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Other free Concerts in the Park headliners are Misspent Youth and Jeezum Crow.
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A South Portland production company films part of the docuseries's new season on Maccabe Road.
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Marcel Kombo, aka Mister Trecy, will perform as part of the free African Summer Concert Series.
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The Turn the Tide Coalition, with members from throughout Cumberland County, seeks to put an end to phone-centered childhoods and get kids thinking creatively, playing and interacting again.
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The business finds homes for rescue cats from across the state, hosts community events with cats and sells cat-related goods made by local artists.
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The mixed-use building will have 15 market-rate apartments and three retail units.
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A mooring business owner and a "regular presence" at the Falmouth Town Landing, Kourinos is honored for saving the life of a woman trapped in a submerged car in Portland last November.
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David Chase wants to build 72 single-family condominium homes in West Cumberland, with half qualifying as affordable housing.
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Falmouth and Yarmouth have completed updates to the plans that will guide land use and other policies going forward.
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This is the third year Julie and Bryce Davis have organized the event to send veterans and their families on a retreat.
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The intention of the festival is to strengthen neighborly connections, bolster community spirit and "enjoy life together," an organizer says.
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Denise Thorsson wins the at-large seat by just two votes.
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Anne Fleming, Kellie Hall and Sarah Olivares win seats on the School Committee and voters Tuesday also approve the $39.3 million school budget.
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Voters also approve the $49.4 million school budget.
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Voters in North Yarmouth were against the school bond, 808-704, but it passed by 49 votes districtwide.
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The main characters in "The Space Between You and Me" "come to the table with very different realities," says Julie True Kingsley.
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The roundabout would make the Route 100 intersection safer and could boost economic development, the town says.
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Yarmouth is among the towns stepping up events as a sign of support and to show they are welcoming communities.
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Yarmouth Elementary School has received an Award for Educational Excellence from BirdSafe Maine.
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The crosswalk at Tuttle Road and Main Street will be painted in rainbow colors in honor of Pride Month and the town's LGBTQ+ community.
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Matthew Sturgis will work alongside longtime Town Manager Bill Shane for a few weeks.
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The town says the project will broaden the commercial tax base while some residents say it will hurt other local businesses and they don't like that it would be open around the clock.
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The Falmouth Town Council approves a development agreement with Scittery Woods Partners for the project on Marshall Drive.
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The candidates discuss goals, the school budget, the district's Intercultural Awareness and Inclusion Committee, and the appropriate role of cell phones in school settings.
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Mark Franco, Tanner Storey, Denise Thorsson, Geoffrey Michalak, Helene DiBartolomeo, Andrew Magoun and George Turner are running for three seats on the Town Council.
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Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Jesse Lamarre-Vincent, Abraham Suresh and Sean Thurston are competing for the two three-year seats for Cumberland. Suzannah Dowling and Sara Rose are squaring off for the open three-year school board seat representing North Yarmouth.
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The inclusion of a $3 million turf field in Cumberland-North Yarmouth's 'One Campus School Project' has dominated public conversation around a $53.5 million school bond that goes to voters next month, but supporters say the whole package is a wise investment.
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Heather Abbott and David Craig are seeking reelection and Raymond MacLearn hopes to unseat one of them.
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Town operating expenses will increase $1.29 million this year, a 6.8% increase largely due to cost of living adjustment increases for staff and other investments in personnel. Residents will vote on the $49.9 million school budget June 11.
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The Yarmouth Town Council voted to adopt this year’s budget at its May 2 meeting.
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Councilors Mark Segrist, Shirley Storey-King and Ronald Copp are stepping down and one at-large seat remains open, with three new candidates looking to be elected.
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The town is working on an agreement with the developer for 49 two-bedroom units on a 25-acre site behind the police department.
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Matt Sturgis, leaving next week for a job in Cumberland, led the town with respect, collaboration and kindness, his colleagues say.
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The show, directed by Janie Downey, will run from May 17 to 26 at Royal River Community Players.
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Karen Montanaro will perform her one-woman show Saturday in Freeport to honor her late husband and the life they had together.
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Charlie Moore and Nick Prato will perform Friday in a concert to benefit Greely High School's music department.
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Seven recently renovated kitchens will be featured on the May 11 tour.
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A community celebration with a parade, traditional music, dance and food will be held Saturday in Westbrook.
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Nearly $2.3 million of the proposed $3.2 million increase is for employee salaries and benefits in the Cumberland-North Yarmouth district.
