Freeport Community Services has ensured that the legacy of its first director, the late Betsy Ruff, will live on through the actions of young people in Freeport and Pownal. Two recent graduates of Freeport High School are the recipients of this year’s Betsy Ruff Scholarship. This is the third year that Freeport Community Services has […]
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Golf tourney means big boost to Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
The Korn Ferry Tour, playing this week in Falmouth, will donate $500,000 to the hospital over the next five years.
North Yarmouth’s Wescustogo center hosts outdoor market, movie nights
Visitors can browse through a number of vendors from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the community center parking lot.
250 volunteers power PGA tournament in Falmouth
Yarmouth High School golfer Sebastien Martinez is one of the volunteers and he’s ready to score, watch and learn.
Freeport’s Desert of Maine broadens its horizons
A new nonprofit arm of the tourist attraction will focus on ecological and environmental education, art and music.
North Yarmouth residents formally vote at Town Meeting to conserve Sharp’s Field
Residents also increased the FY22 municipal budget by $100,000 for needed road repairs and buy a a parcel of conservation land.
$1.5 million gift to Yarmouth’s 317 Main had good timing
The donation to the Community Music Center in Yarmouth will help it to meet “a growing demand for arts and culture education,” the executive director says.
Newly elected SAD 51 board members look forward after tumultuous year
Polarization on issues such as returning to in-person learning and racial equity has challenged the standing of the board during the past year.
Underwood Springs Forest Preserve ready for hikers in Falmouth
The 52-acre preserve has a mile of trails with more to be built and features a brook, vernal pools and diverse plants.
New Cumberland councilor vows to lower taxes, connect community
Mark Segrist defeated veteran incumbent George Turner for the Cumberland Town Council seat.