YARMOUTH — The Town Council heard unexpected good news about proposed school spending for fiscal year 2016, but not everyone was happy with the surprise. A reduction in health insurance rates will save the School Department about $175,000 next year, School Finance Committee Chairman Tim Wheaton told councilors at their April 16 meeting. The department’s […]

YARMOUTH — Whether its genesis is divine, driven by demographics, or the result of religious sibling rivalry, a new church is opening its doors next week – the first area congregation founded in more than a decade, and the first in Yarmouth since 1973. The Royal River Baptist Church will hold an inaugural prayer rally Sunday, […]

FALMOUTH — A plan is in place for harvesting portions of the Blackstrap Hill Community Forest beginning in the winter of 2016. The plan, which was recommended by the Land Management Acquisition Committee and adopted by the Town Council on April 13, has two goals. The first, according to plan documents, is to thin the […]

FALMOUTH — Owners of the OceanView retirement community want to add affordable senior housing and expand onto town property at the former Plummer School, and build cottages on other newly acquired land. Matt Teare, director of development at Seacoast Management Co., which is associated with OceanView, said the company is asking the Town Council to […]

CUMBERLAND — With health insurance costs coming in lower than initially budgeted, School Administrative District 51 is planning to use the savings to hire a specialist for students with unique learning needs. The Cumberland-North Yarmouth district had expected an estimated 9 percent increase in health insurance costs, but has learned the hike will be a […]