Chebeague Island Thur. 2/27 6 p.m. Coastal Water Commission TO Sat. 2/29 9 a.m. Board Of Selectmen Meeting/Budget Workshop CIH Cumberland Mon. 3/2 5 p.m. Town Council Budget Workshop TH Durham Thur. 3/5 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Falmouth Mon. 3/2 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Tues. 3/3 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH Thur. 3/5 […]
falmouth maine
Posted inThe Forecaster
Falmouth art gallery features work by local girls
FALMOUTH — A Company of Girls has partnered with seven local female artists to help girls make and exhibit their own art. The Emerge 2020 show is on exhibit at ArtaCustom Framing, 223 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth through Friday, Feb. 28, and is free and open to the public. A Company of Girls, based in […]
advertisement
Posted inThe Forecaster
Local towns hold Democratic caucuses
AUGUSTA — The Maine Democratic Party will hold its biennial caucuses across the state on Saturday, March 8, when delegates will be elected to the State Convention, scheduled for May. Caucuses are also an opportunity to rally support for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot, meet others who are politically active, and help build […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Falmouth sees support for its $1.3 million fire staffing plan
It’s likely 14 new full-time positions will be included in the upcoming new fiscal year budget.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Life Unwound: How do we know who we are?
I’ve always known I’m French: my dad from bilingual Lewiston; mom from bilingual Westbrook. My grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles spoke English except when French kept their secrets from us. My great-grandfather, Pierre, spoke only Québécois. I once asked my mother why they named me Susan Jeanne. She said, “We wanted a name that could […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Vaccinations keep schools, communities healthy
Why am I voting No on 1 on March 3? Growing up in a family of eight, whatever my siblings brought home, we all got. Whooping cough? Check. Measles? Check. Mumps? Check. Chickenpox? Check. My parents couldn’t always afford to take us to the doctor, so I spent nights over a pot of steaming water […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Falmouth contract could offset 70% of energy needs with solar
The proposal would save about $100,000 a year- around 40% – on the town’s energy bill, says the town’s finance director.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Feb. 20-27
Chebeague Island Tues. 2/25 5:30 p.m. Cemetery Committee TO Wed. 2/26 6 p.m. Stone Wharf/Sunset Landing CIH Thur. 2/27 6 p.m. Coastal Water Commission TO Cumberland Mon. 2/24 5 p.m. Budget Committee TH Mon. 2/24 7 p.m. Town Council TH Durham Mon. 2/24 6 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TO Mon. 2/24 6:30 p.m. Appeals Board […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Casco Bay nonprofit awards environmental grants
PORTLAND — The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership has awarded almost $11,000 in annual grants to local organizations carrying out environmental awareness projects in Falmouth, Freeport, Chebeague Island and Cumberland. In one project a team of volunteers led by the Falmouth Land Trust will inventory vegetation in Mill Creek to inform future management decisions about the […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Blackstrap Road fix could cost Falmouth nearly $7 million
If the council approves the project, a referendum vote probably wouldn’t be held until 2021 and construction likely wouldn’t begin until 2024 at the earliest.