Mark Segrist handily wins a spot on the Cumberland Town Council, while most other incumbents in Falmouth, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth retain their seats on councils and school boards.
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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Election results: Cumberland, Falmouth, North Yarmouth, Yarmouth
Mark Segrist handily wins a spot on the Cumberland Town Council, while most other incumbents in Falmouth, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth retain their seats on councils and school boards.
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Freeport looks to improve police transparency, accountability
A nine-member community panel will review and recommend Freeport Police Department policies and hold public forums to strengthen the resident-police relationship.
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North Yarmouth town manager remains on paid leave
Rosemary Roy has been absent from her duties since a Select Board meeting April 12, when she and her husband lashed out at members of the public and she said she was “going to take this town to court.”
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Prince Memorial Library hosts read-aloud picnic on June 12
Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland will host Stories Under the Sky, a family read-aloud picnic at the SAD 51 Amphitheater at noon June 12. Three children’s stories including “Peter Rabbit Decides to Change His Name,” by Thornton Burgess, “The Book with No Pictures” by B.J. Novak, and “The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad […]
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Yarmouth couple receives annual Latchstring Award
Yarmouth Sharon McDonnell and Roy Gibson “Gib” Parrish with the 2021 Latchstring Award on May 20 for their work on the Yarmouth Community Coronavirus Task Force. The annual award is given to a resident who “has contributed his or her time, effort and concern for an extended and exemplary period for the benefit of the […]
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North Yarmouth Select Board to fill school board vacancy
The North Yarmouth Select Board will interview candidates to fill a vacancy on the SAD 51 Board of Directors at its June 15 meeting. Applications for the seat, with a term that extends to the June 2022 election, are available at the town clerk’s office and must be returned by 5 p.m. June 10 to […]
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Falmouth exhausts its building permits for the year, but may still issue more
The town reached its 2021 permitting cap this spring and the town council is considering issuing 10 permits from the 2022 allotment.
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Young North Yarmouth author takes readers into the unknown
Greely High sophomore Devin Giffords wrote “The Unraveling” during a fellowship for young writers at The Telling Room in Portland.