Falmouth has been awarded a $50,000 state grant to aid in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assist in expanding access to locally grown food. The Community Action Grant from the Governor’s Office of Policy, Innovation, and the Future also be used to partially electrify Hurricane Valley Farm, which is a part of the Falmouth Land […]
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Pay As You Throw begins in Yarmouth
Pay As You Throw began this week in Yarmouth, requiring residents to buy town-issued trash bags for waste disposal. Town-issued trash bags can be purchased at local retailers for $10 for a package of five 30-gallon bags and $12.50 for a package of 10 15-gallon bags. Pay As You Throw is an effort to offset […]
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Free session on mindfulness, meditation in Falmouth
Falmouth Memorial Library is hosting a free session on mindfulness and meditation from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Saturday, Jan. 14. Susan Lebel Young, who has practiced and taught meditation for 40 years, will lead the session, which is sponsored by the Falmouth Wellness Committee. Young, who writes the Life Unwound opinion column for The Forecaster, […]
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Trudy Bird’s Ølbar celebrates grand opening in North Yarmouth
Trudy Bird’s Ølbar in North Yarmouth is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, to celebrate its opening. Created by brothers Alan and Jonathan Hines, Trudy Bird’s is a Scandinavian-style restaurant and bar inspired by a trip to Scandinavia in 2018. The restaurant specializes in Danish open-faced sandwiches called smørrebrød and […]
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Falmouth Town Landing pier, lot closed
Police have closed until further notice the Falmouth Town Landing parking lot and pier due to damage from the Dec. 23 storm. The town will be working this week to clean up debris in the area before reopening the lot and the pier, officials said Tuesday.
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Cumberland church seeking recyclables
The Tuttle Road Community Church, 52 Tuttle Road in Cumberland, will host a “recycle Saturday” from from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 7. The church is asking for used COVID-19 masks made of paper, such as surgical masks N95 masks, and paper dust masks; used sneakers with the exception or funning shoes and cleats: […]
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Falmouth residents have new textile recycling option
Falmouth has begun offering textile recycling in collaboration with recycling company Apparel Impact. Residents may drop off unwanted textiles, including items that may be stained or unwearable, in the Apparel Impact collection bin at the Transfer Station. Apparel Impact, based in New Hampshire, provides free recycling bins to towns and either donates the items to […]
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Public meeting Jan. 12 on Falmouth school campus plan
A Falmouth Public Schools Campus Master Plan meeting for community input is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 at the middle school. Falmouth school officials and consultants Oak Point Associates will lead the discussion on the master plan, which will guide future planning for the 125-acre campus. Master plan discussions will continue throughout the […]
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Scarborough’s S’more Socials return in January
Scarborough’s Friday Night S’more Socials will return in the new year. The socials, sponsored by Scarborough Community Services and held at the municipal ice rink near Wentworth School, feature skating, music, free hot cocoa and s’mores. If weather conditions make skating unsafe, the socials will be moved to the Community Services Hub on Payne Road […]
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Scarborough Land Trust to host coastal birding walk
Andrew Mackie, executive director of the Scarborough Land Trust, will lead a coastal birding walk Jan. 7 at Ferry Beach. Participants will seek out species that flock to Scarborough’s beaches in the winter months, including loons and long-tailed ducks. Binoculars and warm clothes are encouraged. The program runs from 9 to 10:30 a.m. For […]