Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 24-30. Fire calls 4/23 at 4:55 p.m. Unattended fire on North Road. 4/28 at 12:37 p.m. Brush fire at Hallowell and West Pownal roads. 4/28 at 8:01 p.m. Fire alarm on Royal Road. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to five calls from April 23-30.
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LePage plan would bar local pesticide rules
AUGUSTA — A Washington lobbyist, golf course managers, pesticide company owners and environmentalists crowded into a legislative hearing room Monday to debate a proposal that would strip municipalities of their ability to regulate pesticides. The pesticide regulations in the 27 Maine cities and town that have enacted limits that are tighter than state rules could […]
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SAD 51 board OKs Cumberland-North Yarmouth school budget
CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved a $35.9 million budget for fiscal year 2018. The proposed spending plan now goes to voters in Cumberland and North Yarmouth twice: at a district budget meeting in the Greely High School gym at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 18, and a […]
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No contests in Cumberland, North Yarmouth elections
CUMBERLAND — Several members of the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors and North Yarmouth Board of Selectmen whose terms are expiring are not seeking re-election. Nomination papers for candidates in the June 13 elections were due April 27. There are no contested races on the ballots in either North Yarmouth or Cumberalnd, where two […]
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No contests in Cumberland, North Yarmouth elections
CUMBERLAND — Several members of the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors and North Yarmouth Board of Selectmen whose terms are expiring are not seeking re-election. Nomination papers for candidates in the June 13 elections were due April 27. There are no contested races on the ballots in either North Yarmouth or Cumberalnd, where two […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: April 27
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 17-23. Fire calls 4/20 at 4:22 p.m. Fire alarm on Walnut Hill Common. 4/22 at 11:39 a.m. Fire alarm on Memorial Highway. 4/23 at 4:55 p.m. Unattended fire on North Road. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical calls responded to five calls from April 17-23.
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school budget hike holds at 2.8%
CUMBERLAND — The proposed fiscal 2018 budget in School Administrative District 51 remains about 2.8 percent higher than current spending, despite three recent additions. While SAD 51 had budgeted a 9 percent health insurance increase into the proposed $35.9 million budget, it was notified that the cost hike would actually be only 6 percent – […]
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Maine fishermen could feel impact of proposed undersea cable
HARPSWELL — A Canadian company is proposing a 350-mile, sub-sea power transmission cable that could interfere with commercial fishing along the coast of Maine. If the project is approved, the Atlantic Link cable would be buried about 25 miles offshore of Harpswell, running between New Brunswick, Canada, and Plymouth, Massachusetts. It would affect about 400 lobstermen […]
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North Yarmouth Police Beat: April 20
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from April 10-17. Fire calls 4/15 at 4:34 p.m. Brush fire on Haskell Road. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to four calls from April 10-17
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Deadline near for Cumberland, North Yarmouth candidates
CUMBERLAND — Nomination papers for candidates for elected offices here and in North Yarmouth are due back to town offices Thursday, April 27. In Cumberland, one at-large Town Council seat and one seat representing Cumberland Center are on the June 13 ballot. Two Cumberland seats are also available on the School Administrative District 51 Board […]