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 […]
2016
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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 […]
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Portland planners weigh options for waterfront building heights
PORTLAND — City officials plan to present a fourth option for proposed amendments governing West Commercial Street building heights at a Nov. 22 Planning Board workshop. Just what the option may be was not determined in a 2 1/2-hour community meeting Nov. 3 at Reiche School. “We really want to facilitate a discussion that will lead […]
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Clinton wins Dixville Notch, N.H., with 4 votes to Trump’s 2
Two other New Hampshire towns claiming first-in-the-nation status cast and counted their ballots after midnight as well.
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Take a look at how #MaineVotes
Voters visit the polls to make their voices heard.
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Post-election forum scheduled in Portland
PORTLAND — Election results and implications will be the topic at a Nov. 14 public forum at the First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. Southern Maine Community College adjunct professor Ralph Carmona will moderate and Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, former Maine Democratic Party Chairman Severin Beliveau, Republican strategist Lance Dutson and communications strategist Alan Caron […]
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Maine close to record turnout for presidential election
While the presidential race is driving the big turnout, Mainers also are deciding an unprecedented five citizen-initiated ballot questions and choosing candidates to fill every seat in the Legislature.
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Authorities identify woman, 2 children killed in Old Town blaze
The remains of the victims are taken to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsies, and investigators work to pinpoint the cause of the fire.