The Cumberland & Falmouth Farmers Market is now open for the season with new hours. The market will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 29 in Cumberland, behind Town Hall at 290 Tuttle Road. In Falmouth, it will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday through […]
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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North Yarmouth Clean-Up Day set for June 25
North Yarmouth will hold its annual Clean-Up Day June 25 for residents to dispose of items they can’t usually include in their weekly curbside pickup, such as furniture, appliances, toys, brush and construction materials. North Yarmouth residents only are allowed to drop off items from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Yarmouth Public Works […]
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Three-way race for two council seats in Cumberland
Brian Kilgallen hopes to unseat either Bob Vail or Michael Edes, both of whom are running for re-election.
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Consolidated Communications begins fiber internet rollout in Falmouth
Subscribers are able to stream multiple devices simultaneously with the same speed for uploads and downloads.
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Falmouth Neighborhood Cleanup slated for May 14-22
Falmouth Neighborhood Clean-Up Week is being held May 14-22. The town will provide three yellow trash bags and gloves; more bags will be available by request. Participants choose the day, time and location where they will pick up trash. Residents will be responsible for disposing of the litter. Registered participants will receive a free movie […]
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Schools end pooled testing for COVID this week
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth, Falmouth and Yarmouth school districts will discontinue pooled testing for COVID-19 Friday, May 13. The state has ended the program in response to the changing nature of the coronavirus, with most people now showing symptoms within one to two days of contracting the virus. This makes pooled testing less effective, since schools […]
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Falmouth requires masks in town facilities
The town of Falmouth is again requiring masks for all staff and anyone who visits all town offices and facilities, regardless of vaccination status. The town is following federal and state Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and is reinstating the mask policy because Cumberland County’s community transmission level was recently upgraded to high. […]
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Moorings in Falmouth increased temporarily
The Falmouth Town Council made temporary changes to the town’s coastal waters ordinance after a misunderstanding led the Harbor/Waterfront Committee to approve moorings without going through the proper channels. The 1999 ordinance allows marinas to have up to 70 rental moorings each and yacht clubs no more than 10. Portland Yacht Club has been allowed […]
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Falmouth author to discuss stagecoach travel in Maine
Falmouth author Lee Hanchett will speak on “Connecting Maine’s Capitals by Stagecoach” at 3 p.m. May 22 at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth. Hanchett has written 14 books about Arizona, Montana and Maine. His talk on stagecoach travel in Maine is in tune with the farm museum’s current exhibit, “Town and Country: Rocking and Rolling […]
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Royal River dam removal plans move forward
Royal River Alliance is hosting a World Fish Migration Day event May 21 to bring attention to the need to remove the Bridge Street and Elm Street dams to restore fish and the health of the river.