Chebeague Island Fri. 1/17 2 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Tue. 1/21 6 p.m. School Committee P.I. School Wed. 1/22 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Tue. 1/21 6 p.m. Planning Board Workshop Town Hall Tue. 1/21 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Thu. 1/23 6 p.m. Comp. Plan Committee Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 1/16 […]
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Cumberland library director leaves after quarter century of change
Thomas Bennett, who transformed the library by digitizing their catalog and expanding programming, has accepted a new role with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to focus on archaeology and historic preservation.
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Northern Meetings: Jan. 9-16
Chebeague Island Fri. 1/10 2 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Mon. 1/13 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Wed. 1/15 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 1/13 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 1/13 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 1/14 4 p.m. Town Council Planning Session Zoom, Town Hall […]
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Northern Meetings: Jan. 2-9
Chebeague Island Thu. 1/2 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Tue. 1/7 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Tue. 1/7 6 p.m. GEI Barging Findings Town Hall Wed. 1/8 6 p.m. Budget First Draft Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 1/8 7 p.m. Lands/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Tue. 1/7 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall […]
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People and Business: Jan. 1
Hires, promotions, appointments Hospice of Southern Maine hired several new employees last year. At its home hospice program: Ashley Baker of Gorham and Pam Barnickel of North Yarmouth, as per diem nurses; Christina McLaury of Windham and Stacey Coleman as case managers; and Hope Chrupcala of South Portland and Kate Pontius as social workers. At […]
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North Yarmouth widower sues J&J for $25M over talcum powder
The company denies the accusation that its products caused mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer.
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Northern Meetings: Dec. 19-26
Cumberland Mon. 12/23 6 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Freeport Thu. 12/19 5 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall North Yarmouth Thu. 12/19 6:30 p.m. Economic Dev./Sustainability WH/CC Yarmouth Thu. 12/19 7 p.m. Town Council Voting Hybrid, Log Cabin Mon. 12/23 Noon Tree Committee Town Hall
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Letter: Backlash to Iftin is an opportunity to reflect
I felt great sadness reading Abdi Nor Iftin’s recent opinion piece, sharing that he will be stepping back from contributing to The Forecaster, not due to a loss of love for writing, but because of hostile, bigoted and racist attacks he received on social media and by email for his article following the November election. […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth district schools finalizing new teachers contract
The SAD 51 School Board will vote on the contract on Dec. 19, finalizing the agreement that has been negotiated since January.
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How Maine brothers found deliverance from an abusive church pastor
Identical twins Steve and Nate Smith of Cumberland each split with the church, one as a teenager, the other many years later.