Falmouth is providing grants to social service providers working to meet the needs of Falmouth residents whose safety or health is at risk. This can include support for trauma response, domestic violence, food insecurity, counseling, substance use treatment, dental health, refugee services, transportation, senior services, disability services, home health and end-of-life care. A total of […]
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Maine Seacoast Mission’s Sunbeam coming to Falmouth
Maine Seacoast Mission’s flagship vessel, the 74-foot Sunbeam, will host an open house at the Portland Yacht Club in Falmouth from 5 to 7 p.m. July 26. Visitors can tour the boat and learn about the Mission’s commitment to Maine’s outer islands and Downeast region. Visitors should plan to shuttle to the Sunbeam via skiff. […]
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Save the Pond campaign thanks Falmouth Town Council for $100,000 donation
Family Ice Center, home of Lee Twombly Pond, expressed their gratitude to the Falmouth Town Council June 26 for the $100,000 donation contributed in May. Godfrey Wood, president of the Family Ice Center board, acknowledged the council’s endorsement and generous contribution. “We are thrilled by the Town Council’s support and their recognition of Lee Twombly […]
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Currie to perform at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth
Folk-inspired musician Carolyn Currie of Cumberland will perform in concert Sunday, July 9, at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth. Currie has received numerous awards and national recognition for her original music. She has also played with artists such as Jonathan Edwards, Tom Rush, Lucy Kaplansky, Cheryl Wheeler and Richard Shindell, and has performed festivals at […]
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Food drive at Falmouth pantry at farmers market
A food drive for the Falmouth Food Pantry will take place at each Wednesday farmers market in Falmouth this month. Donations of non-perishable food items and cash will be accepted at the market through July. The Cumberland & Falmouth Farmers Market will match cash donations up to $250. The Falmouth market is held from 10 […]
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Endangered plovers return to Chebeague Island
Piping plovers have returned to Chebeague Island for the first time in 40 years, with a pair nesting at Indian Point, according to the Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust. The eggs have hatched and the land trust and the Indian Island Association are working with Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Maine Audubon to monitor […]
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Senior dog rescue hosting open house in North Yarmouth
Finally Home Senior Dog Rescue & Retirement Home in North Yarmouth will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 15. Visitors will be able to tour the nonprofit rescue home at 616 New Gloucester Road and meet the 12 dogs now living there and the staff. Raffles, refreshments and merchandise will […]
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Cahan elected chair of Falmouth Town Council
The Falmouth Town Council elected Hope Cahan as its new chairperson June 21 and Jay Trickett as vice chairperson. Cahan takes over the leadership position from Peter LaFond, who will continue as a councilor, She was elected to the council in 2020, and she serves on several committees, including the Ordinance Committee and the Community […]
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Field Day at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth next month
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Field Day from 10 a.m. to noon on July 8 at the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. The event will feature a walking tour of the gardens that will highlight plants and practices to support the lifestyle of pollinators, as well as […]
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Author to speak on Maine women’s suffrage leader in Cumberland
Author Anne Gass of Gray will be the special guest of the Cumberland Historical Society Wednesday, June 28, for a talk on Florence Brooks Whitehouse, a novelist, painter, vocalist and mother of three who joined the women’s suffrage movement in 1913. Gass, Whitehouse’s great-granddaughter, is the author of “Voting Down the Rose: Florence Brooks Whitehouse […]