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News in Yarmouth/Chebeague Island

No Sugar Added: Please, leaf me alone

As a nice girl from northern New Jersey who, until a shocking act of rebellion at the onset of her college career, spelled her nickname with a “y,” there is no way I can allow anything other than Hurricane Sandy to be the basis of this week’s musings. “Sandy’s...

Arts Calendar: Nov. 7-18

Greater Portland Call for Art The Society for East End Arts is looking for artists to participate in its annual holiday sale, Art on the Hill, to be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at East End School in Portland; register at SEAportland.org.

The Universal Notebook: Undecided? Unbelievable

If you are reading this in The Forecaster print newspaper, everything has been decided, unless of course the Obama-Romney race was too close to call and is at this very moment being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, in which case Romney wins. If you are reading it online, it may be Electi...

Short Relief: The case for Citizens United

Many people have denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. But the ruling makes a fair amount of sense in theory. In Citizens United, the court held that organizations like corporations and labor unions have a right of free speech ...

Letter: Falmouth students are 'sore winners'

As the mom of a senior Yarmouth soccer player I was in the stands last week when, with two minutes left in Falmouth’s win over Yarmouth in the Western Maine Class B finals, the entire Falmouth High School fan section emptied out of the bleachers. They positioned themselves in front of the Y...

Letter: Yarmouth fans go beyond sportsmanship

I am writing in appreciation for the concern and assistance provided by the Yarmouth community during a difficult time for my family. My father-in-law, John Hodgman, suffered a catastrophic stroke while attending the Fryeburg Academy vs. Yarmouth boys soccer quarterfinal match Oct. 24 in Yarmouth...

Senate District 11 debate airs differences between Woodbury, Tyll

CUMBERLAND — Candidates for the state Senate in District 11 squared off last week in a debate whose organizers will cast few, if any, ballots on Nov. 6. Greely High School student government and debate team members – most presumably too young to vote – moderated the Oct. ...

North Yarmouth Academy students dig history

YARMOUTH — North Yarmouth Academy eighth-grade students have been digging for history, but not in textbooks. As part of a fall project, the students, along with history teacher David Echeverria and NYA archivist Jay Robbins, have been working to uncover the original school building o...

Northern Meetings: Nov. 1-7

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John Loren Hodgman Jr., 73

YARMOUTH — John “Jack” Loren Hodgman Jr., 73, of Yarmouth died unexpectedly Oct. 25. He was born on June 26, 1939 in Brewer, the younger of two sons of John and O. Frances (Reed) Hodgman.