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Northern Meetings: April 9-16
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Community/Arts Calendar: April 8
Editor’s Note: In lieu of The Forecaster’s regular community and arts calendars, the following listings include virtual events, meetings, resources and online activities.
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Maine Bicentennial: Scarborough
This Concord Coach, driven by Harris Seavey, was used to pick up people at Scarborough Beach Station and transport them to hotels at Prouts Neck. The passengers are not identified, but a close look reveals they had various tools in their hands, including a chef’s knife, a broad ax, a bugle and a hoe. It’s […]
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School Notebook: April 1
Merit award winner Hannah Martin is a merit award winner in the 32nd Annual Lions International Peace Poster contest. A resident of Falmouth within Maine Lions District 41, she was one 23 merit winners from 600,000 entries from 57 countries. The posters were judged at club, district and multiple district levels before reaching the international […]
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Maine Bicentennial: Brunswick
Members of the Brunswick Canoe Club take a break on shore, circa 1890. In the boat is Ben Furbush. In back from left are Carl Day, Ernest Merryman, unknown and Buzz Mitchell. In front are Ralph Fish, Fred Fish, Fenno Elliott and Herbert Merryman.
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Southern Meetings: April 3-10
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Midcoast Meetings: April 3-10
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Maine Bicentennial: Yarmouth
The Pumgustuk Fire Company of Yarmouth is shown with their hand pumpers and band members circa 1900. Residents voted at a town meeting in March 1886 to organize a fire engine company, which comprised 30-40 men. The pumper “Pumgustuk” was purchased in 1856 and retired in 1928.
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Northern Meetings: April 2-9
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