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The Falmouth Land Trust has partnered with several local libraries to encourage patrons to get outdoors and explore nature.
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Eclipse viewers gathered at Pineland Farms to witness the scientific event.
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Scott LaFlamme has been filling the position on an interim basis since longtime Town Manager Nat Tupper retired in January.
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The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine will receive $790,000 to upgrade its infrastructure as part of its mission to preserve the working waterfront.
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Project Home Trust provides the women with a monthly payment.
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The resolution urges gun owners in the district to follow safety protocols, including safe and locked storage of firearms and ammunition.
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Ellen Turner, a caring, longtime special educator who died last fall, would be proud of her granddaughters' fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, they said.
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'When they put their own stories on stage, they understand on a different level what it’s like to put your story out there and the responsibility that comes with that,' said Isaac Kestenbaum, director of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
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Matthew Sturgis will replace longtime Cumberland manager Bill Shane, who is retiring in July.
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Many libraries are distributing free solar eclipse glasses to patrons to prepare for the April 8 event.
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The Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board votes in favor of pursuing the $53.5 million project, which also includes funding for a turf field for the high school and four new classrooms at Mabel I. Wilson School.
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April 30 is the deadline for providing feedback on the plan that will guide the town policy decisions ranging from housing to transportation in the coming years.
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The nonprofit, which has expanded is offerings, is holding a leadership retreat and a prom for ages 12-17 next month in Bridgton.
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Seven-year-old Carter Torina of Yarmouth has amassed a following for his trade nights, which are now available online, and he'll host a show at Hadlock Field this summer.
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Westbrook Regional Vocational Center expects $1.5 million in federal funding to build a "live fire" facility.
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In wake of voters' defeat of the Drowne Road project, it's going to be tough to make a "meaningful dent in the affordable housing crisis," the town council chair says.
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Jasmine Cherry, who only recently decided to pursue her art full time, will have her first show in April..
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Russell Family Dentistry, in business for 60 years on Woodford Street, is now in its fourth generation.
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Cumberland residents overwhelmingly voted "no" in Tuesday's referendum, 2,545 to 1,162.
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North Yarmouth will be drafting its Climate Action Plan over the next year. Cumberland adopted its own plan in 2021, with Yarmouth doing so in 2022, followed by Falmouth in 2023.
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The museum showcases young artists' work throughout the month of March with a celebration to be held Saturday.
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MaineHealth's Cardiac Fellows program and NorthStar division have come together to bring cardiac care to patients who can't travel or get access to outpatient services.
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The path would begin at DeLorme Drive and extend north.
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The raccoon, hit by a car, is recovering thanks to the efforts of the fire department, Maine Wildlife Transport and Wilderness Miracles in Bowdoin.
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The game was part of the Freeport Community Library's effort to engage its young patrons physically and mentally.
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The Cumberland Town Council voted unanimously to observe Arbor Day as a town holiday every April.
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The Cumberland Planning Board hears early plans for the convenience store, which would be built near the intersection of Gray and Skillin roads.
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The Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board chair says the draft plan for the new pre-K-to-Grade 1 school is 'still being worked out and processed.'
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A nonprofit group for immigrant women says its swimming lessons for elders combat social isolation while teaching the participants a new skill.
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The Falmouth Town Council votes to solicit proposals for a development on Marshall Drive.
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Some residents are concerned they're seeing more deer than usual, and a listening session next week will help a state wildlife biologist determine if there is a problem and its extent.
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Longtime coach and teacher Bill Shardlow "would be very honored," says his twin brother Wilbur Shardlow.
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Pam Leo's 5-year-old nonprofit is getting books into the hands of children and their parents around Greater Portland.
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Six classrooms could be added to the 2-story, 70,000-square-foot building if student population projections bear out, designers tell the SAD 51 board this week.
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The reaction to North Yarmouth resident Lisa Wentzell's book "A Dog and His Boy" about her developmentally disabled son has been "pretty amazing" and has kept the family busy in the year since its release.
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The new "A Full Net: Fishing Stories from Maine and Beyond" details Sue Daignault's love of the sport and her gratitude for "all the great things that have come my way."
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Island Commons is celebrating its 25th year as a nonprofit home for residents who can no longer live independently.
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A group of seven high school and college students hopes their performance will humanize the plight of Palestinians in Gaza.
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The book is dedicated to the Marine Mammals of Maine rescue and rehabilitation center in Brunswick and some proceeds will go to support the group.
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The committee needs to ease off on residential growth and slow the update process down, says resident Lisa Joy.
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