Sydney Richelieu

The Forecaster

Sydney is a reporter for The Northern Forecaster. She grew up in Kennebunk and is a graduate of Emerson College. Sydney can usually be found at a coffee shop, concert, or hiking trail when not reporting. Past journalism experience includes The York County Coast Star and The Berkeley Beacon.

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Published
January 10, 2023

Prince Memorial Library celebrates its 100th year

The Cumberland-North Yarmouth library has expanded three times since its doors opened in 1923, and it plans to keep expanding.
Published
January 3, 2023

Site of rejected SAD 51 school project stays on the table

The Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board agrees to an option to buy the 76-acre parcel on Gray Road for up to five years.
Published
January 3, 2023

Falmouth awarded grant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Falmouth has been awarded a $50,000 state grant to aid in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assist in expanding access to locally grown food. The Community Action Grant from the Governor’s Office of Policy, Innovation, and the Future also be used to partially electrify Hurricane Valley Farm, which is a part of the Falmouth Land […]
Published
January 3, 2023

Yarmouth nonprofit preserves a piece of working waterfront

More than 30 small marine enterprises work out of the Sea Meadow Marine center, which also offers education programs and has plans for an eco-friendly expansion.
Published
January 3, 2023

Pay As You Throw begins in Yarmouth

Pay As You Throw began this week in Yarmouth, requiring residents to buy town-issued trash bags for waste disposal. Town-issued trash bags can be purchased at local retailers for $10 for a package of five 30-gallon bags and $12.50 for a package of 10 15-gallon bags. Pay As You Throw is an effort to offset […]
Published
January 3, 2023

Free session on mindfulness, meditation in Falmouth

Falmouth Memorial Library is hosting a free session on mindfulness and meditation from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Saturday, Jan. 14. Susan Lebel Young, who has practiced and taught meditation for 40 years, will lead the session, which is sponsored by the Falmouth Wellness Committee. Young, who writes the Life Unwound opinion column for The Forecaster, […]
Published
January 3, 2023

Trudy Bird’s Ølbar celebrates grand opening in North Yarmouth

Trudy Bird’s Ølbar in North Yarmouth is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, to celebrate its opening. Created by brothers Alan and Jonathan Hines, Trudy Bird’s is a Scandinavian-style restaurant and bar inspired by a trip to Scandinavia in 2018. The restaurant specializes in Danish open-faced sandwiches called smørrebrød and […]
Published
December 27, 2022

‘Room at the inn’: Falmouth congregation takes in asylum-seeking families

Greater Portland Family Promise has been working with area congregations to shelter asylum-seeking families for two weeks at a time.
Published
December 27, 2022

Falmouth Town Landing pier, lot closed

Police have closed until further notice the Falmouth Town Landing parking lot and pier due to damage from the Dec. 23 storm. The town will be working this week to clean up debris in the area before reopening the lot and the pier, officials said Tuesday.
Published
December 27, 2022

Falmouth residents have new textile recycling option

Falmouth has begun offering textile recycling in collaboration with recycling company Apparel Impact. Residents may drop off unwanted textiles, including items that may be stained or unwearable, in the Apparel Impact collection bin at the Transfer Station. Apparel Impact, based in New Hampshire, provides free recycling bins to towns and either donates the items to […]