HART of Maine will host a Spring Bake and Craft Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11 at Skillins Greenhouses in Falmouth. All proceeds from the baked goods, handmade crafts and HART merchandise sold will go directly to providing care for the hundreds of cats HART takes in and puts up for adoption […]
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Bids on Latchstring Park project exceed funds raised
The Latchstring Park Task Force in Yarmouth is seeking an additional $100,000 in donations for the park renovation project. The project’s original fundraising goal of $350,000 was met last spring, but construction bids on the project have exceeded that amount by $100,000, according to Susan Prescott, chair of the task force. Further fundraising is needed […]
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SAD 51 sets June 11 referendum date for school project
Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters will be asked June 11 to approve a $53.5 million project to construct a preK-Grade 1 school on the Greely campus. The SAD 51 School Board unanimously voted this month to hold the referendum vote during the municipal election. The project also calls for a $3,047,000 turf field for the […]
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Yarmouth Farmers Market opening May 2
The Yarmouth Farmers Market will open May 2 for its summer season at the Bickford Pavilion at Railroad Square. This year’s market will include 15 seasonal vendors and a weekly rotation of guest vendors, musicians and food trucks. The seasonal vendors at the Thursday market will include Andrews Farm, Mindful Folk Farm, Tender Soles Farm, […]
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Pet CPR class raises funds for Pet Oxygen Mask project
A pet first aid and CPR course in Falmouth last month raised $1,800 for the Maine Pet Oxygen Mask Program. The program’s founder, Bobby Silcott, was the instructor for the course, hosted by the Falmouth Police Department and Falmouth Parks and Community Programs. Silcott, a retired animal control officer, donates oxygen masks to fire and […]
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Yarmouth Town Council unanimously adopts Climate Action Plan
The Yarmouth Town Council has unanimously adopted the Climate Action Plan proposed by the Yarmouth Climate Action Task Force. The plan, approved by the council late last month, calls for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero and prepare for climate impacts and outlines steps to do so. The volunteer resident task force […]
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Falmouth Fire-EMS chief named Instructor of the Year
Falmouth Fire-EMS Chief Howard Rice has been awarded the Deputy Chief Marc Bellefeuille Instructor of the Year award from the Maine Fire Service Institute. MFSI Director Jim Graves said at the awards ceremony March 28 that Rice’s hard work and dedication has brought higher level fire service training programs to the state. Rice, an MFSI […]
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Falmouth Land Trust to lead guided walk at Town Landing
Falmouth Land Trust will lead a walk and talk at 1 p.m. April 21 at the Falmouth Town Landing. Maine Master Naturalist Susan Gilpin will present data and talk about the health of Casco Bay, including sea level rise, water temperature, ocean acidification and the amount of pesticides and fertilizers applied in Falmouth yearly that […]
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‘Signs of the Season’ citizen science trainings scheduled
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will begin a series of workshops next week for those interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project, a statewide initiative to identify and record cyclical and seasonal changes in more than 20 different indicator species, such as milkweed, butterflies and loons, […]