NORTH YARMOUTH — State Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, announced she will seek a third term. Graham, who was first elected in 2010 to represent House District 109, is now running in new House District 46, which includes North Yarmouth and Durham, and half of Pownal. District 109 included parts of North Yarmouth, Gray and […]
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Yarmouth students to debut one-act play
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth High School Playmakers will debut “Josephine’s Stories,” a student adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s 1902 collection “Just So Stories,” on Wednesday, March 5 at 8 p.m. in the high school’s performing arts center. The play, adapted for the stage by senior Amelia French and directed by Betsy Puelle, will serve as Yarmouth […]
Cumberland school expansion could be complete by March
CUMBERLAND — The expansion of Greely Middle School, to accommodate students from the soon-to-be-closed North Yarmouth Memorial School, could be completed by the end of next month. School Administrative District 51 voters in June 2013 approved both the $2 million expansion of the middle school, and the closure of the fourth- and fifth-grade North Yarmouth […]
Yarmouth GOP to caucus at Town Hall
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Republican Committee will caucus on Saturday, March 1, at Yarmouth Town Hall. Committee Chairman Rick Snow said the committee will elect delegates and alternates to the state GOP convention, and elect members to the Cumberland County Republican Committee. All Yarmouth Republicans are encouraged to attend. The state convention will be held […]
Portland road race needs volunteers
PORTLAND — Volunteers are needed this weekend for the 18th annual Irish Rover Road Race on Sunday, March 2. The 5K race to raise money for Greater Portland Habitat for Humanity begins and ends at the Portland Museum of Art, with the turnaround point at the Eastern Promenade. Race-day volunteers are needed from 10 a.m.-12:30 […]
Portland seeks funds to overhaul intersection near USM
PORTLAND — The outlook is ambitious, but the competition will be fierce to get outside money for city street, intersection and pedestrian pathway projects. Earlier this month, city officials submitted eight applications for funding beginning in 2016 from the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System. The proposed reconstruction of a troublesome intersection near the University of Southern […]
Cumberland Avenue project to be discussed
PORTLAND — Improvements planned by the city to Cumberland Avenue lighting and sidewalks will be discussed March 6 at 6 p.m. at Avesta Housing, 307 Cumberland Ave. Plans call for replacing sidewalks and lighting on the north side of Cumberland Avenue, from Preble to Mechanic streets. Avesta Housing is planning similar improvements as part of […]
After months of debate, Yarmouth to start charging sewer fees
YARMOUTH — After discussions that spanned the past eight months, the town is implementing sewer user fees. The Town Council on Feb. 20 approved a hybrid, tiered-use rate structure that will charge standard users – about 70 percent of sewer-using property owners, the town estimates – $350 annually. Small users will pay an annual fee of $100, large […]
Ex-Etiquette: Don’t let mist of anniversary nostalgia obscure vision
Q: My ex and I went on our first date on an upcoming holiday. Although we broke up four years ago and we have both been in relationships with other people, every time the day rolls around I get a little nostalgic and consider contacting him. I hear he’s not getting along with his current […]
Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
This week’s poem by the late Robert Siegel of South Berwick takes us to the mysterious world of the supermarket.