Only one restaurant has applied for permanent outside space, and the pandemic measure allowing others to operate outdoors ends Oct. 22.
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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I-295, Route 1 closures postponed indefinitely
A 64-hour closure of I-295 around Exit 9 in Portland and a weeklong closure of the Veranda Street Bridge this month have been delayed.
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Falmouth firefighters get more air masks, tanks to go around
The Falmouth Fire Department has received a FEMA grant to purchase new breathing apparatus for firefighters and a new air compressor system.
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Volunteers can give seniors a lift in Yarmouth
The Yarmouth Rides program is looking for volunteers to give older residents rides to and from their destinations.
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Goat a hankering for cheese? Open Creamery Day is Sunday
Sunflower Farm in Cumberland is on the tour, with goat yoga, goat visits, live music and a farmers market.
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Faces of domestic violence posted in Yarmouth, Falmouth
“It’s letting people know that we’re done with the suffering and the violence. The community needs to stand with survivors,” says Finding Our Voices volunteer.
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Pop-up COVID testing available in Yarmouth
The Yarmouth Test Team and Yarmouth Community COVID Task Force will host a pop-up COVID test site on Monday mornings through Nov. 8 in the parking lot behind Yarmouth Town Hall. Testing is available from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Because of the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 11, testing will be done […]
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North Yarmouth Fire Company working to lodge treasured truck
The North Yarmouth Fire Company is accepting donations toward a new building for a 1960 truck and other historical items.
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Skyline Farm hosts 7th annual community-minded 5K
Mike Smith of Cumberland and 13-year-old Rahel Delaney of New Gloucester take the top spots in the fundraising event for the North Yarmouth nonprofit.
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New Cumberland garden to grow tulips – and hope
To help “smash the stigma” around mental illness, the Cumberland/North Yarmouth Mental Health Committee will also plant another garden in a few weeks in North Yarmouth.