Christmas fair – Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., West Gorham Union Church, 190 Ossipee Trail (Route 25), Gorham. Crafts, greenery, bake sale, knitted items, raffle for queen-sized quilt or $100 gift card to Pit Stop Fuel or Christmas basket full of goodies, used Christmas decorations, used jewelry, and RADA knives. Chowda or sandwiches for […]
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Northern Meetings: Nov. 21-28
Chebeague Island Thu. 11/21 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 11/25 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 11/21 7 a.m. Community Chamber Meeting Town Hall Mon. 11/21 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Freeport Thu. 11/21 6 p.m. Social/Racial Equity Committee Town Hall Mon. 11/25 6 p.m. Sustainability Advisory […]
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Northern Meetings: Nov. 14-21
Chebeague Island Tue. 11/19 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 11/20 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Tue. 11/19 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Thu. 11/21 5 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 11/18 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Tue. 11/19 6:30 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall […]
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Teen entrepreneurs mean business
Local high schoolers are joining a trend of hardworking Gen Z teens.
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Northern Meetings: Nov. 7-14
Chebeague Island Thu. 11/7 6 p.m. Climate Action Team Zoom Cumberland Thu. 11/14 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee Town Hall Falmouth Wed. 11/13 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Freeport Mon. 11/11 6:30 p.m. Winslow Park Commission Town Hall Tue. 11/12 7:30 a.m. Complete Streets Committee Town Hall Tue. 11/12 6 p.m. Town Council Town […]
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Whooping cough reported in Cumberland schools
The district is dealing with a minor outbreak of the respiratory infection.
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People and Business: Oct. 30
Hires, promotions, appointments Guelord Balekelayi was hired at Opus Consulting as a consultant, with a background in accounting and finance. Alison Frazee has been named Greater Portland Landmarks’ upcoming director of advocacy, to start her position in January. She previously was executive director at Boston Preservation Alliance. Claudia Meyer-Maaseidvaag joined the Homeless Animal Rescue Team, […]
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Greely eighth-grade documentarian draws attention of Ken Burns
Greely Middle School student David Gilbert submitted his short film on the Americans with Disabilities Act to a National History Day contest and won the opportunity to speak with famed documentarian Ken Burns.
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Hewing logs by hand keeps Cumberland craftsman busy
Stephen Smith is, to his knowledge, the only craftsperson hand-hewing logs commercially in North America.
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Forum: Reflections on finding connection, making changes in retirement
Making a move at any stage of life can be daunting, but doing so during the retirement years can be a particularly intimidating transition. Change, at any age, is not an easy process. Last year, after losing my husband, I decided to leave Cape Cod and moved to Maine into a new community called Cumberland […]