Chebeague Island Wed. 10/23 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen CIH Durham Mon. 10/21 6 p.m. Board of Appeals TO Tues. 10/22 6:30 p.m. Select Board TO Falmouth Thur. 10/17 7 p.m. Falmouth Harbor Waterfront Committee TH Fri. 10/18 8 a.m. Ordinance Committee TH Fri. 10/18 10 a.m. Appointments Committee TH Tues. 10/22 6:30 p.m. Board […]
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Yarmouth middle schoolers send peace cranes around the world
YARMOUTH — Students at Frank Harrison Middle School recently folded more than 400 origami cranes, wrote messages of peace and friendship on them, and then sent them around the world. The hope, according to Merry Stuhr, the school’s librarian, is that the Yarmouth students will receive hundreds of similar paper cranes in return. The project […]
Yarmouth Police Beat: Oct. 10
Arrests No arrests were reported for the period Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. Summonses 9/30 at 6:39 p.m. A 16-year-old was issued a summons on Route 1 by Sgt. Michael Pierce on a charge of operating under the influence, failure to notify of an accident and carrying too many passengers. Fire calls 9/30 at 12:09 […]
Northern Meetings: Oct. 10-17
Durham Thur. 10/10 6 p.m. Capital Improvement Plan Committee Workshop TBD Falmouth Thur. 10/10 6 p.m. Long Range Planning Advisory Committee Meeting TH Tues. 10/15 4 p.m. Parks and Community Programs Advisory Committee Meeting MMAC Wed. 10/16 6 p.m. Town Council Workshop TH Wed. 10/16 7 p.m. Town Council Special Meeting TH Thur. 10/17 1 p.m. […]
Local figure skaters show off skills
FALMOUTH — The North Atlantic Figure Skating Club will feature 11 of its skaters during a special exhibition at 4:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, at Family Ice Arena, 20 Hat Trick Drive. The athletes are slated to compete at the New England Regional Singles Challenge in Westborough, Massachusetts later this month, which is a […]
Yarmouth History Center screening climate change movie
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth History Center is hosting a showing of the documentary, “The Human Element,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The documentary follows environmental photographer James Balog on his quest to highlight Americans on the frontlines of climate change, “inspiring us (all) to re-evaluate our relationship with the natural world,” the Historical Society’s […]
Theater company brings Yarmouth ghost stories to life
‘Stroll Haunted Yarmouth’ tells the story of several people buried at Hillside Cemetery.
Yarmouth delays pay-per-bag, transfer station upgrades
YARMOUTH — The town won’t be ready to move to a new pay-per-bag system of household waste disposal by Jan. 1 2020, as originally planned. Town Manager Nat Tupper said the council will receive an update on the reasons for the delay from Public Works Director Eric Street during a workshop scheduled for 7 p.m. […]
Yarmouth moves forward on creating historic preservation ordinance
New rules would further the town’s goal of protecting its long history.
Community garden offers harvest dinner to Yarmouth residents
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Community Garden will hold a harvest dinner at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the high school, located at 286 West Elm St. Tickets, which are available at the door, are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. The event will feature garden produce, a silent auction and […]