FALMOUTH — The Foreside Community Church, 340 Foreside Road, will host a concert and discussion on the healing power of music at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. This event is free and open to the public and includes homemade desserts and music by nationally known singer and songwriter Steve Rodgers. Call 781-5880 for more information. […]
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Falmouth Land Trust to hold Farm Fest
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Land Trust will host its annual Farm Fest from 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Hurricane Valley Farm off Gray Road. Tickets for the community gathering held to celebrate conservation and open space are $40 in advance or $50 at the door. Kids under 12 are free. See www.falmouthlandtrust.org to reserve […]
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Yarmouth art fest seeks entrants
YARMOUTH — Entries are now being accepted for the 11th annual Yarmouth Art Festival, which will be held Oct. 23-26 at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. The juried show is exclusively for Maine artists. This year’s jurors are Bob Keyes, arts writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and Peg Golden, founder and former owner […]
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Gray Road in Falmouth to close for construction
FALMOUTH — A section of Gray Road between Mountain Road and Eastern Avenue will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, Sept. 9. During the week-long closure, residents will still have access and local businesses will still be open and accessible, according to town officials. School buses will also still run, although there may be […]
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Yarmouth offers free week at transfer station
YARMOUTH — Free Disposal Week will be held Sept. 7-15 at the transfer station, 659 East Main St. Residents must display a special window sticker to access the facility. Specialty items accepted will include household electronics, tires, building materials from home improvement projects and other miscellaneous items. Fees will be assessed for some types of […]
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Arrest made in Portland burglaries
PORTLAND — Police have made an arrest in a string of burglaries over the last month. Tim Toun, 30, of Portland, was arrested Aug. 22 in connection to nine burglaries in the city between July 20 and Aug. 20. According to a press release from Lt. Robert Martin of the Police Department, Toun was arrested […]
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Bike coalition director steps down
PORTLAND — John Williams, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, is stepping down this month to focus on his recovery from open-heart surgery last April. “I need to take some time to fully recover, and the coalition needs an executive director who can be fully devoted to its mission,” Williams said. Williams will […]
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Humanities council gets $100K grant
PORTLAND — The Maine Humanities Council last week received $100,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The funding will support “2020: Bicentennial Vision for Maine Past, Present, and Future,” a project that, according to the NEH, includes scholar-facilitated reading and discussion sessions, a speakers bureau, and a “theater of Ideas” that explore the history […]
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Portland Greenfest set for September
PORTLAND — Portland Greenfest, the area’s largest environmental festival, will take place Sept. 7 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Monument Square. The event will include more than 60 exhibitors with information about renewable energy, local foods, electric cars, clean water, wildlife, green products and ways to get involved in greening the community. There will also […]
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Red Cross still faces blood shortage
PORTLAND — Still dealing with a serious blood shortage, the American Red Cross will hold a special event called “Out for Blood” on Friday, Aug. 30, with radio personalities, and chances to earn a $3 Dunkin’ Donuts gift certificate and a limited edition Red Cross tote. Out for Blood will take place at five locations, […]