Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 12/3 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Thur. 12/10 5 p.m. Coastal Water Commission Meeting/Public Hearing Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Tues. 12/8 6:30 p.m. Board of Selectmen Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth […]
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Falmouth urges caution after woman bitten by rabid raccoon
The 44-year-old woman and her dog were attacked by the animal on Veterans Day, one of 68 positive rabies tests conducted on Maine wildlife this year.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Konbit Sante’s new director looks to carry on tradition
Rupal Shah joins the organization that improves healthcare in Haiti after years of work in public health internationally and domestically.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth resident attacked by rabid raccoon
FALMOUTH — Falmouth Police are advising caution about potentially aggressive wild animals after a Falmouth resident was attacked and bitten by a rabid raccoon on Nov. 11 while walking through the Woodlands Country Club trail system. The raccoon was later captured and tested positive for rabies. The Falmouth Police Department is asking residents to be […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Nov. 26-Dec. 3
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 12/1 6 p.m. School Committee Wed. 12/2 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Wed. 12/2 7:30 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth Community TV Channel 1301 or the online stream. See falmouthme.org for Zoom […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Life Unwound: Listening for lightness
I remember the Indigo Girls’ song with the line “Darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable but lightness has a call that’s hard to hear.” I wonder if what we hear is a matter of attention. I wonder if my focus, if our focus, gets pulled to the darkness, fed by the 24-hour news cycle, these […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Falmouth manager refutes fire dept. veterans claim of unfavorable working conditions
Erik Knudsen and Sarah Beliveau said the work environment was untenable, but the town manager disagrees.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: Nov. 19-26
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 11/19 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Mon. 11/23 7 p.m. Town Council Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Thur. 11/19 6:30 p.m. Historic District Commission Thur. 11/19 6:30 […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Falmouth EMT resignations cause for great concern
I am writing because I recently learned that Sarah Beliveau and Erik Knudsen, two longtime Falmouth EMTs, unexpectedly resigned. That is a cause for great concern. These two individuals have been with the Falmouth EMTs for decades. They are two of the “faces of Falmouth” that many of us have known about and worked with […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Thanks for a successful Falmouth supper show
The Falmouth Community Supper Planning Committee heartily thanks Falmouth’s community members who contributed to and participated in this year’s Oct. 22 Virtual Community Supper. It was a heartwarming and uplifting experience. Thanks to Rivalries for preparing 200 turkey dinners that our host Falmouth churches and faith communities provided to home bound residents, and for the […]