FALMOUTH — The town may join surrounding municipalities in restricting the use and application of pesticides. The Conservation Commission has been directed by the Town Council to propose an ordinance to restrict pesticide use. Nothing has been drafted, and the commission will gather public input before the draft is finalized. At a meeting Monday night, […]
November 2016
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth Education Foundation bringing back disco
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth Education Foundation will host a disco-themed fundraiser this weekend. The party will take place 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Amvets Hall on North Road. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at yarmoutheducationfoundation.org. Motor Booty Affair will be performing and food will be provided by the Locally Sauced food truck. There […]
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Freeport High School name change under consideration
FREEPORT — The name of Freeport High School may be changed to reflect its status as a regional school. The Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors was scheduled to hold a question-and-answer session about the idea Nov. 9, before its regular meeting. If a new name is chosen, it will take effect when renovations at […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell working on Cedar Beach access agreement
HARPSWELL — The town’s attorney is drafting an agreement that will keep the access road to Cedar Beach open to the public. Following a July 19 Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision that struck down an easement, Betsy Atkins, the road’s owner, announced she would allow continued public access. But her expressed permission has not stopped some […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland council balks at fast-track move to block marijuana sales
PORTLAND — An emergency push for a moratorium on marijuana sales stalled at Monday’s City Council meeting, but will get a Nov. 21 public hearing and vote. Debate on the six-month moratorium proposed by Councilors Belinda Ray and Ed Suslovic capped a 3 1/2-hour meeting, where action on housing regulations and a moratorium on development […]
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Another Tom Brady controversy – and other Election Day highlights
. . . Long lines . . . women in pantsuits . . . presidential basketball . . . and what could be finer than a diner date with friends?
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth to update plan for open space management
FALMOUTH — The Long Range Planning Advisory Committee is set to begin work on an updated open space plan to guide the town through the coming decade. The work will follow completion of a 10-year progress report by the Land Management and Acquisitions Committeeon a plan called “The Greening of Falmouth.” That plan, adopted in […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Falmouth’s Pee Wee football team goes undefeated again
Falmouth’s Pee Wee football team (grades 2 and 3) went undefeated this fall for the second year in a row. Front row, from left: Joseph Nano, TJ Saulter, Luke Roy, Carter Gillespie, Clayton Casey , Matthew Grace and Nickolas Deschambault. Second row: Dominic Hau, Gavin Langelier, Rocco Deschambault, Evan Metivier, Eli Bush, Dylan Cleveland and […]
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Greely's run ends with semifinal round loss at Biddeford
Greely’s football team finally met its match Friday night and as a result, another memorable season has come to a close. The Rangers, who got to the semifinals for the first time in 2015, managed to do it again this fall and surprised a lot of people along the way. Greely, despite a roster of […]
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Yarmouth library adopts 5-year plan to engage patrons
YARMOUTH — Merrill Memorial Library’s new strategic plan seeks to engage more people with the library by creating new programs, offering more resources, and expanding the hours of operation. The five-year plan, which would cover 2017-2021, was created by the library’s board of trustees and a group of volunteers over the past year and relied heavily on […]