The material commonly used to seal driveways contains carcinogens and also harms aquatic life.
Rachel Vitello
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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Growing wellness services community draws business to Falmouth
Wildwood Health Center moved from Portland to be part of the community and to be more accessible to its clients.
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Winter Guide 2022: From A-frames to yurts: All kinds of options for outdoor dining
Cold weather can’t keep Mainers away from enjoying a good meal and a drink.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Trail’s end in Yarmouth to include handicapped accessible boardwalks
The last mile of the West Side Trail will be open to all and should be complete by early 2023.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Chebeague Island dredging to improve access to Stone Wharf
Raising the wharf 2-3 feet is also being considered as sea-level rise threatens the coastal community.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Falmouth streamlines outdoor dining permitting for restaurants
The changes address some earlier complaints from owners who wanted to make their outside pandemic service a permanent part of their offerings.
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Working Falmouth mom helps keep local day care an option
Amid a statewide child care shortage and being unable to find a spot for her daughter, a real estate broker closes on a deal near to her heart.
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Pine Grove Preserve safety work delayed until late spring
Hazardous deadwood will be removed from the popular 29-acre preserve in Falmouth.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cousins River conservation project receives federal funding
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was recently granted $466,356 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program to fund the Cousins River Field and Marsh Conservation Project. The project, one of 24 in the nation to receive grants of up to $1 million, will protect 42.7 acres […]
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Falmouth residents have final chance for Visions and Values input
Falmouth’s Visions and Values project is close to the finish line. The second and final survey is available on falmouthme.org to residents now through Jan. 31. The survey includes questions topics that arose through Visions and Values process, including transportation, infrastructure, development and the environment. Future IQ, which is leading the project, is expected to […]