YARMOUTH — Residents at the June 6 Town Meeting at Frank Harrison Middle School will be voting on a $23.9 million school budget, as well as whether to borrow $4 million for road repairs. The fiscal year 2018 school budget and the road repair referendum must be approved at the annual meeting before they again go before […]
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Yarmouth school budget, road bond face 2 votes
YARMOUTH — Residents at the June 6 Town Meeting at Frank Harrison Middle School will be voting on a $23.9 million school budget, as well as whether to borrow $4 million for road repairs. The fiscal year 2018 school budget and the road repair referendum must be approved at the annual meeting before they again go before […]
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Yarmouth Police Beat: May 25
Arrests No arrests were reported from May 15-21. Summonses 5/16 at 8:06 a.m. Mark A. Belanger, 46, of Hedgerow Drive, Cumberland, was issued a summons on Portland Street by Officer Shawn Miles on a charge of passing a stopped school bus. Fire calls 5/17 at 1:12 a.m. Unattended fire on Cousins Street. 5/17 at 12:48 […]
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Lawmakers vow to fight for ranked-choice voting
FALMOUTH — Maine’s highest court issued an advisory opinion Tuesday that the ranked-choice voting act approved by voters last November is unconstitutional. The court’s action sent lawmakers scrambling to decide what to do next. State Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, said she plans to submit a bill to amend the state Constitution to allow the use […]
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Memorial Day parades, more on tap in towns north of Portland
FALMOUTH — The communities north of Portland will celebrate Memorial Day with parades and other activities Monday, May 29. Falmouth will host a Memorial Day parade and ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will start at American Legion Memorial Post No. 164 on Depot Road, wind down Route 1 to Foreside Road and end […]
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Barn razing in Yarmouth
The old barn adjacent to Yarmouth’s 317 Main Community Music Center was torn down May 20 due to old age and decay. Work began on May 17 as crews moved items out of the barn and removed a cupola from the roof. Jack’s Property Services, of Durham, tore down the barn and removed the debris, […]
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Barn razing in Yarmouth
The old barn adjacent to Yarmouth’s 317 Main Community Music Center was torn down May 20 due to old age and decay. Work began on May 17 as crews moved items out of the barn and removed a cupola from the roof. Jack’s Property Services, of Durham, tore down the barn and removed the debris, […]
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LePage pesticides bill dies in committee
AUGUSTA — A bill backed by Gov. Paul LePage that would have voided local pesticides ordinances failed in the Legislature when it was unanimously rejected in committee. LD 1505, “An Act To Create Consistency in the Regulation of Pesticides,” sought to keep towns from enforcing tighter restrictions on pesticides than already imposed by the state. It […]
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Hoax threat leads to brief evacuation of Yarmouth High School
A voice mail threat was relayed to the town’s police department and was quickly traced to someone who was apprehended in South Portland, officials say.
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Handy's in Yarmouth is a homecoming for Pownal native
YARMOUTH — Pownal native Jeanne Twomey has joined Frank Grondin as a new co-owner and operator of Handy’s Market and Cafe, at 367 Main St. Yarmouth is already a place where Twomey feels at home. As a youngster, Twomey said she would ride her bike from Pownal to Yarmouth. She enjoyed the feeling of connection to […]