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May 2018
Falmouth Rotary offers electronics recycling
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Rotary Club is holding its annual Electronic Recycling Day on Sunday, May 13, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Falmouth Shopping Center on Route 1. Unwanted or broken electronics being accepted include monitors, keyboards, mice, connection cords, printers, scanners, televisions, DVD players, game consoles, VCRs, radios, stereos, microwave ovens, batteries, cell […]
Falmouth Rotary offers electronics recycling
FALMOUTH — The Falmouth Rotary Club is holding its annual Electronic Recycling Day on Sunday, May 13, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Falmouth Shopping Center on Route 1. Unwanted or broken electronics being accepted include monitors, keyboards, mice, connection cords, printers, scanners, televisions, DVD players, game consoles, VCRs, radios, stereos, microwave ovens, batteries, cell […]
Artwork by Portland students on display at City Hall
PORTLAND — The School Department’s annual Student Art Show, featuring the work of hundreds of students, is open at City Hall. The show runs through May 24 and is free and open to the public weekdays from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Works are on display in the first and second floor lobbies.
Federal grant floats Casco Bay Lines ferry replacement
PORTLAND — A federal grant is steering Casco Bay Lines on a course to replace one of two aging ferries. “We are ready to go now,” CBL General Manager Hank Berg said May 4 about a $6 million Federal Transit Administration grant announced a day earlier by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. With two of the CBL […]
Bank collecting peanut butter, jelly for food pantries
PORTLAND — Bangor Savings Bank branches this month are collecting jars of peanut butter and jelly to donate to local food pantries. Since the first such drive in 2012, the bank has donated more than 55,000 jars of peanut butter and jelly to food pantries and other local hunger prevention programs. This year the bank hopes […]
Local karate students impress at tournament
Tracy’s Karate-Ju-Jitsu students from the Yarmouth dojo recently participated a tournament in Bucksport. The students train with Senseis Kristy and John Dawes of Yarmouth. Sensei Kristy Tracy Dawes was promoted to eighth degree black belt, Sensei Cameron Sarchi was promoted to third degree black belt and Sensei Caroline Tracy was promoted to second degree black […]
Local karate students impress at tournament
Tracy’s Karate-Ju-Jitsu students from the Yarmouth dojo recently participated a tournament in Bucksport. The students train with Senseis Kristy and John Dawes of Yarmouth. Sensei Kristy Tracy Dawes was promoted to eighth degree black belt, Sensei Cameron Sarchi was promoted to third degree black belt and Sensei Caroline Tracy was promoted to second degree black […]
Falmouth business collects food for vet center
FALMOUTH — To help celebrate the town’s 300th anniversary, Falmouth Hearing Aids will collect nonperishable food items to benefit the Portland Vet Center. Drop items off at 4 Fundy Road, Monday-Friday throughout the month of May, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.. The hope is to collect at least 300 items.
Theater review: Portland Stage premiere explores messy mid-lives with a light touch
‘Sex and Other Disturbances’ is on stage through May 20.