FALMOUTH — Trustees of Falmouth Memorial Library have issued a request for proposals from architects for the library expansion project. The board had planned to issue an RFP for construction management, too, but opted to postpone that until an architect has been hired. Board member Kevin Browne, co-chairman of the library design committee, said three […]

CUMBERLAND — Paved shoulders and new drainage are among long-planned improvements in store for Blackstrap Road this year. The approximately 6,500-foot project will run from Route 100 to the Falmouth town line, Town Manager Bill Shane said Jan. 30. Half of the $1 million project cost will be paid by the Maine Department of Transportation, […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — The family of a woman who died suddenly last month from breast cancer is raising money to buy her former business and keep her ancestral Falmouth home in the family. Linda Polkey died Jan. 12, from undiagnosed and untreated cancer. The disease struck quickly, shocking family and friends, according to her niece, […]