Chebeague Island Thu. 3/30 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission Town Hall Wed. 4/5 6 p.m. Select Board: Budget Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 4/5 9:30 a.m. Communications Committee Town Hall Wed. 4/5 7 p.m. Lands/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 3/30 7 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Committee Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 4/3 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town […]
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Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth news from The Forecaster.
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Cumberland council approves TIF district for affordable housing development
Residents have concerns about the taxpayer impact of the council’s overall plan for three housing projects and the resulting influx of new residents when schools are already overcrowded.
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Gowers hired as permanent principal at Falmouth High School
The Falmouth School Board has approved the hiring of Richard Gowers as permanent principal of Falmouth High School. Gowers was hired in 2022 as interim principal. Before that he was principal of the School for Independent Learners in Los Altos, California. He earned a PhD in U.S. History from the University of New South Wales […]
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Falmouth student to attend U.S. Air Force Academy
Falmouth High School senior Camden J. Hamilton has accepted an offer to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree nominated Hamilton in December. “Acceptance to a U.S. service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student’s scholarship, community service, and character,” Pingree said in a […]
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Cumberland church accepting recyclable items
Tuttle Road Community Church in Cumberland will accept used COVID-19 paper masks, used sneakers, working lamps and winter coats at its Recycle Saturday event from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 1. The lamps will be donated to Furniture Friends and the coats will go to Maine Needs and Preble Street. The church is located at […]
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Falmouth makes public push to reduce use of plastic
Resident involvement is needed to protect the environment from harmful microplastics and PFAS, the town sustainability coordinator says.
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$1 million ice rink fundraiser underway in Falmouth
The popular Lee Twombly Pond rink is in need of a new refrigeration system and has hopes of reopening next winter.
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Freeport planner to serve as interim town manager
The town will hire a search firm to assist in finding a permanent town manager to replace Peter Joseph.
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People and Business: March 22
Hires, promotions, appointments Kristen McAuley is now the senior program associate at the John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland. She has experience in public health roles, including serving as director of public health planning for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, director of prevention at the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence, and as […]
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Northern Meetings: March 23-30
Chebeague Island Wed. 3/29 5 p.m. Adjustments/Appeals Public Hearing Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 3/27 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 3/27 5 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Mon. 3/27 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 3/28 6:30 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 3/29 5:30 p.m. Town/School […]