With the 2021 fishing season right around the corner, the Royal River Alliance, in cooperation with Sebago Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Maine Rivers and the Sebago Lake Regional Office of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will be highlighting the fishing opportunities available in the Royal River watershed. Royal River Fishing Frenzy!, an […]
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Northern Meetings: May 13-20
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 5/18 6 p.m. School Committee Wed. 5/19 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Thur. 5/13 6 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Trails Subcommittee Thur. 5/13 7 p.m. Board of Adjustments and Appeals Tues. 5/18 7 p.m. Planning Board Wed. […]
Letter: Dentists give reader something to chew over
For the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to find a dentist in the Portland area. Fortunately, most dentists today have websites where they tell you what they do and what they don’t and all about their excellent staff that will take care of your every mangled molar. Here’s the problem: Some of the sites […]
Rides of Silence to memorialize bicycle, pedestrian fatalities
Group rides will be held next week in seven communities across Maine.
Yarmouth library opens part time to patrons
Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth is now open for browsing. Effective May 4, the library is accessible to patrons from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays. There is a 15-minute limit and only 15 people will be allowed in the building at a time. Curbside pickup will continue […]
Three candidates run for two Yarmouth council spots
A current councilor, former councilor and a community volunteer are on the June 8 ballot.
Letter: Legislators should support campaign finance reform
Whether by perception or fact, a political system that appears to be unfair is corrosive. Corporate money in elections is corrosive. It corrodes citizens’ faith that their vote matters and that they matter. It corrodes individual faith in the power and dignity of self-determination: the power of “we, the people” at the ballot box and […]
Northern Meetings: May 6-13
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 5/6 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Mon. 5/10 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Mon. 5/10 7 p.m. Town Council Thur. 5/13 6 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Trails Subcommittee Thur. 5/13 7 p.m. Board of Adjustments and Appeals […]
Yarmouth officials say adult who offered ride wasn’t trying to lure child
The superintendent of schools says a child did not realize the person who offered a ride was the caregiver of a fellow student.
Yarmouth families warned about suspicious driver
A stranger approached a child this week on McCartney Street and offered a ride, according to police.