BRUNSWICK — The Maine Women’s Giving Tree is seeking grant proposals from nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Coast area. In order to be eligible, applicants must have 501(c)(3) tax status with programs that focus on the needs of women, children and families in Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Topsham, Wiscasset or Woolwich. The deadline for proposals […]
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IRS, AARP offer free tax help in Mid-Coast
BRUNSWICK — The Internal Revenue Service and the AARP Foundation are providing free tax-preparation help to low- and middle-income earners in the Mid-Coast area. Assistance with state and federal income tax returns begins Feb. 1 and ends April 15. The service is offered in Bath, Brunswick, Freeport and Topsham, with a focus on taxpayers who […]
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Brunswick GOP committee to caucus
BRUNSWICK — The Republican Town Committee will caucus on Saturday, Feb. 8, to elect delegates and alternates to the Republican State Convention in April. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the Morrell Meeting Room of the Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. The committee will also elect members to the Cumberland County Republican Committee.
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Public invited to meet Falmouth schools candidate
FALMOUTH — Residents have an opportunity Wednesday to meet a public candidate for superintendent of Falmouth Schools. Geoff Bruno, who currently serves as an administrator for public schools in Saugus, Mass., will be available for a question-and-answer session at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the library of Falmouth Elementary School, 58 Woodville Road. The session […]
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Freeport fire chief urges caution, asks for volunteers
FREEPORT — When a garage fire broke out Sunday morning on Fernald Road, the Freeport Fire and Rescue team had a couple of extra hands on deck: firefighters who had come into the station to use the gym and talk. “That was very fortunate for the homeowner,” Fire Chief Darrel Fournier said Tuesday. “It was tragic […]
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Falmouth considers new skating rink, outsourcing assessing
FALMOUTH — A short meeting agenda turned into a long night for the Town Council on Monday when two items dominated discussion. First, a local hockey organization pitched a new ice rink on town-owned land. Then, the public sounded off on a proposal that would outsource the town’s assessing department to the county. Hat Trick […]
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Yarmouth island donated to trust
YARMOUTH — Leon Gorman, chairman of the board of L.L. Bean, and his wife, Lisa, have donated a 28-acre island in Casco Bay to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, according to a press release. The donation, Lanes Island, sits near the mouth of the Royal River in Yarmouth, and is recognized as ecologically significant because of the […]
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To Freeport farming couple, innovation comes naturally
FREEPORT — When farmers Ralph and Lisa Turner received the Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Award this month from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Gov. Paul LePage praised their communication skills. Department Commissioner Walt Whitcomb lauded their creativity. The Turners, owners of Laughing Stock Farm in Freeport for the past 17 years, saw the […]
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Donations sought for Falmouth Food Pantry
FALMOUTH — More than a dozen businesses are accepting food donations throughout February to benefit the Falmouth Food Pantry. Donations of non-perishable foods and essential household items can be dropped off at both Gorham Savings Bank locations and both Dunkin’ Donuts locations, plus A Perfect Smile, Atlantic Physical Therapy, Falmouth Memorial Library, Greener Postures Yoga, […]
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Cumberland council to mull pot dispensary zone
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday scheduled a public hearing for Monday, Feb. 10, on whether to allow registered medical marijuana dispensaries in part of the town. The discussion, of amending the town code to allow dispensaries as a permitted use in the Office Commercial North district, follows a Jan. 21 recommendation to do […]