YARMOUTH — Auburn artist Anita F. Poulin has had two of her paintings selected by jury to show at the Yarmouth Art Festival, Oct. 24-27, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road. The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 24-26, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. […]
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Gab Girls: Businesswoman focusing on mentoring teens
YARMOUTH — Gabrielle Melchionda’s business started with a failing math grade. About 27 years later, her Mad Gab’s natural and organic body-care products are sold throughout the U.S. and Canada. Now, Melchionda said she’d like to focus on the “pillar” of her business by formalizing Gab Girls, which is a mixture of mentoring, internship and […]
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H.S. football: Rawstron, Raiders rally to beat Clippers
Oak Hill quarterback Gavin Rawstron’s 27-yard touchdown run gave the Raiders the lead in fourth quarter Saturday at Oak Hill High in Wales. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WALES — Gavin Rawstron had just finished being helped to the Oak Hill sideline when Yarmouth’s Jack Ricciardi broke free for a 33-yard touchdown run, putting the Clippers up […]
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Somali refugee-turned-author to share his journey
YARMOUTH — Somali native Abdi Nor Iftin will share his journey to and appreciation of America at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at Merrill Memorial Library. The 33-year-old author of “Call Me American” is on a national tour that has taken him from Maine to Washington, D.C., and back again since the book was published […]
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Carleton D. Morrison
DURHAM — Carleton D. Morrison, 65, of Durham passed away at home Sunday, June 24, with his family by his side. He was born in Portland on March 13, 1953, a son of the late George and Christine (Clark) Morrison. He lived his entire life in the southern or central parts of Maine, and attended school […]
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Yarmouth’s Wahlstrom expected to be first-round selection in NHL draft
Maine native Oliver Wahlstrom, 18, who has been played on U.S. national U-17 and U-18 hockey squads, is expected to be taken in the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday. (Rena Laverty/USA Hockey National Team Development Program) Nine years after he scored a jaw-dropping goal that would make him an internet sensation, Yarmouth […]
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Historic Yarmouth train depot to be converted to offices
YARMOUTH — The Village Improvement Society has selected a buyer for the Grand Trunk Railroad Depot on Main Street. Ford Reiche of Freeport plans to convert the 1906 building into office space. The Canadian National Railway built the station and owned it for more than 60 years until the railroad stopped running trains to Yarmouth […]
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Father sues Deering High principal over decision not to let his son play baseball
The father of a Deering High School sophomore has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the school’s principal has arbitrarily denied his son “the right to play varsity baseball.” The lawsuit states that Princehoward Yee, a resident of Falmouth who had been home-schooled, enrolled as a full-time student at Deering on Jan. 25 believing that […]
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Pig brains help Yarmouth chef win ‘Chopped’ on Food Network
Canned pig brains in milk gravy. That was the most memorable memory basket item Christian Hayes, chef and owner of Yarmouth-based Dandelion Catering, worked with on Tuesday night’s episode of the Food Network’s popular television show “Chopped.” The entree he made with the “really disgusting” ingredient helped him win the show and its $10,000 prize. […]
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Snowstorm doesn’t stop all of the student walkouts in Maine
YARMOUTH (AP) — A snowstorm that dumped up to 2 feet of snow on Maine has forced postponements of many, but not all, student demonstrations demanding school safety. But more than 200 students gathered Wednesday outside Yarmouth High School to hold a moment of silence for the victims in Parkland, Florida, and to rally against […]