The fire is reported at Pinewoods Road.
2021
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Group lines up support for nurses’ union at Maine Medical Center
A letter backing the labor union effort for registered nurses at Maine’s largest hospital garnered at least 1,500 signatures, according to a pro-union group.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
SMHC walk-in clinics back open in Saco, Sanford, Waterboro
No appointment is needed for most maladies; those with respiratory issues must call for a time, however.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Women’s basketball: Stanford, UConn, South Carolina and N.C. State get No. 1 seeds for tourney
Every game will be played in the San Antonio area because of the pandemic, with the last four rounds tipping at the Alamodome.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Complete list of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Complete list of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards: Best picture: “The Father”; “Judas and the Black Messiah”; “Mank”; “Minari”; “Nomadland”; “Promising Young Woman”; “Sound of Metal”; “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” Best actor: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”; Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”; Gary Oldman, […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Falmouth parish donates $9,000 to Catholic Charities Maine
A Falmouth-based group of churches has raised $9,000 to donate to Catholic Charities Maine, according to a release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. The money, according to the statement, is a surplus from the Parish of the Holy Eucharist’s annual holiday fundraiser for local families and food pantries. The parish encompasses Holy Martyrs […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Falmouth police to increase traffic enforcement
Falmouth police say they will be increasing traffic enforcement over the next few weeks. Local officers have pulled over far fewer vehicles for “less serious offenses,” such as expired registrations or inspection stickers, since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, in order to cut down face-to-face interactions, according to a prepared release. Now, police […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Grant awarded for culvert repair in Falmouth
The town of Falmouth was awarded a $125,000 grant to replace a failing culvert on Mast Road and the Suckfish Brook Crossing. The grant awarded last week is part of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Stream Crossing Public Infrastructure Improvements Projects program. Falmouth will match the grant with $85,000 in municipal funding, for a […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Local sports pub to raise money for food pantries
A Falmouth eatery is partnering with the Falmouth/Cumberland Community Chamber of Commerce in a new fundraiser for local food pantries. Amy Meader, owner of Rivalries, a sports pub and grill in Falmouth, is offering stained-glass hearts made by local artists on the restaurant’s website, rivalriesmaine.com, for $25 each, with 100% of the proceeds going to […]