The all-day event on June 28 is meant to strengthen the social fabric of the town, said an organizer. This year, they hope to attract more locals to the community celebration.
Sophie Burchell
Staff Writer
Sophie is a community reporter for Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth and previously reported for the Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her back to Maine to attend Bowdoin College, and back again to Portland after a year in Alaska. When she is not reporting, you can find Sophie rummaging through a thrift store or jumping in the ocean.
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Falmouth appoints Bryce Hach to lead town council
The council also swore in the three councilors elected on June 10.
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North Yarmouth voters shoot down two of 30 articles proposed at town meeting
At Wescustogo Hall, over 120 North Yarmouth residents voted to approve 28 articles and defeated two over the course of three hours.
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Cumberland starts shaping plan for its future
The comprehensive plan will guide development and set priorities for the future, which could include teen centers, swimming pools and preservation of historic buildings.
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Goats recaptured after escape onto Maine Turnpike
After a farm trailer became disconnected from the truck towing it, 15 goats escaped onto the road and slowed traffic for nearly an hour.
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Thousands in Maine march at ‘No Kings’ rallies to protest Trump policies
The nationwide demonstrations came hours before President Donald Trump’s military parade through Washington, which coincided with the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday.
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Gas leak in Falmouth prompts retirement community evacuations
On Wednesday morning, Falmouth Fire-EMS responded to an active gas leak at construction site at OceanView.
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SAD 51 budget passes despite ‘No’ vote in North Yarmouth
North Yarmouth voters rejected the SAD 51 school budget and elected Christina Benn and Paul Hodgetts to the town’s Budget Committee.
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Cumberland elects councilors and board members, approves school budget
Town residents voted 911-757 to approve the $53.8 million school budget.
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Yarmouth elects 2 to school committee, approves education budget
Yarmouth voters elected Emily Bryson and Thomas McGintee to the Yarmouth School Committee.