The Planning Board gave final approval to the 20-unit residential project and a 68-unit condominium complex.
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People & Business: June 10
60 years in the priesthood Scarborough native takes command of naval combat ship Capt. Jack Fay, who is a Scarborough native, relieved Capt. Matthew McGonigle as commander of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base San Diego on May 29. “The capability, flexibility and lethality that LCS provides […]
Falmouth to look at issues surrounding race, prejudice at upcoming retreat
Ten Falmouth officers were among hundreds who responded to demonstrations in Portland, held to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by Minneapolis Police on May 25.
Northern Meetings: June 11-18
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should confirm that meetings are still being held.
Haley Stark: Falmouth High School
She nearly died from a debilitating stroke at age 12 and now she’s heading to Harvard.
Letter: Balentine needs to see plastic is a real problem
Your columnist John Balentine has recently written in dismay about how liberals are telling us lies about plastic (“Pandemic exposing liberal lies, Part I,” May 14). He would consider to be a lie National Geographic’s article called “Plastic Apocalypse,” which describes and photographs the Pacific Ocean’s Plastic Garbage Patch, which is the size of the […]
Letter: Gideon is the better choice for Maine
Maine’s voters will have a choice this November between Sara Gideon and Susan Collins to represent our great state in the U.S. Senate. I will be voting for Sara Gideon and I hope you will, too. While Susan Collins has claimed to be a moderate, she has sided with the GOP’s far right agenda on […]
Letter: Trump dropped the ball in war against COVID-19
Donald Trump considers himself a wartime president. Let us all be thankful that the war against COVID-19 is not a shooting war. If it were, we would be in worse shape than we are now. The commanders in the field would not have enough ammunition, just as our governors do not have enough testing supplies. […]
Falmouth sees markedly fewer browntail moth nests due to spraying, fungus
The town sprayed 24 “high risk” roads to kill off browntail moths. Spraying helps fend off public health hazards caused by caterpillar hair; the effort was helped this year by a fungus that kills off the caterpillars, according to a state entomologist.
Northern Meetings: June 4-11
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, readers should confirm that meetings are still being held.