The Falmouth Police Department has been accredited by the Maine Chiefs of Police Association. The program includes an assessment to ensure the department’s training, procedures and building comply with standards for best practices. Falmouth is one of only seven communities in the state to earn the accreditation, which is valid for three years. The process […]
Chance Viles
Chance Viles is a staff writer for the American Journal, covering Westbrook. He is a UMass Amherst graduate, studying journalism and political science. Chance spent a few years covering towns and cities throughout Massachusetts before moving to Portland. He enjoys all things weird, spicy food, and can probably be found walking around with his cameras.
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Healthy lawn online class available
An upcoming workshop will help residents keep their lawns healthy while avoiding pesticides that may be harmful to wildlife and the environment. The webinar “Spring YardScaping: Healthy Lawn Care Made Easy” will be from 4-6 p.m. April 14 and April 29 at a cost of $15. Held by the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation […]
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Falmouth fire department driving 5 years of tax hikes
Property owners will see their tax rate rise by a total of $1.64 over the next five years based solely on the cost of instituting the full-time fire service.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook schools to add multi-cultural cuisine to lunch menu
Cafeteria staff have been taking classes to help them diversity their offerings and ‘build bridges among students’ through food.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Falmouth residents now have one-stop shopping for town records
The town of Falmouth has introduced a new system for archiving meeting materials that allows all documents to be accessible in one location on its website. Meeting agendas, minutes and supporting documents will also now be available for 15 years. Users can still find agendas and minutes for specific meetings by date from within the […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Nomination papers available in Falmouth for council, school board
A total of three seats are up for nomination in town, closing April 12.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook resident urges council to strengthen ethics rules
A resident wants to make it easier to remove elected officials, citing the case of the Planning Board chairperson who has a history of unpaid property taxes.
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Falmouth Science Bowl team zooming to nationals
The Falmouth High School Science Bowl team will face off virtually against students from all over the country.
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Falmouth schools plan phased-in approach to full in-person instruction
The plan, contingent on the state of the pandemic, would start with the elementary school by the end of April.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook police now able to solicit footage from some home security cameras
Footage from residents’ Ring cameras can be useful in investigations, police say, but the ACLU raises some privacy concerns.