Falmouth Memorial Library is hosting a free session on mindfulness and meditation from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Saturday, Jan. 14. Susan Lebel Young, who has practiced and taught meditation for 40 years, will lead the session, which is sponsored by the Falmouth Wellness Committee. Young, who writes the Life Unwound opinion column for The Forecaster, […]
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Trudy Bird’s Ølbar celebrates grand opening in North Yarmouth
Trudy Bird’s Ølbar in North Yarmouth is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, to celebrate its opening. Created by brothers Alan and Jonathan Hines, Trudy Bird’s is a Scandinavian-style restaurant and bar inspired by a trip to Scandinavia in 2018. The restaurant specializes in Danish open-faced sandwiches called smørrebrød and […]
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Letter: Don’t let state take over CMP
The winter storm of Dec. 23 left nearly 300,000 Mainers without power. The employees and management of Central Maine Power deserve a hardy round of applause for their response. They planned well and were prepared with sufficient resources to address the devastating damage the high winds left in their wake. Also, they worked tirelessly through […]
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Arts Calendar: Jan. 6-13
Comedy Saturday 1/7 “LOLS,” an evening of local comedy: 8 p.m., hosted by local comedy power couple Jim and Nikki Martin, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. onelongfellowsquare.com Thursday 1/12 Comedy Night: 7:30 p.m., North43Bistro, 1 Spring Point Drive, South Portland. Featuring Ian Stuart and friends. $15 at the door. north43bistro.com/savor Ongoing Thursday Night […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 30-Jan. 6
Comedy Friday 12/30 You Should Smile More: 7 p.m., Meetinghouse Arts Gallery & Stage, 40 Main St., Freeport. Maine’s all-female improv comedy show. Ages 10 and up. eventbrite.com Ongoing Thursday Night Comedy: 7 p.m. every Thursday, Stroudwater Distillery, 28 Resurgam Place, Portland. Hosted by Ian MacDonald. Weekly rotating lineup. $10 online or in person. eventbrite.com […]
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Northern Meetings: Dec. 29-Jan. 5
Chebeague Island Wed. 1/4 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Thu. 1/5 6 p.m. Coastal Waters Commission Public Hearing Firehouse Cumberland Wed. 1/4 9:30 a.m. Communications Committee Town Hall Wed. 1/4 6 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Zoom Thu. 1/5 6 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Zoom Falmouth Tue. 1/3 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom […]
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‘Room at the inn’: Falmouth congregation takes in asylum-seeking families
Greater Portland Family Promise has been working with area congregations to shelter asylum-seeking families for two weeks at a time.
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Falmouth Town Landing pier, lot closed
Police have closed until further notice the Falmouth Town Landing parking lot and pier due to damage from the Dec. 23 storm. The town will be working this week to clean up debris in the area before reopening the lot and the pier, officials said Tuesday.
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Cumberland church seeking recyclables
The Tuttle Road Community Church, 52 Tuttle Road in Cumberland, will host a “recycle Saturday” from from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 7. The church is asking for used COVID-19 masks made of paper, such as surgical masks N95 masks, and paper dust masks; used sneakers with the exception or funning shoes and cleats: […]
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Falmouth residents have new textile recycling option
Falmouth has begun offering textile recycling in collaboration with recycling company Apparel Impact. Residents may drop off unwanted textiles, including items that may be stained or unwearable, in the Apparel Impact collection bin at the Transfer Station. Apparel Impact, based in New Hampshire, provides free recycling bins to towns and either donates the items to […]