Planning for a new park for Yarmouth is in the works. It’ll be called the ‘Doug Melanson Park’, and will be constructed on the site of the former Milton School. A committee has been working on the initiative for some time. Melanson was a former caretaker at the school, and was well liked by all staff and students. We speak with two committee members, Jean Clulee and David Sollows on plans for the park.
A Hollywood production has wrapped in Yarmouth. ‘The Lighthouse’ will star Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, and was shot in Cape Forchu and the Yarmouth Airport. How did the stars enjoy their time in Yarmouth? Did everything go according to plan? We chat with Location Manager for the production company, Shaun Clarke.
While it may be months away, organizers of the 2018 Seafest Pageant are in high gear. The signature event of the festival will take place Thursday July 12. The pageant has long history going back to 1979. This year’s pageant director, Christina Blake, says the work the pageant winners and alumni do, develop great skills sets. We speak with Blake and former director Linda Deveau, who says the young ladies become great ambassadors for our community.