Falmouth is fortunate to have an individual as experienced and passionate as Chris Orestis running for Town Council. I am a fiscal conservative with an economics degree and more than 20 years experience as an investment banker. Chris and I share a viewpoint of financially responsible management principles as well as an appreciation for the […]

I am excited by the opportunity provided by Question 1 on the Falmouth ballot on June 14.  If this referendum passes, we will have a town center providing a community center with classes for adults and children, located next to a larger library especially adapted for the needs of all ages. My teen-aged children can […]

The Falmouth Town Council has managed to do the impossible. They declare that we can spend $5.6 million on a new town center with no increase in our taxes. A neat trick, but it just isn’t so. The properties are only available thanks to a new elementary school, which by the way will raise our […]

We will soon be voting for three School Board members in Falmouth. I know of one candidate who should be at the top of everyone’s list: Eydie Pryzant. Eydie is mother to three children who have greatly benefited from the fine programs offered by our schools. She has demonstrated her appreciation by volunteering in just […]

They’re popping up all over on lawns in Maine, those little yellow flags warning of pesticide application. Dandelions are often the primary target. The public has been misled about the safety of pesticides. According to the EPA, all pesticides are toxic to varying degrees, and stating they are safe is a violation of federal law. […]

The June election gives Falmouth voters a rare opportunity to participate in a fundamental decision about the kind of community we want to be. With the upcoming vacancy of the Lunt/Plummer-Motz school campus, Falmouth must decide how to manage that property for future benefit. An impressive amount of planning, including unprecedented opportunities for public input, […]

I am writing to say how pleased I was when Chris Orestis came to my door to discuss his candidacy for the Falmouth Town Council. I have been reading about him in The Forecaster and was very happy to meet him in person. We spoke for a few minutes and I learned all I need […]

The Forecaster normally does not publish letters on behalf of political candidates in the week immediately preceeding an election. However, because of the short notice given for the May 10 special election in Maine Senate District 7, election letters received by our usual Monday noon deadline are published in this week’s newspaper.