With no members of the public speaking in favor of it at its public hearing, Falmouth’s Town Council has unwisely approved a new tax increment financing (TIF) district for an area along Route 100 in West Falmouth that includes the controversial Homestead Farms and Meadow Winds projects. However, we can still persuade the state to […]
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Metro temporarily scales back Breez, Portland bus service
Greater Portland Metro is reducing service on its Portland Route 1 and Breez routes starting March 28 due to staffing shortages. The Route 1 run provides local service between Thompson’s Point and Munjoy Hill/Eastern Prom with stops along Congress Street. Metro is reducing Route 1 service frequency from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes […]
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Falmouth tax deal to bring in $21.5 million over 30 years
The Route 100-area tax district consists of 45 acres and includes two housing developments, a restaurant and office buildings.
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Falmouth deputy chief certified by national fire academy
Falmouth Deputy Fire Chief Colin Shea recently completed the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer certification program. The program is regarded as one of the most well-respected and reputable development programs for leaders in fire service, according to a press release from Falmouth Fire-EMS. For his capstone project, Shea developed a program on the department’s […]
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Falmouth hires McNulty as permanent superintendent
Gretchen McNulty took over for in July for former Superintendent Geoff Bruno.
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Northern Meetings: March 24-31
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 3/24 5 p.m. Board of Adjustment and Appeals Hearing Rec Center Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Mon. 3/28 6 p.m. Budget Review Workshop Mon. 3/28 7 p.m. Town Council Meeting Town Hall Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth Community TV Channel 1301 or […]
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Busiest stretch of highway in Maine shutting down to traffic next month
I-295 between Falmouth and Portland will close for 64 hours while crews install a new bridge over Veranda Street in Portland.
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Northern Meetings: March 17-24
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 3/22 6 p.m. School Committee Chebeague Island School Thur. 3/24 5 p.m. Board of Adjustment and Appeals Recreation Center Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Tues. 3/22 10:30 a.m. Communications Meeting Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed […]
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Falmouth removes mask mandate for town buildings
Falmouth has removed its mask mandate for town buildings regardless of vaccination status. The decision was made in response to the state Centers for Disease Control, which designated Cumberland County’s community transmission level as “medium,” based on lower case rates and hospital admissions. As of March 7, there were 36,040 confirmed COVID cases in Cumberland […]
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Falmouth chief wants body cams, stun guns for all officers
Police Chief John Kilbride said his department has seen a marked increase in “high conflict calls.”