Falmouth Fire-EMS chief named Instructor of the Year

Falmouth Fire-EMS Chief Howard Rice has been awarded the Deputy Chief Marc Bellefeuille Instructor of the Year award from the Maine Fire Service Institute. MFSI Director Jim Graves said at the awards ceremony March 28 that Rice’s hard work and dedication has brought higher level fire service training programs to the state. Rice, an MFSI […]

Legislature honors Cumberland’s Shane

Falmouth Land Trust to lead guided walk at Town Landing

Falmouth Land Trust will lead a walk and talk at 1 p.m. April 21 at the Falmouth Town Landing. Maine Master Naturalist Susan Gilpin will present data and talk about the health of Casco Bay, including sea level rise, water temperature, ocean acidification and the amount of pesticides and fertilizers applied in Falmouth yearly that […]

Yarmouth Town Council selects LaFlamme as permanent town manager

Scott LaFlamme has been filling the position on an interim basis since longtime Town Manager Nat Tupper retired in January.

Yarmouth boatyard receives federal funding for improvements

The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine will receive $790,000 to upgrade its infrastructure as part of its mission to preserve the working waterfront.

Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board backs gun safety resolution

The resolution urges gun owners in the district to follow safety protocols, including safe and locked storage of firearms and ammunition.

Granddaughters to walk in honor of longtime former Greely teacher

Ellen Turner, a caring, longtime special educator who died last fall, would be proud of her granddaughters’ fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, they said.

Cape Elizabeth’s town manager takes top job in Cumberland

Matthew Sturgis will replace longtime Cumberland manager Bill Shane, who is retiring in July.

SAD 51 board agrees to plan for new school on Greely campus

The Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board votes in favor of pursuing the $53.5 million project, which also includes funding for a turf field for the high school and four new classrooms at Mabel I. Wilson School.

‘Signs of the Season’ citizen science trainings scheduled

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will begin a series of workshops next week for those interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project, a statewide initiative to identify and record cyclical and seasonal changes in more than 20 different indicator species, such as milkweed, butterflies and loons, […]