The Falmouth Memorial Library and St. Mary’s Garden Club would like to thank the volunteers, businesses, and homeowners who opened their gardens to the public for the first Falmouth Garden Tour. Over 80 volunteers warmly greeted visitors to the gardens and kept the event running smoothly. As sponsors, many local businesses offered financial support. Eleven […]

The Robbie Foundation wants to express its sincere gratitude to the public who turned out for a National Lobster Day event to support special needs children in Maine. The event was held June 15 at the Walgreen’s stores on Forest Avenue and Marginal Way in Portland. The turnout from the public was incredibly generous: $2,000 […]

I was disappointed to see the mischaracterizations and inaccuracies contained in The Forecaster’s article “Maine cities, towns brace for looming welfare cuts” by Mario Moretto and posted on your website on June 26. The quotes that were attributed to me in the article are not the statements I made while speaking with Mr. Moretto, and […]

I believe Perry Newman’s commentary on “How to ruin an economy” was right on target. His common-sense approach on describing what ails the economy is what we need to read more often, and I think it’s time to define Wall Street as it truly is: an adolescent. Sure, adolescents have the desire to explore new […]

I found it ironic that you chose a photo of two people riding bicycles without bike helmets to illustrate a special advertising section in the June 27 edition of The Forecaster about healthy living for seniors. The photo cutline says, “There’s a correlation between activity and a lower death rate in older adults.” That may […]

My lovely wife Carolyn makes the world’s best strawberry jam. I’m sure she learned it from her mother, but I wouldn’t be surprised if she were born knowing how to make jam. It just seems to come so naturally to her. I loved watching her make it when she was a college girl in her […]

When Angus King was governor, I was the manager at the new Verizon call center in Portland. The center created more than 100 jobs – a huge undertaking for Verizon and one that deserved recognition. We reached out to the governor’s office, hoping that maybe he could join us for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the […]

On June 18 the Falmouth Town Council voted 5-1 to appropriate $18,000 for a “pilot” study of invasive plants. The Conservation Commission requested it because “Falmouth has a substantial infestation of invasive terrestrial plants …” which left unchecked will overwhelm native plants and animal communities. Those broad assertions may or may not be scientifically accurate. […]

A couple of years ago, kids who were supposed to be pet-sitting while we were away instead held an underage drinking party at our Falmouth home. Lo and behold, the police knew every one of the partiers (and their parents) from previous encounters. All but two of the 20 parents were indifferent or actually miffed […]

As I finish my term, I am thrilled to support Janice Cooper, the Democratic nominee, in her run this year for the open legislative seat in Yarmouth. Janice’s background and experience will serve Yarmouth well in Augusta, on day one. She has nearly two decades of experience as a legislative aide. Having run a small […]