I’m responding to Stephanie Wilson’s letter about the Royal River dams published in the Jan. 29 Northern Forecaster (“Yarmouth residents should vote on dam removal“). Is Ms. Wilson deliberately underinformed or deliberately misleading? Yarmouth Town Council voted 7-0 in favor of dam removal after 13 years of scientific study culminating in the Army Corp’s comprehensive […]
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Yarmouth Planning Board approves 18-unit affordable housing project
The development on Cleaves Street, which will be next to Yarmouth Town Hall, is the first affordable housing project to be approved in town in a decade.
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Royal River Conservation Trust names new executive director
The Yarmouth-based nonprofit appointed Chris Franklin as executive director, preceding an era of great change for the watershed.
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 6-13
Chebeague Island Fri. 2/7 2 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Sat. 2/8 9 a.m. Select Board Town Hall Wed. 2/12 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 2/10 6 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Mon. 2/10 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Thu. 2/13 6 p.m. Council/School Board/NY Select Board Town Hall Falmouth Thu. […]
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Maine’s problems with Lion Electric buses began immediately
Records show maintenance and mechanical issues arose more than two years ago, and continue to this day.
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Maine technician explains why he quit his job at Lion Electric Co. after 4 months
“It was more like a science project than a validated, road-legal vehicle,” Will Doucette said of Lion Electric’s school buses.
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Yarmouth Farmers Market sees abrupt end, vendors pivot
Following the approval of a development project at the market location, the market manager said the Yarmouth Farmers Market will no longer be possible in the summers.
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High school students connect, discuss politics with CivilTea Club
On Jan. 31, students from five high schools had conversations on presidential transition of power with Yarmouth High School’s CivilTea Club.
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Northern Meetings: Jan. 30-Feb. 6
Chebeague Island Tue. 2/4 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 2/5 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 2/5 7 p.m. Lands/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 2/3 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Tue. 2/4 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 2/5 6:30 p.m. Short-Term Rental Forum Town Hall Freeport […]
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Letter: Yarmouth residents should vote on dam removal
Just read most recent article “Yarmouth approves Royal River Dam removal.” I thought I was abreast of all of the back and forth regarding this. I thought the residents of Yarmouth either voted or would be voting on this monumental decision for this town. We should have a vote. So you had the Army Corps […]