Worried about potential revenue losses in relation to the pandemic, councilors cut four positions in town government.
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Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Falmouth police renew search for missing Richmond woman
Anneliese Heinig disappeared in November 2019, days after posting two cryptic messages on Facebook. Her vehicle was found abandoned on the shoulder of Interstate 295 in Falmouth, two days before she was reported missing.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New Falmouth firefighters ready to blaze a trail
Chief Howard Rice said the additional personnel are sorely needed as the town has attracted fewer volunteers in the face of an ever-increasing number of calls.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Life Unwound: It’s hard to live in a body
It’s hard to live in a body. Even the healthiest among us face-plant on stairs, get sore throats, trip over shoelaces, scrape elbows, skin knees. Even “normal” bodies beg for pit stops on long car rides. There’s morning bedhead, bad hair days or full going bald. We all get sore feet with stinky toes every […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Aug. 13-20
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 8/18 6 p.m. School Committee Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Tues. 8/18 7 p.m. Planning Board Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Wed. 8/19 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Falmouth Town Council meetings are […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Falmouth Town Landing beach closed after fuel leak
FALMOUTH — A 35-foot fishing boat coming ashore spilled an unknown amount of diesel fuel Monday morning on the northern beach of Town Landing. The Falmouth Police Department is working with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on the scene to assess the damage and to help clean the area. Because of the contamination of […]
Posted inLocal & State
Missing Pennsylvania teen has been located, Maine State Police say
Biagio Coppola-Torres, 17, had last been seen Friday in Pennsylvania but is now safe, authorities say.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Aug. 6-13
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should confirm that meetings are still being held.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Falmouth residents deserve recognition for heart project
In response to the article written in The Forecaster on July 2 (“Local group conducts heartfelt fundraiser for Falmouth Food Pantry”), we were saddened to see that some key members in the project were omitted. Longtime Falmouth residents Kathryn and Tim Tolford have both worked tirelessly in conjunction with us to make this project come […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Falmouth needs to do more to help low-income residents
I read a recent article about efforts by the Falmouth Town Council to address the disparity in policing. I stopped, stunned, at learning the town has only 13 Black residents (0.1% of 12,224). It made me think the council should probably address a much more important problem than discriminatory policing: the policies that exclude those […]