I’m running for Town Council to help ensure that Yarmouth remains a place where my kids and neighbors continue to enjoy a healthy environment and great school system, and to advance affordable housing policies that reflect Yarmouth’s welcoming spirit. I moved to Yarmouth with my family a few years ago after over a decade of public service as […]
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School Notebook: May 3
Maine App Challenge winners Two Scarborough High School students and one Yarmouth High School student were selected as the top winners of Yarmouth-based Tyler Technologies’ 2023 Maine App Challenge. Matthew Fagerlund of Scarborough High School was the first-place winner with GiRAPHER, an app that helps middle and high school students learn how to graph mathematical […]
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Northern Meetings: May 4-11
Chebeague Island Thu. 5/4 6 p.m. Planning Board Public Hearing Rec Center Mon. 5/8 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 5/8 7 p.m. Town Council Council Chambers Wed. 5/10 6 p.m. Meet the Candidates Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 5/4 5:30 p.m. Board of Assessment Review Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 5/8 7 p.m. Town […]
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Letter: Responsible owners should step up to support gun reforms
After all the school shootings and other mass shootings, including one that put my town on a shelter-in-place order April 18, it is now time for all those good guys with guns to take a stand. Demonstrate how you care about America by advocating for reasonable gun reforms. Please distinguish yourselves from gun extremists who […]
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Farmers markets set for return in Yarmouth, Falmouth, Cumberland
The market in Yarmouth opens next week, with added vendors, food trucks and live entertainment.
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Northern Meetings: April 27-May 4
Chebeague Island Thu. 4/27 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Zoom Wed. 5/3 6 p.m. Budget Workshop Town Hall Thu. 5/4 6 p.m. Planning Board Public Hearing Rec Center Cumberland Wed. 5/3 9:30 a.m. Communications Committee Town Hall Wed. 5/3 7 p.m. Lands/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 4/27 7 p.m. Harbor Committee Council Chambers Fri. 4/28 […]
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Salvation Army’s annual fabric fair to be held in May
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Salvation Army will hold its 29th annual fabric fair May 12-13 in Yarmouth. Proceeds from the fabric fair will benefit Salvation Army programs and services, and donations of fabric, yarn and craft supplies are needed. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 12 and from […]
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‘He was aiming to shoot’
Rose Clayton said she was just getting off Interstate 295 on Tuesday when a man in the car in front of her slammed on his brakes, got out and pointed a gun at her. She later recognized him when she saw photos of Joseph Eaton, now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his parents and family friends.
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‘Bullet holes everywhere’ in Bowdoin home where 4 found dead, court records say
An affidavit charging Joseph Eaton, 34, with murder describes how the sister of one of the victims found the bodies of Eaton’s parents and their longtime friends in Bowdoin. Eaton made his first court appearance Thursday.
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Police say suspect confessed to killing his parents and 2 family friends, wounding 3 on I-295
Joseph Eaton, 34, is accused of killing Cynthia and David Eaton, of Florida, and Bob and Patti Eger, who lived in the home in Bowdoin where the bodies were discovered Tuesday.