Kai Gallivan of Yarmouth and his dad Kerry found just the right Huffy on Sunday at the Great Maine Bike Swap at the University of Southern Maine. They were among hundreds who attended the event sponsored by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, USM’s Office of Environmental Sustainability and the student-run Public Interest Research Group at […]
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Community group to host forum on Yarmouth's needs, resources
YARMOUTH — A new group called Yarmouth Cares About Neighbors, or YarmouthCAN, will host a Community Night on Monday, May 11, to discuss the needs of the town. The forum will be structured after the Freeport Community Night, which brings together organizations and community members to share concerns, ideas, resources and needs with each other. […]
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Cumberland panel charged with Main Street vision; islanders gain little ground on waterfront access
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council Monday established a Village Center Committee to recommend a long-term vision for the center of town. The council also met with a Sturdivant Island resident and discussed the difficulty of providing islanders with public waterfront access. Councilor Michael Perfetti, who brought the Village Center Committee proposal to the council late […]
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Habitat for Humanity reaches out to Freeport for help
FREEPORT — In anticipation of renovating a home for a Freeport family, representatives of Habitat for Humanity are asking business owners and community members for help with the project. George Ellis, development director of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, said this is the third Habitat project in Freeport. “We are very excited to be […]
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Falmouth council election attracts 4 candidates; School Board uncontested
FALMOUTH — Four candidates have returned nomination papers for the Falmouth Town Council election this spring. Fred Chase, of 5 Stagecoach Road, and Mark Soule, of 42 Johnson Road, will challenge two incumbents, Chairman Will Armitage and Vice Chairman Joe Wrobleski. Armitage and Wrobleski have served on the council for the past three years; they […]
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Farm-fresh produce straight to the Freeport Food Pantry
FREEPORT — With the help of a little seed money, fresh produce and healthy eating education will be available to customers of the Freeport Food Pantry. The pilot program, called “Fresh from the Pantry,” was made possible by a $500 grant from Healthy Casco Bay, a group funded with tobacco settlement dollars from the Fund […]
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Update: No charges against Yarmouth boy found walking on I-295
FREEPORT — Police are unsure what led a 13-year-old boy to walk along Interstate 295 Monday morning, but said he will be evaluated to determine if a medical condition was involved. The Yarmouth teenager, dressed only in black wind pants and a maroon NASCAR bathrobe, was picked up by a motorist traveling north on I-295 at […]
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Update: Health, public safety officials urge swine flu calm
PORTLAND — A group of regional public health officials, emergency responders and doctors said Tuesday afternoon that they are ready for any massive outbreak of the swine flu that has killed nearly 150 people in Mexico and sickened dozens in the U.S. and other countries. At a press conference at Portland City Hall, the officials […]
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Portland budget expected to get panel's nod
PORTLAND — The Finance Committee was expected Tuesday night to forward a $189 million city budget to the full City Council for approval. The committee instructed city staff to find $137,000 in cuts to the budget City Manager Joe Gray proposed earlier this month, in order to keep the tax rate, now $17.74 per $1,000 […]
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Shooting victim not unknown to Portland police
PORTLAND — Police say David Okot, the man officers shot and killed over the weekend, had more than 50 documented contacts with police and at least eight arrests and convictions. Okot’s family also once filed a lawsuit claiming excessive use of force by police against Okot. Okot, a 26-year-old Sudanese immigrant who has lived in Portland […]