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Schools say they’ll stick with proficiency diploma, even if law is repealed

by Kate Irish Collins March 20, 2018June 19, 2019

AUGUSTA — Faced with the possible repeal of a 6-year-old law that requires schools to move to a proficiency-based diploma for all students, superintendents at area schools said they’ll stay the course and continue implementing a proficiency-based curriculum no matter what the Legislature decides. This week the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is set to take […]

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No contests in Northern primaries for state Legislature

by Alex Lear March 20, 2018June 19, 2019

FALMOUTH — There will be no contested primaries in Portland’s northern suburbs on June 12, unless any successful write-in candidates emerge. The deadline for candidates from parties to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to file. House […]

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Dance, learn, donate to celebrate Falmouth's 300th

by Kate Irish Collins March 20, 2018June 18, 2019

FALMOUTH — The celebration of the town’s tercentennial year continues with several 300th-themed events on tap in the coming weeks. On Saturday, March 24, the Falmouth Historical Society will host an old-fashioned sock hop at Lunt Auditorium, 7-10 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the historical society. The event also features “The Story of Falmouth” traveling exhibit, the […]

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Falmouth theater getting hate calls for staging play with Holocaust theme

by Bob Keyes and Eric Russell March 16, 2018March 17, 2018

The artistic director for Footlights Theatre sent a note to supporters outlining some of the calls and why they affirm his belief that the play is worth doing.

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Falmouth Police Beat: March 15

by The Forecaster March 15, 2018June 18, 2019

Arrests 3/3 at 8:32 a.m. Charles Ayres, 45, of Indiana Avenue, Bangor, was arrested on Blackstrap Road by Officer Steve Hamilton on charges of driving to endanger, theft by unauthorized use of property and vandalism. 3/7 at 3:47 a.m. Timothy W. Richards, 54, of Broadway, South Portland, was arrested on Mountain Road by Officer Matthew […]

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Falmouth native preaches need for action on climate change

by STEVE COLLINS Sun Journal March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

Joel Clement, a former Department of the Interior scientist who sued the agency, tells a crowd at Bates that working in the Trump administration was like ‘being led by a gang of vindictive fifth-graders.’

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Falmouth High School students to show photos at local art gallery

by Kate Irish Collins March 14, 2018June 18, 2019

FALMOUTH — Eighteen photos by students from Falmouth High School will be on display in a new exhibit at Elizabeth Moss Galleries on Route 1 later this month. The show, “By Invitation: Perspectives, Photography from Developing Eyes Featuring Students from Falmouth High School,” opens at 5 p.m. March 20 with an artists’ reception and runs through […]