The idea for the club came from a Cape Elizabeth student who played the game with her grandfather, who had dementia but “always remembered how to play chess.”
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Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth news from The Forecaster.
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North Yarmouth, Falmouth looking for their oldest residents
The 114-year-old Boston Post Cane tradition is alive and well in some towns, but waning in others.
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 23-March 2
Chebeague Island Sat. 2/25 8 a.m. Select Board Budget Workshop Town Hall Wed. 3/1 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 2/27 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Wed. 3/1 9:30 a.m. Communications Committee Town Hall Wed. 3/1 7 p.m. Land/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 2/27 8:30 a.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Mon. […]
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People and Business: Feb. 22
Hires, promotions, appointments R.M. Davis, a wealth management firm in Portland, promoted seven employees: Dean Walker, to chief operating officer; George Carr, managing director, portfolio management; Vince Damasco, managing director, investment research; Bob Davis, managing director, portfolio management; Natalie Solotoff, managing director, wealth management; Michele Whitmore, managing director, client Service; and Drew Blaney, vice president, […]
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Arts Calendar: Feb. 24-March 3
Comedy Saturday 2/25 You Should Smile More improv: 7:30 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. $20 adults; $10 students 18 and under. meetinghousearts.org Monday 2/27 Improv Jam fundraiser: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $14 at door. stlawrencearts.org Ongoing Thursday Night Comedy: 7 p.m. every Thursday, Stroudwater Distillery, 28 Resurgam […]
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School Notebook: Feb. 22
Scholarship available for journalism studies Graduates of Maine high schools who plan to pursue a career in journalism or a related field are eligible for the Guy P. Gannett Scholarship Fund through the Maine Community Foundation. Applications are open until April 1. Named for the businessman who formed the Portland Press Herald in 1921, the […]
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Community Calendar: Feb. 24-March 3
Books/Authors Thursday 3/2 Author talk: 7 p.m., Lisa Brahin, author of “Tears Over Russia: A Search for Family and the Legacy of Ukraine’s Pogroms.” Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com Ongoing Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday in Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress Street, Portland. Informal book discussions for adults and seniors. […]
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Freeport board puts off vote on controversial apartment project
With a mostly favorable opinion of the overall project proposed for Main Street, the Project Review Board requests some exterior and landscaping changes and the developer says those changes will be addressed.
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Cumberland should act now on affordable housing, task force says
In addition, the town’s housing authority should take on a bigger and more proactive role, the task force chairperson says.
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Falmouth receives county funding for heat assistance
The county has committed $50,000 to the town of Falmouth as part of its “Keep Cumberland County Warm” project, which is using $1.35 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to assist county residents who are struggling to pay for heat this winter. Qualifying Falmouth residents are those “whose earnings are above the limit to […]