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🌱 Why North Yarmouth hosted Maine’s historic first temple announcement
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In today's newsletter:
- Why North Yarmouth hosted Maine’s historic first temple announcement
- How a Brown University shooting shook one Yarmouth family
Also on today's calendar: December 19 Circlesinging in Yarmouth.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Not as cold, with a high of 31 and low of 24 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 40, low: 24.
- Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Church of Jesus Christ announces Maine's first temple during stake Christmas fireside (deseret.com) — Latter-day Saints gathered at the Portland Maine Stake center in North Yarmouth on Sunday night learned that the church will build its first temple in Portland, with details on location and timing still to come. The announcement, delivered in person by Elder Allen D. Haynie during a Christmas fireside, marks a historic moment for Maine’s 11,000 church members and highlights North Yarmouth’s role as a regional hub. 
• 'It's so surreal': Brown University shooting hits home for Maine families and alumni (newscentermaine.com) — A Brown University mass shooting hit especially close to home for Yarmouth, where native Jay Philbrick narrowly avoided danger while visiting his girlfriend and his family anxiously awaited word nearly 200 miles away. Their reactions, along with comments from Maine alum and candidate Hannah Pingree, highlight both the emotional toll and renewed calls for federal gun reforms.
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Get Out! Nature Walk: Winter Solstice — Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust
Mèmak Preserve (RRCT), 78 Lufkin Rd, North Yarmouth
2:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
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December 19 Circlesinging in Yarmouth
317 Main Community Music Center , 317 Main St , Yarmouth
6:30 pm
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Toddler Storytime
Falmouth Memorial Library , 5 Lunt Rd , Falmouth
10:30 am -
Joint Standing Committee Meeting
Wescustogo Hall and Community Center , 120 Memorial Hwy , North Yarmouth
4:00 pm -
Bluegrass Jam- Drop-In — 317 Main Community Music Center
317 Main Community Music Center , 317 Main St , Yarmouth
6:30 pm -
Baby Storytime
Merrill Memorial Library , 215 Main St , Yarmouth
10:15 am -
Comprehensive Plan Committee Meeting
Val Halla Golf & Recreation , 60 Val Halla Rd , Cumberland Center
6:00 pm -
Cajun Jam Drop-In — 317 Main Community Music Center
317 Main Community Music Center , 317 Main St , Yarmouth
6:30 pm -
Warm Vinyasa Flow 80°'s
65 Gray Rd , Falmouth
9:30 pm -
Preschool Storytime
Falmouth Memorial Library , 5 Lunt Rd , Falmouth
10:30 am -
Community Food Pantry Open
Cumberland Town Hall , 290 Tuttle Rd , Cumberland Center
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Irish Session — 317 Main Community Music Center
317 Main Community Music Center , 317 Main St , Yarmouth
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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This morning I took my dog for a walk at the old town house park in north Yarmouth. I made the mistake of parking at the lower field, a small parking… (Nextdoor Center Yarmouth)
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🗞 Nearby News
Freeport
- A Sustainable (and Tasty) Solution to Ocean Health (clf.org)
- Reverend Edwin E. Hinshaw, ('66) (bu.edu)
Falmouth
- Authorities investigating oyster gear theft in Maine (nationalfisherman.com)
- Monks Women Sweep Relays, Break Three School Records at USM Alumni Open (gomonks.com)
Portland
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