Rachel Vitello is a staff writer for the Northern Forecaster, covering Falmouth, Yarmouth, Cumberland and Chebeague Island. She is a Keene State College graduate where she majored in journalism and minored in gender studies. She is originally from Weymouth, Massachusetts.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Falmouth council rejects mask mandate in close vote
Masks and other supplies will be distributed free of charge in an attempt to stem the omicron variant.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Developers include 55+ housing in planned revamp of Yarmouth’s Railroad Square
The project is still in the conceptual stage, but property owner Tamson Hamrock hopes the mixed-used project can get started next year.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Communities rally to schools’ calls for help amid staff shortages
Falmouth, Yarmouth and SAD 51 have been grappling with a shortage of substitutes and volunteers as the omicron variant sends staff home.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Community forest in Falmouth now open year-round
Dogs must be leashed at Woods Road Community Forest from December through March to protect the winter deer habitat.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Work on North Yarmouth fire museum forges ahead
The North Yarmouth Fire Company has broken ground for the project and needs to raise about $80,000 to complete its $100,000 fundraising goal.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Yarmouth school district advocating for pre-K classes this fall
Residents will vote in June on whether the option should be added to the district’s curriculum.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Chebeague Island clerk promoted to top town job
Viktoria Wood is the new town administrator and the former deputy clerk is the new town clerk.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Asylum-seeking families find refuge at Freeport hotel
Casco Bay Inn has been designated a satellite location for the city of Portland, which has run out of space to accommodate new arrivals.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Changing times may call for a different kind of school leader in Falmouth
The deadline to apply for the Falmouth superintendent’s position closes at the end of the month and the school board hopes to have the post filled by April.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Cumberland-based school district forming plan to battle inequity
A committee was initiated after three race-related incidents in 2019.
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