The Falmouth Land Trust and Cultivating Community will host Barn Fest on Sunday, Sept. 17, at Hurricane Valley Farm in Falmouth. The festival, from 3 to 7 p.m., is a fundraiser to preserve the farm’s 100-year-old barn and will include live music, food trucks and complimentary beer from Maine Beer Company. Tickets are $40 in […]
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Falmouth prepares to transition to automated trash collection
The town of Falmouth is gearing up for the transition this fall to an automated curbside waste collection system. Town-owned trash and recycling carts, required for the specialized trucks, will be distributed to residents at no charge in late October and early November. The town worked with neighboring communities in a joint bid process to […]
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Northern Meetings: Sept. 14-21
Chebeague Island Tue. 9/19 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 9/20 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 9/20 5:30 p.m. Library Advisory Board P.M. Library Falmouth Thu. 9/21 5:30 p.m. Shellfish Conservation Town Hall Freeport Thu. 9/14 6:30 p.m. Shellfish Committee Town Hall Mon. 9/18 6 p.m. Police Advisory Committee Public Safety […]
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Falmouth retirement community amps up sustainability efforts
Residents at OceanView at Falmouth are on board because they want to create a “better world” for their children and grandchildren, the director says.
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 31-Sept. 7
Chebeague Island Tue. 9/5 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 9/6 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 9/6 9:30 a.m. Communications Committee Town Hall Wed. 9/6 7 p.m. Lands/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Tue. 9/5 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 9/6 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Freeport Tue. […]
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 24-31
Cumberland Mon. 8/28 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 8/28 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Freeport Tue. 8/29 7:45 a.m. Economic Dev. Corporation Zoom North Yarmouth Thu. 8/24 6:30 p.m. Economic Dev./Sustainability WH/CC Yarmouth Thu. 8/24 7 p.m. Town Council Voting Log Cabin and via GoTo Mon. 8/28 Noon Tree Committee […]
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Saturday power outage in Portland, Falmouth blamed on transmission issue
More than 11,000 Central Maine Power customers in Cumberland County lost power for a few hours Saturday.
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Falmouth Police Department wins second annual softball showdown
The Falmouth Police Department won the second annual softball showdown against Falmouth Fire-EMS Aug. 5, retaining their showdown title by one run. The final score was 11-10. The event, which raised $1,316 for Maine Special Olympics, also included music, lawn games and food, as well as a chance to sink the police and fire chiefs […]
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 17-24
Chebeague Island Thu. 8/17 5:30 p.m. Adjustments/Appeals Hearing Town Hall Tue. 8/22 6 p.m. School Committee Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 8/21 4 p.m. Standing Committee Town Hall Wed. 8/23 6 p.m. Neighborhood Meeting Town Hall Falmouth Tue. 8/22 4 p.m. Parks/Community Programs Advisory Town Hall Tue. 8/22 6:30 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town […]
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Letter: Beware of unqualified politicians running our electric system
If Pine Tree Power – Question 3 on the ballot – were to pass this November, our complex electric system would be placed in the hands of unqualified politicians. And we would be paying billions of dollars to make this happen. That’s why I oppose Question 3. As we all know, elections are popularity contests, […]