YARMOUTH — Yarmouth Arts will celebrate artist Alfred Chadbourn through the end of October. Chadbourn, who lived and worked in Yarmouth for many years before his death in 1998 at 77, will be remembered with exhibits, events, painting workshops, and lectures. The kickoff was on Sept. 12, with an outdoor painting competition, but the celebration kicks […]
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Falmouth farmer runs nursery on the cutting edge of strange
FALMOUTH — Edgewood Nursery off Blackstrap Road is not your parents’ nursery. That’s because it specializes in plants, fruits, perennials and seeds not commonly found in Maine. Or even the United States, for that matter. Aaron Parker, who created the nursery three years ago, said he focuses on “unusual edibles,” including minor fruits, medicinal herbs, […]
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Debate continues in Falmouth over use of energy-efficient building
FALMOUTH — For the owner of TideSmart Global, changing the use of a structure built on his property has turned into a challenge. Yarmouth resident Steve Woods, who is a columnist for The Forecaster, owns the eco-friendly marketing firm at 380 U.S. Route 1. He has been trying to change the use of a recently constructed […]
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Development vote dominates North Yarmouth candidates forum
NORTH YARMOUTH — The Nov. 3 Village Center development referendum dominated discussion at a candidates forum Monday ahead of next week’s special Board of Selectman election. Jim Moulton of Mill Road and Keith Thompson of Bryn Lane are competing in the Monday, Sept. 21, special election for the seat vacated in June by Clark Whittier. […]
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Write-in candidate joins Freeport council election
FREEPORT — There will be 12 candidates on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for seats on various town boards. There are 10 seats up for election in November, but there are no official candidates for two of them. One resident is running as a write-in candidate for a three-year term in Town Council District 4, […]
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Rediscovered crypt provides clues to Falmouth's past
FALMOUTH — A large hole in the ground is often nothing more than a nuisance that needs to be filled or covered. But in the case of one such hole off Hardy Road, it’s a portal to the past. What is known as the Nathaniel Leighton crypt is believed to have been a burial vault […]
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Yarmouth business helps special ed students gain real-world experience
YARMOUTH — A local small business is working with Spurwink‘s Glickman Academy to give special education students work experience. Amy Handy, owner of Clay Play at 756 U.S. Route 1, has been partnering with the school’s vocational services program for three years and this summer offered one student paid work experience. Usually the students at Glickman […]
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Cumberland council extends deadline to acquire Knight's Pond
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday unanimously extended to Dec. 31 the deadline for the purchase and preservation of Knight’s Pond/Blueberry Hill. The council in February approved contributing $300,000 from its Open Space Acquisition reserves for the acquisition. North Yarmouth voters in April approved spending up to $100,000 from the town’s Future Lands fund […]
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Portland Rotary maps playground art
Michael Nazemetz, president of Portland Sunrise Rotary Club, helps paint a United States map on Saturday, Sept.12, on the playground at the Easter Seals NorthStar Learning Center on Presumpscot Street in Portland. A club member has a son who attends the special-needs preschool, one of several in the area where the club has painted playground […]
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Portland School Board member up for $100K prize
PORTLAND — An organization run by a School Board member is in the running to win $100,000. Pious Ali, of the community youth group Portland Empowered, was nominated for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s 2015 Lawrence W. O’Toole Award, which gives a $100,000 grant to a school, organization or district to continue advancing student-centered learning. […]