School officials did not say whether the person who tested positive for COVID-19 was a staff member or student.
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Maine Bicentennial: Yarmouth
In this photo taken around 1925, Portland Railroad Company Trolleys #236 (to Underwood Spring) and #237 are shown derailed in Yarmouth. Underwood Spring Park was a popular gathering spot in the early 1900s for people from Portland. In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ […]
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Letter: Elect White; she and her nonprofit deliver the goods
When business owner Jennifer White kicked off her state Senate campaign, the pandemic kicked back! Instead of focusing on her hard-hit business, political campaign or physical well-being, Jennifer’s own 501(c)(3) charity immediately showed her gratitude for health care workers and medical professionals. Her Global Harvest Outreach announced The Gratitude Project. She and volunteers purchased commercially […]
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Letter: Maine needs White, the best choice for state Senate
A political ad blames Sara Gideon for a 40-cent-per-gallon fuel tax bill. Cathy Breen cosponsored it. Worse yet, Breen has not promised she won’t try again, despite damage to our economy! Fuel taxes really hurt Maine. I cannot vote for Cathy Breen. I will vote for Jennifer White for state Senate. Her position on taxes […]
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Letter: White is right for Maine Senate
If you were to list the top credentials for the best candidate for the Maine Senate, you could not describe a better, more passionate, more qualified candidate than Jennifer White. Her life story as a multi-generational Mainer, her track record as a small business owner and her record of extensive community involvement paint exactly the […]
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Yarmouth man loses lawsuit against PD, files appeal
Selcuk Karamanoglu argued that Yarmouth Police had no cause to arrest him following a 2018 domestic disturbance.
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Northern Meetings: Oct. 22-29
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 10/22 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Thur. 10/22 7 p.m. Meet the Candidates Night Mon. 10/26 7 p.m. Town Council Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Tues. 10/27 […]
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Towns still await Spectrum response on underpaid fees
An audit revealed Spectrum owes nine towns $142,000 and some Cumberland County towns say that their letters demanding repayment have gone unanswered.
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Northern Meetings: Oct. 15-22
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 10/20 6 p.m. School Committee Wed. 10/21 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Thur. 10/22 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Tues. 10/20 7 p.m. Planning Board Thur. 10/22 7 p.m. Meet the Candidates Night Falmouth Town Council meetings […]
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Letter: Yarmouth Democrats endorse candidates
The Yarmouth Democratic Committee is pleased to endorse Cathy Breen for state Senate, Art Bell for state House and Heather Abbott for Yarmouth Town Council. For six years, Cathy Breen has fought for property tax relief, pay equity, environmental protections and expanding access to reproductive health care. She oversees the state budget as the chair […]