The state’s largest dog show, the Chickadee Classic, is held at the Cumberland Fairgrounds.
Sydney Richelieu
Staff Writer
Sydney is a community reporter for Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel and previously reporter for the Courier and Post. Sydney grew up in Kennebunk and is a graduate of Emerson College. She 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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Cahan elected chair of Falmouth Town Council
The Falmouth Town Council elected Hope Cahan as its new chairperson June 21 and Jay Trickett as vice chairperson. Cahan takes over the leadership position from Peter LaFond, who will continue as a councilor, She was elected to the council in 2020, and she serves on several committees, including the Ordinance Committee and the Community […]
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Summer Guide 2023: Ice cream makers churn out favorite summertime treat
Small-batch ice cream in a wide range of creative flavors is a sweet staple of summer in Maine.
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Field Day at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth next month
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Field Day from 10 a.m. to noon on July 8 at the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. The event will feature a walking tour of the gardens that will highlight plants and practices to support the lifestyle of pollinators, as well as […]
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Author to speak on Maine women’s suffrage leader in Cumberland
Author Anne Gass of Gray will be the special guest of the Cumberland Historical Society Wednesday, June 28, for a talk on Florence Brooks Whitehouse, a novelist, painter, vocalist and mother of three who joined the women’s suffrage movement in 1913. Gass, Whitehouse’s great-granddaughter, is the author of “Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse […]
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Maloney, Cyr look forward to ‘steady, functional’ North Yarmouth Select Board
Newcomers Kit Maloney and Karl Cyr are the winners of a four-way race in the June 13 election.
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Hohl, Lichter hope to advance SAD 51 school project
The Cumberland residents were the top vote getters in the three-way race for two seats, and the Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district’s budget is approved in both towns.
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Falmouth voters sent clear message to school board, winners say
Two write-in candidates and a newcomer unseat two incumbents in the June 13 election.
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Falmouth counselor providing safe space at LGBTQ+ healing circle
Julia Maslen will host a special Pride Month judgment-free healing circle June 18 in Cumberland to give participants a chance to share their struggles and how they’ve worked through them.
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Blanchard Road stop sign not going anywhere in Cumberland
Engineers at Gorrill-Palmer had advised the Town Council to remove the sign at the T-intersection with Skillin Road because it is confusing.