FALMOUTH — The town is sponsoring a developers forum to help explore opportunities along the U.S. Route 1 commercial corridor. The forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at Lunt Auditorium, at 74 Lunt Road. Anyone with interest is invited to attend, but Theo Holtwijk, Falmouth’s director of Long-Range Planning and Economic […]
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Falmouth residents submit petitions to remove growth districts
The petitions seek a June referendum to roll back 2016 zoning changes that encouraged high-density development in some areas.
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Police trying to identify man whose skeletal remains were found in Falmouth woods
Maine State Police say the remains found Sunday belonged to an adult male and investigators are following leads in missing persons reports.
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In region gripped by spate of armed robberies, tension escalates with four holdups in 25 hours
After the 15th such crime since March 20 – at an Amato’s on Wednesday night in Brunswick – police fear more confrontations between robbers and store employees could breed violence.
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Falmouth residents continue to slam contract zone
FALMOUTH — The message residents had for the Town Council Monday is that there’s virtually no support for a proposed contract zone that could bring more than 100 new housing units to West Falmouth. At the formal public hearing on the proposal by developer David Chase, more than a dozen people spoke against the project, which […]
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Falmouth's Lunt Road bridge scheduled for replacement
FALMOUTH — A $3 million project to replace the Lunt Road bridge is on track to begin in the spring of 2019, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. A public forum to discuss the project was held Tuesday, but prior to the meeting Ted Talbot, spokesman for MDOT, said the goal is a total replacement […]
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Trump nominates Maine Superior Court judge to federal bench
Justice Lance Walker of Falmouth will serve in U.S. District Court in Bangor, if approved by the U.S. Senate.
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OLLI at 20: Still engaging, inspiring, teaching Portland-area seniors
PORTLAND — Members of the senior college at the University of Southern Maine are so enthusiastic about the institution that it’s grown into a vibrant, thriving community of engaged learners almost entirely by word of mouth. “They’ll put you in a car, drive you in to get registered and introduce you to everyone. It’s wonderful,” said […]
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Yarmouth team gets top marks in school cook-off
BATH — Education and edibles shared a plate as a statewide cooking competition kicked off last week. Two-person teams from Falmouth, Yarmouth and Lewiston – each composed of an adult and youth – squared off in the kitchen at the Bath Regional Career and Technical Center April 5 for the first of two regional “Farm […]
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Father says he felt assured his son could play varsity baseball at Deering High
In a court affidavit, Howard Yee also says the principal’s denial of eligibility came without notice. A request for a temporary restraining order goes before a judge Wednesday.