For the past five years our town manager, town planner, planning board, town council, and the planning board of appeals have not honored repeated requests from residents to have a public conversation about short-term rentals in our residential areas. Nonetheless, issues and burdens surrounding STR’s on the community such as parking, safety, parties, noise, affordable […]
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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 […]
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Forum: How I shortened my winter by adding two months to it
Winter (from Webster’s dictionary): “the season between autumn and spring comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of December, January, and February, or as reckoned astronomically extending from the December solstice to the March equinox.” Winter in Maine (from my dictionary): the season between autumn and spring comprising usually the months of November, December, […]
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Letter: Scarborough Garden Club extends thanks
Together with the Scarborough Historical Society and the town of Scarborough, the Scarborough Garden Club maintains the historic Hunnewell House. The garden club would like to thank Scarborough Community Services and others for the alternate delivery of water for the Hunnewell House gardens this past summer. Due to a water main break last fall on […]
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Letter: Balentine’s Trump truths define oxymoron
With respect to John Balentine’s most recent two columns in The Forecaster (“Truths about Trump, parts I and II,” Oct. 16 and 23), his titles (and subsequent text in each of these columns) are the exact definition of the word – oxymoron, i.e., “a figure of speech by which a locution produces an effect by […]
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Letter: Trump has refused to lead intelligently
I admire John Balentine’s creativity in using the word “truth” to describe Donald Trump, a man whose documented lies in the past four years have passed the 20,000 mark. As I and many others attempt to correct the misinformation spewed by Balentine, we forget that his is an opinion column, not requiring any supporting facts […]
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Letter: Reader happy Beem no longer with Forecaster
I, for one, am so glad that Edgar Allen Beem is no longer writing a column for The Forecaster. His constant vitriol, laser-focused on our president and his policies, won’t be missed. I urge all readers to consider the good things that have occurred during his tenure. Tax cuts have put extra money in everyone’s […]
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Letter: Residents encouraged to envision Falmouth’s future
Last week Falmouth began its vision and values initiative, which will focus on one critical question: What should Falmouth look like and feel like in 10 to 20 years? The answers will lead to an update to the town’s comprehensive plan and drive future decisions on everything from budget priorities to land use regulation. We […]
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Letter: Teachers need more support than ever
In both the national and local press in recent months, there have been passing references made to the challenges faced by teachers during this pandemic. But not enough. Not nearly enough. Speaking as a former teacher, I can say that teaching is a wonderful and rewarding profession. But even under the best of circumstances, it […]
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Letter: Falmouth firefighters’ resignations equal ‘huge loss’
Yesterday I learned of the sudden resignation of Erik Knudsen and Sarah Beliveau from the Falmouth Fire Department. I am writing to express sadness for the town and concern that these two incredibly dedicated public servants felt compelled to take such action. In all the years I have known them it would have been inconceivable […]