The city of Bath this summer will upgrade 646 streetlights to lighting fixtures with LED bulbs, which will be longer lasting and have lower voltage and CO2 emissions than those now in place, according to the city. The lights will have smart controls, allowing the city to control the timing and brightness. They will be […]
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South Portland to officially open Sgt. Jason W. Swiger Memorial Park
The city of South Portland will host a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, May 20, at a renovated park on School Street, now named in honor of Sgt. Jason W. Swiger. Swiger, an Army paratrooper, died in in Iraq in 2007. He frequented the park as a child, having grown up across the street, according to […]
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Birds, plants and bats at upcoming land trust events
The Scarborough Land Trust has a number of events coming up. At 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20, birder Brad Woodward will lead a walk at Blue Point Preserve. He’ll lead a second bird walk at 8 a.m. June 20 at Fuller Farm Preserve. At noon May 27, the trust will host a work session on […]
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Scarborough Town Hall goes to 4-day workweek, Cape Elizabeth soon to follow
Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth have changed the operating hours of their respective town halls. Scarborough Town Hall is now open four days a week, Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The change, according to the town website, was based partly on a survey of 300 residents that found the previous 4 p.m. […]
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Police community liaison sought for tri-town partnership
Spurwink Behavioral Health and Education Services is seeking a police community liaison to work with police in Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth to help residents access mental health and social services. The liaison will work in close partnership with police officers to assist residents in accessing resources and services. The tri-town partnership is part of an […]
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Falmouth, Cumberland plan Memorial Day events
Falmouth veterans and their families are invited to start their Memorial Day at 8:30 a.m. at the American Legion Post with coffee and pastries before the town’s annual parade and ceremony begin. The parade will start at 10 a.m. from the Legion at 65 Depot Road and end at Pine Grove Preserve at 34 Foreside […]
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Candidates run uncontested for Falmouth council, school board
Falmouth candidates for Town Council and the school board are uncontested on the June 13 ballot. Incumbent Councilor Peter LaFond and newcomer Bryce Hach, a teacher at North Yarmouth Academy who has been active in the community, are seeking the two available seats on the council. Councilor Ted Asherman is not seeking reelection. The three […]
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South Portlander’s Drumming Up Wishes concert raises more than $4,000
An annual benefit concert last weekend for Make-A-Wish Maine raised more over $4,000, according to organizer Jeff Glidden of South Portland. The money from the Drumming Up Wishes concert will be used to sponsor Glidden at the annual Walk For Wishes in Portland on Thursday, an event for which he has routinely been the top […]
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Greely teen wins country music guitar contest
Greely High School junior Maddie Yates took first place in the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame 2023 High School Student Guitar competition and will perform May 21 at the hall of fame’s 46th annual induction ceremony. Yates has been playing music since she was a child and now plays guitar in Flight 317, a […]
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Master Gardener plant sale May 27 in Falmouth
The 28th annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon May 27 at the UMaine gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. Native and pollinator plants, organic vegetable and herb seedlings, perennials, shrubs and annuals will be available, along with local compost and gently used gardening […]