Greater Portland Benefits Arts & Crafts donations sought for Beauty and the Books Silent Auction March 5-29 to benefit Falmouth Memorial Library. See www.falmouthmemoriallibrary.org/beauty-and-the-books for details. Sunday 3/4 Irish Road Rover Race to support Habitat for Humanity Greater Portland, 11 a.m., Old Port, register online only, $20 at https://register.chronotrack.com/r/32439 Books/Authors Saturday 3/3 Book Launch Party for local debut author Sandy Shapiro […]
2018
Arts Calendar: Feb. 28-March 10
Greater Portland Exhibits “The Summit Project’s Honor Case,” 6 p.m., Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland, honors Maine veterans who died since 9/11. Features engraved stones of fallen service members, through March 24. “Maine Birds: Watercolors by Michele Clamp,” Gilsland Farm Gallery, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth, through March. “Moments of Reflection – Paintings by Kerrin Parkinson and Patricia Ritzo,” Lifeworks Chiropractic Center, 202 […]
Northern School Notebook: March 1
Falmouth student to exhibit during Youth Art Month Quinn Hagerty, a seventh-grader at Falmouth Middle School, was chosen by his teacher, Simon Adams, to display his charcoal self-portrait during the month of March at the Portland Museum of Art. Creative works from Maine art students will be on display during the multi-media exhibition sponsored by […]
Cumberland replacement pier to be built this year
CUMBERLAND — Construction of a proposed new pier at town-owned Broad Cove Reserve, not expected until 2020, is now scheduled for this year after the project moved up a state funding list. The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved a license agreement for the Casco Bay pier, although the other party in the project – […]
Northern Meetings: March 1-10
Chebeague Island Thur. 3/8 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission TO Durham Mon. 3/5 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Committee TO Wed. 3/7 7 p.m. Planning Board TO Thur. 3/8 6:30 p.m. Historic District Commission TO Falmouth Mon. 3/5 5:30 p.m. Town Council/School Board Joint Meeting FES Mon. 3/5 7 p.m. School Board Workshop FES Mon. 3/5 7 […]
Winter sports excitement winding down-MidCoast edition
Morse’s Jennifer Wilbraham skies to victory at last week’s Class A state Nordic ski meet. Brunswick’s Marley Groat goes up for a basket during the Dragons’ 66-49 loss to Greely in the Class A South Final. Defending regional champion Brunswick suffered its first loss of the season. Just one winter sports team, Brunswick’s boys’ hockey […]
Falmouth schools to add campus police officer
FALMOUTH — The School Board will dedicate its March 5 meeting to discussing measures the School Department has taken and can take to keep the town’s schools safe. In the meantime, according to Superintendent Geoff Bruno, the Police and School departments have “concluded it would be necessary to have an increased police presence on the school […]
Letter to the editor: Be sure to attend Democratic caucus
Are you a Democratic voter who is fired up about the election this year? Attending your local Democratic party caucus on March 4 is a great way to get inspired about the 2018 election. Find out how the party will be supporting their candidates and what you can do to get involved. Definitely attend your […]
Bath Brewing Company opens its doors after one last push
The long-awaited downtown spot is ready to welcome customers
Where does all our money go?
Proper budgeting is important before you make any big decisions.