Bulletin Board Ongoing Adult chess drop-in: 3 p.m., Saturdays. Bring a chess board if you have one. Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org Bath ReStore: 1 Chandler Drive. 504-9340. habitat7rivers.org Bellows Supportive Screaming Group: 7 p.m., second Friday, East End Beach, Portland; fourth Friday, Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth. [email protected] Bingo: 7 p.m., Mondays, Maine […]
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Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth news from The Forecaster.
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Falmouth testing Metro’s first-ever on-demand shuttle service
The new Metro Connect aims to service areas where the Route 7 bus will no longer stop as of Dec. 29.
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DA office awarded grant to track, test sexual assault kits
The nearly $2.5 million three-year federal grant for the project will make it so Maine is no longer the sole state to not inventory any sexual assault kits.
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Letter: Why EV chargers without a gas station in Cumberland?
Why is the town of Cumberland planning to install EV charging stations at the library using citizens’ tax dollars? This doesn’t seem to be the type of business the town should be in, or does the school need a place to charge their proposed electric buses? It is a slap in the face to the […]
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Letter: Iftin has much to offer local readers, community
We are dismayed to read on Dec. 5 that The Forecaster will not be running a regular column from Abdi Nor Iftin for the foreseeable future. “Through My Lens” is our favorite column. It tells us how one of our immigrant neighbors is experiencing life, and it makes us think about Maine, the USA, and […]
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Letter: Falmouth’s proposed pesticide ordinance is unfair
The town of Falmouth’s Conservation Commission has put forward an ordinance which will ban commercial applicators of fertilizers from using non-organic products on residential lots. Town-owned areas including school athletic fields and all golf courses will be exempt from the proposed regulations. It is unfair that the town is attempting to create a dual structure […]
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Northern Meetings: Dec. 19-26
Cumberland Mon. 12/23 6 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Freeport Thu. 12/19 5 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall North Yarmouth Thu. 12/19 6:30 p.m. Economic Dev./Sustainability WH/CC Yarmouth Thu. 12/19 7 p.m. Town Council Voting Hybrid, Log Cabin Mon. 12/23 Noon Tree Committee Town Hall
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Letter: Backlash to Iftin is an opportunity to reflect
I felt great sadness reading Abdi Nor Iftin’s recent opinion piece, sharing that he will be stepping back from contributing to The Forecaster, not due to a loss of love for writing, but because of hostile, bigoted and racist attacks he received on social media and by email for his article following the November election. […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 20-27
Comedy Saturday 12/21 Rafi Gonzalez: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25-$34.63. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com “A Holly Jolly Holiday with Ida”: 7:30 p.m., Footlights Theater, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com Friday 12/27 Empire Comedy One-Year Anniversary: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com “Dark and Dirty”: 9 […]
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People and Business: Dec. 18
Hires, promotions, appointments Richard Flagg of Scarborough was promoted to executive vice president, senior commercial banking officer at Norway Savings Bank. He joined the bank as vice president, commercial lender in 2001, was promoted to regional vice president, team leader in 2009, overseeing the commercial lending team in Greater Portland, and in 2020 was promoted […]