‘It’s really been beautiful,’ says resident Katie Moore, who got local students involved in the Gift of Chess club.
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Falmouth Police recovery coach program assists 140 people so far
The program, which has received a grant to continue, lines up resources for those who seek help for substance misuse.
Master Gardener plant sale May 27 in Falmouth
The 28th annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon May 27 at the UMaine gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. Native and pollinator plants, organic vegetable and herb seedlings, perennials, shrubs and annuals will be available, along with local compost and gently used gardening […]
Celebrating ‘The Month of Mary’
Holy Martyrs Church in Falmouth holds a special ceremony.
Yarmouth adding more bike lanes this summer
The lanes will allow pedestrians and cyclists to move safely through Yarmouth.
Falmouth/Gorham robotics team takes a top design award
The win at a New England competition was the second for the Northern Force team this season.
Grassroots group provides speedy support for asylum seekers
The Neighbors in Need Facebook group, with 2,600 members, is ‘a beautiful space’ that works directly to get refugees set up in Maine, organizers say.
Finding Our Voices hosts community conversation on domestic abuse
A May 10 event in Freeport featuring eight survivors is designed to address misconceptions and stigmas about domestic abuse.
SAD 51 board hopes to buy two acres next to Cumberland campus for $756K
Cumberland-North Yarmouth voters will be asked June 13 to approve a $10,000 purchase option on the $756,000 parcel. The land is not under consideration as the site for a new elementary school.
North Yarmouth resident, 98, awarded Boston Post Cane
Virginia “Ginney” deBree, a dedicated pianist and organist, has lived in town for 70 years.