There are estimated to be just 300 New England cottontail rabbits in Maine, among roughly 13,000 throughout New England.
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Mental health liaison to join Falmouth, Yarmouth, Cumberland police
The liaison will respond to mental health-related calls, provide crisis intervention and connect people to mental health services.
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Greely, Yarmouth students raise thousands for victims of war
A fourth grader at Greely Middle School in Cumberland was the driving force behind a read-a-thon that raised $45,000 for relief efforts, and a Yarmouth High School club raises thousands more than their original goal.
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Anonymous donor gives Falmouth police $300,000 for Tasers, cameras
The gift means the department can fully outfit its force with stun guns and cameras and its patrol cars with dash cams at no cost to the department or taxpayers.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Conservation trust targets land in four-town ‘hot spot’
The Royal River watershed in New Gloucester, Pownal, Durham and Auburn “is special in the context of the unknown of the future climate,” according to the Royal River Conservation Trust, which is looking for land donations.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Earth Day is on its way; here’s how you can celebrate
Cleanups and more scheduled throughout South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough.
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Yarmouth community music center scaling up
The $5.5 million expansion project at 317 Main includes a performance hall, 10 studios and an elevator for handicapped accessibility and is expected to be completed by December.
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New business at Rock Row offers on-demand IVs
The Drip Bar in Westbrook delivers vitamins and nutrients directly into their customers’ bloodstreams.
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North Yarmouth Academy students mark 20th year of making wishes come true
The school’s Make-A-Wish Club has raised more than $60,000 over two decades to fulfill the wishes of critically ill children in Maine.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland’s proposed budget increases tax bills 5.85%
The $115.6 million combined city and school budget is up 9.4% over this year’s spending plan, which officials say is attributed to rising costs and a growing and changing school population.