NORTH YARMOUTH — Rules for pets at town parks and reviving a senior tax break program are among items voters will consider at Town Meeting Saturday, April 8. A section regarding domestic animals in parks is proposed to be added to the Regulations for the Use of Parks and Recreation Areas ordinance, which is Article […]
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VAST plans turkey hunt, wheelchair basketball and more
NEW GLOUCESTER – The Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training group (colloquially, “VAST”), which operates out of Pineland Farms, has a number of activities on its docket for the coming months, including its annual turkey hunt as well as a wheelchair basketball game organized in tandem with Deering High School. VAST is a free program for […]
Women's Football: Maine Mayhem recruit new talent, announce 2017 schedule
GORHAM – The Maine Mayhem, the State’s only women’s football team and a proud one at that, recently released their spring 2017 schedule, and members of the organization are looking forward to another successful season. Mayhem fans will have just one early chance to watch them play at home – namely, in their opening matchup, […]
Westbrook-Gorham Rotary gearing up for annual Patriot's Day high school road race
WESTBROOK – The Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham is set to host its 68th Patriot’s Day Road Race on April 17. The race, open exclusively to high school runners, is supposed to have been founded in 1948 (Club officials are unsure of the exact year) by Franklin Emery to commemorate the famous ride of Paul Revere. […]
Maine lawmakers use timing, creative wording to skirt spirit of fundraising rules
AUGUSTA — Sen. Justin Chenette, D-Saco, came to a Statehouse committee room on Feb. 27 to slay dragons. His target: the lobbyists and special interests whose money and power, he said, “create an appearance of corruption” in the Legislature. His plan: ban lobbyists from ever again throwing money at legislators. Chenette came armed not with a […]
North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 30
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 20-26. Fire calls No fire calls were reported from March 20-26. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical service responded to two calls from March 20-26.
North Yarmouth change could add 17.5 cents to tax rate
NORTH YARMOUTH — A tax on big-ticket personal property, due to be removed in the next fiscal year, could add 17.5 cents to the town’s tax rate, Town Manager Rosemary Roy said in an interview March 22. The repeal would reduce North Yarmouth’s total taxable value by $4 million, although the town was only collecting about […]
North Yarmouth change could add 17.5 cents to tax rate
NORTH YARMOUTH — A tax on big-ticket personal property, due to be removed in the next fiscal year, could add 17.5 cents to the town’s tax rate, Town Manager Rosemary Roy said in an interview March 22. The repeal would reduce North Yarmouth’s total taxable value by $4 million, although the town was only collecting about […]
Annual Good Friday Walk to traverse Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth
CUMBERLAND — The 31st annual Good Friday Walk and Fun Run, which benefits Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, takes place Friday, April 14. The event offers four routes – 3, 5, 10 and 20 miles – for walkers and runners who will make their way through Cumberland, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth. Registration is at […]
North Yarmouth Police Beat: March 23
Arrests No arrests or summonses were reported from March 13-19. Fire calls 3/15 at 7:47 p.m. Accident on Walnut Hill. EMS North Yarmouth emergency medical services responded to one call from March 13-19.
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