North Yarmouth News

Thousands of people will sample a clam or two in Yarmouth this weekend, as the town hosts its annual festival devoted to the bivalves.

On July 18, 19, and 20, this normally quiet town will swell in size as nearly 120,000 visitors flock to the 43rd Annual Yarmouth Clam Festival.

As their long receipt shows, Gladdie and Raymond Coultas limit the number of shopping runs in Maine to save fuel.

William and Margaret Baker started it all with a voyage from England to Canada. One hundred, eleven years later, their descendants are alive and well, keeping the family tree growing and strong.

GRAY : Two Gray teenagers were arrested yesterday and charged in connection with multiple robberies in North Yarmouth.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department arrested two people after a series of break-ins in a North Yarmouth neighborhood.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department said it is interviewing two people in connection with a series of break-ins in a North Yarmouth neighborhood.

AUGUSTA : Whether all of the estimated 10,000 students statewide, who now get to decide where they go to high school, will have that option once new regional school units are formed will be up to local school ...

Katherine E. Arno of Freeport has been named both the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2008 Maine Small Business Journalist as well as the 2008 SBA New England Small Business Journalist of the Year.

Grants funded for Smart Boards, musical instruments, teacher training, field trips and presentations.

Maine Handicapped Skiing, a year round adaptive recreation program based at Sunday River is hosting a "First Swing" golf event in collaboration with the National Amputee Golf association. via MaineToday

North Yarmouth fire officials said a brush fire there Saturday evening is suspicious. via WMTW-TV Auburn

Clayton Conrad of North Yarmouth won the 79th Portland Boys & Girls Club 5-mile road race, ending a string of six consecutive victories by Freeport's Ethan Hemphill. via WCSH 6 Portland

“I said, 'Oh yes, of course,' I had a band”

A few York High School students may miss part of Mother's Day this year, but hopefully their moms won't be too displeased. via SeacoastOnline

“He took the check and supposedly left the building with it and was to hand deliver it to the party”

A grand jury has indicted a former Lisbon economic development director on a charge of stealing more than $32,000 from the town program he was overseeing. via Sun-Journal

“But seeing no support from Augusta, the wind has left our sails. We need wind.”

By BDN Staff Wednesday, April 09, 2008 - Bangor Daily News The point of school consolidation legislation, which strongly won legislative support last year, was to reduce administrative expenses for both ... via Bangor Daily News

Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announces the winners of the 2008 Maine Literary Awards. via MaineToday

“However, things don't go exactly as planned when some real estate investors and some underlings from the underworld come to pay the priest a visit”

Mystery for Hire will bring back one of its most popular shows in a St. Patrick's Day celebration of "Death With Father" Saturday, March 15, at Marco's Restaurant. via Sun-Journal

The item has an estimated value of $200. n 3:44 p.m. - A Mill Lane resident reported that someone had stolen items from his box trailer, including an air conditioning condenser and aluminum scrap. via Seacoast Online