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    August 3, 2022

    School Notebook: Aug. 3

    Yachtsmen mark 5oth reunion More than half the alumni attended when members of the Falmouth High School Class of 1972 held their 50th reunion June 29 at DiMillo’s in Portland. Around 80 people, including guests, came for the event; the farthest distance traveled was from Las Vegas. The ’72ers were honored to welcome three former […]

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    August 3, 2022

    People & Business: Aug. 3

    A capital visit Transitions Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport – the nonprofit founded in 2015 to support artists, arts and culture in greater Freeport – is now using the name Meetinghouse Arts for all its operations, including events at the gallery and performance venue at First Parish Church at 40 Main St. Marking the name […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Southern Meetings: Aug. 5-12

    Cape Elizabeth Mon.  8/8  7 p.m. Town Council Workshop/Meeting  Town Hall Wed.  8/10 10 a.m.  Riverside Cemetery Committee  Town Hall Wed.  8/10  5:30 p.m. Community Services Committee  Community Center Wed.  8/10  7 p.m.  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee  Zoom Scarborough Tues.  8/9  5:30 p.m.  Coastal Waters and Harbor Committee  Town Hall Tues.  8/9  6:30 p.m.  Shellfish […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Coastal Journal Edition Meetings: Aug. 5-12

    Bath Wed.  8/10 9 a.m.  Housing Subcommittee  City Hall Brunswick Mon.  8/8  5:30 p.m.  Brunswick/Topsham Water Board  266 River Road Topsham Tues.  8/9  7 p.m.  Planning Board Meeting  Town Hall/Zoom Wed.  8/10  10 a.m.  Staff Review Committee Meeting  Town Hall/Zoom Wed.  8/10  6 p.m.  Appointment Committee  Town Hall/Zoom Harpswell Mon.  8/8  5 p.m.  Town Lands  […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Letter: Windham reader wants high gas prices addressed

    Help me and the rest of Windham understand why gas prices in Windham are always among the highest in the area, and why gas stations in town are the first to raise prices and the last and slowest to lower them. I challenge local gas station owners to explain themselves.Gas prices have been dropping in […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Durham to vote on rescue plan spending

    The Durham Board of Selectmen has called for a Special Town Meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at Eureka Center to gain residents’ approval to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act funds for “critical capital projects,” according to the board. The town received $421,000 in ARPA funds and is asking to appropriate $34,500 to repair […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Greely golf tourney set for Aug. 26

    The 13th annual Greely Alumni Golf Tournament to benefit the Greely High School boys basketball and golf programs will tee off at 9 a.m. Aug. 26  at Val Halla in Cumberland Center. The cost is $100 per person, which includes lunch. An after-tourney concert with Greely’s own Dan Merrill has been added and sponsorships are […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Freeport hosts double bill of entertainment

    Meetinghouse Arts will present a two-day music event this weekend at two Freeport venues. A free community concert is planned from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Memorial Park, 19 Bow St. The lineup includes Erica Brown and Darlin’ Corey, Arcadia Band, Attractive Nuisance, and the Duane Edwards Trio. From 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Hearing scheduled for North Yarmouth project

    A public hearing on major subdivision approval for Deacon Hayes Commons will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Wescustogo Hall & Community Center in North Yarmouth. According to the final site plan application, the project at Walnut Hill Road (Route 115) and Parsonage Road will include four, two-story townhouses on a 2.24-acre parcel […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2022

    Lobster Festival features free admission, fireworks

      Billed as “five days of fun and feasting on the fabulous coast of Maine,” the Maine Lobster Festival is offering free admission every day from Aug. 3-7 at Harbor Park in Rockland. This year’s highlights include the Maine Sea Goddess Coronation and the popular Steins & Vines Tasting Event.  During two tasting sessions on […]