine broadens its horizons
A new nonprofit arm of the tourist attraction will focus on ecological and environmental education, art and music.