🌱 How Yarmouth’s Iggy McGrath rewrote the school record book.

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In today's newsletter:

• How Yarmouth's Iggy McGrath rewrote the school record book.
• How Cumberland's vote moves the Portland-to-Yarmouth trail forward.
• Yarmouth remembers devoted educator and volunteer Vesta Vaughan Rand

Also on today's calendar: First Annual End of Summer Arts & Crafts show and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 62 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
• Thursday: Cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Varsity Maine high school football honor roll for Week 4 (centralmaine.com) — Yarmouth football fans have reason to cheer as quarterback Iggy McGrath set a school record with seven touchdown passes in a 60-8 win over previously unbeaten Ellsworth, earning a spot on the Varsity Maine honor roll. The roundup also highlights other standout performances from high school players across Maine, but McGrath's big night puts Yarmouth squarely in the spotlight.
   

• Cumberland approves $12,000 for preliminary Casco Bay Trail design (wmtw.com) — Cumberland has agreed to chip in $12,000 toward early design work on the Casco Bay Trail, a multi-community path that would connect Portland to Yarmouth along a former rail corridor. With Portland, Falmouth and Yarmouth already backing their shares, Cumberland's vote means all towns on this key segment are now participating in planning, though none are yet committed to construction costs.
   

• Obituary: Vesta (Vaughan) Rand (pressherald.com) — Longtime Yarmouth resident and devoted educator Vesta Vaughan Rand has died, with a private family graveside service planned at Riverside Cemetery in town. She grew up attending Yarmouth schools, later serving local organizations including the Yarmouth Historical Society, and is remembered for her dedication to family, community service, and a lifelong love of learning and travel.
   

📸 Around Yarmouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yarmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• First Annual End of Summer Arts & Crafts show →
  Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St, Westbrook
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Irish Set Dancing in Yarmouth →
  Yarmouth CommunityHouse, 179 E Main St, Yarmouth
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Echoes in the Fog: Readings from the Anthology →
  Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Watercolors – Peter Merrill (1930-2024) →
  Yarmouth History Center, Stonewall Gallery, 118 East Elm St., Yarmouth
  5:00 pm
• English Country Dancing @317 Main in Yarmouth →
  317 Main St. Community Music Center, 317 Main St, Yarmouth
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Local Buzz Reading Series →
  Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm Street, Yarmouth
  2:45 pm
Friday October 16
• Orono at Yarmouth →
  Yarmouth High School, 286 W Elm St, Yarmouth
  6:00 pm

📣 Yarmouth Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Genealogy Help Desk →
  Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth
  9:30 am
• Open for Tours →
  Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth Street, Portland
  10:00 am
• Baby & Toddler Storytime →
  Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth
  10:30 am
• Luncheon →
  Recreation Center at Val Halla, 60 Val Halla Road, Cumberland
  11:00 am
• All Day: Keep The Glass →
  Definitive Brewing Company, 35 Industrial Way, Portland
  12:00 pm
• Strategic Planning Office Hours →
  Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Yarmouth. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Falmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yarmouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cumberland Center

• Cumberland Fair kicks off 154th year, bringing agriculture and entertainment to Maine (wgme.com)

Freeport

• 11 N Yarmouth Rd, Gray, ME 04039 (zillow.com)
• Our Arklahoma Heritage: A musical prodigy graduated from Fayetteville High School and the UofA at an early age (todayinfortsmith.com)
• Maine High School Sports Results From September 26th (q961.com)

Portland

• Portland is redesigning two major roads in the city, aimed at improving safety (newscentermaine.com)
• Nor'easter brings record rainfall to Portland (wmtw.com)

Ok Yarmouth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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