Chebeague Island Wed. 2/12 6 p.m. Board Of Selectmen Meeting/Budget Workshop CIH Cumberland Mon. 2/10 7 p.m. Town Council TH Durham Mon. 2/10 6 p.m. Budget Committee 606 Hallowell Road Tues. 2/11 6 p.m. Budget Committee (TBD) 606 Hallowell Road Tues. 2/11 6:30 p.m. Board of Selectmen TO Falmouth Thur. 2/6 5:30 p.m. Recycling & […]
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Letter: Falmouth trail system is superb
When I’m asked if I’d like to drive to New Hampshire to go cross country skiing, my standard answer is, “Sure, after I’ve skied, snowshoed and hiked all 50-100 miles of trails in Falmouth.” That’s right. You could probably hike a different trail every weekend for a year without ever leaving town. And judging by […]
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More calls, fewer volunteers strain Falmouth FD
Calls for emergency medical services have increased by 35% since 2011, and are projected to jump another 38% over the next 10 years.
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Life Unwound: Grief is past, present and future
I’d rather skip writing about grief. I’d rather write like poet Ross Gay in “The Book of Delights.” I smile as I read how he felt “delighted and compelled to both wonder and share that delight.” What comes as I write is not, as Gay called his essays, “something delightful.” Rather grief stories flow, broken […]
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Falmouth holds forum on short-term rentals
FALMOUTH — The town will host a public forum on short-term rentals at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at Town Hall, 271 Falmouth Road. Town staff will review their findings on the short-term rental landscape in Falmouth, ordinance development in other municipalities, and policy considerations. The public is encouraged to join this initial conversation and […]
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Northern Meetings: Jan. 30-Feb. 6
Chebeague Island Sat. 2/1 9 a.m. Board of Selectmen Budget Workshop CIH Durham Thur. 1/30 6 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Thur. 1/30 6:30 p.m. Select Board TO Falmouth Mon. 2/3 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Mon. 2/3 7 p.m. Town Council Special Meeting TH Tues. 2/4 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH Thur. 2/6 5:30 p.m. […]
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Falmouth council commended for Earth Day action
Congratulations to the Falmouth Town Council for resolving on Jan. 13 to join the Earth Day Network. Falmouth has benefited hugely from Earth Day, which launched the environmental movement and marks its 50th anniversary on April 22, 2020. In 1970, bald eagles were rare in Maine and none nested in Falmouth. The pesticide DDT had […]
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Out & About: Dance, music and theater
A variety of options for light indoor entertainment await those who are tiring of the dark, cold and snowy outdoor world this late January. The spectrum embraces dance, music and theater. Maine State Ballet opened its annual late-January potpourri of terpsichorean art last weekend in Falmouth. It’s called “Tap, Tap, Jazz,” and the show has […]
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Northern Meetings: Jan. 23-30
Cumberland Mon. 1/27 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 1/28 6 p.m. School Building Workshop 303 Main St. Durham Wed. 1/29 6 p.m. Planning Board TO Thur. 1/30 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Thur. 1/30 6:30 p.m. Select Board TO Falmouth Mon. 1/27 7 p.m. Town Council TH Tues. 1/28 4 p.m. Parks and Community […]
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Questions continue to dog Falmouth’s information-sharing procedures
Council watchdog says town’s response to freedom of access requests is lacking.