PORTLAND — The seventh annual Make Music Portland festival will bring back an event that garnered national attention last year – shower singing. The schedule for this year’s festival, which runs from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, June 21, also includes new venues, new performers and free music lessons, many of which are family-friendly. Make Music Portland, which began […]
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Overnight closures on Interstate 295 in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Both directions of Interstate 295 between Exit 9 and Exit 10 will be closed for four hours each morning through Thursday, June 20. The Maine Department of Transportation said detours will be in effect from 1-5 a.m. because of construction at the Lunt Road overpass. Partial lane closures will also take place all […]
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Voters ratify school budgets in SAD 75, RSU 1
TOPSHAM — Voters in School Administrative District 75 and Regional School Unit 1 approved budgets Tuesday for fiscal year 2020. The four SAD 75 communities adopted the $42.1 million spending plan, 1,064 to 568. The budget passed 519-301 in Topsham, where voter turnout was 10.7%. It was also approved 197-126 in Harpswell, 123-53 in Bowdoin […]
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Falmouth elects de Lima, Johnson, Trickett to council
FALMOUTH — After a contentious campaign, voters elected three new town councilors Tuesday who all vowed during their campaigns to work collaboratively. Voters on June 11 also approved the $37.6 million school budget. Janice de Lima was the top vote-getter in a five-way race for three open seats on the council, with 1,441 votes. The other […]
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Yarmouth voters choose experience for Town Council, approve school budget
YARMOUTH — After winning a second term on the Town Council, Chairman Rob Waeldner said his highest priority will be to maintain the trust of the community through transparency, open dialogue and respect for differing opinions. Voters on Tuesday also approved the $26.6 million school budget for fiscal year 2020 by a vote of 797-326. Waeldner […]
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Cumberland, North Yarmouth unseat incumbent in SAD 51, OK school budget
CUMBERLAND —An incumbent on the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors was unseated Tuesday, while a former member and a political newcomer took two open seats. Voters approved the SAD 51 fiscal year 2020 budget, 1,534 to 582. The spending plan passed 1,339 to 522 in Cumberland, and 195-60 in North Yarmouth. A second […]
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Cumberland elects Edes, Vail to Town Council
CUMBERLAND — Incumbent Mike Edes and Bob Vail secured the most votes Tuesday in a four-candidate election for two seats on the Town Council. Edes, a councilor for six years, earned 991 votes; Vail had 827. Candidates Geoffrey Michalak and Brian Cashin received 722 and 674 votes, respectively. Voter turnout was 28.3%, according to the […]
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Cumberland, Gray elect Democrat to state House
CUMBERLAND — Democrat Steve Moriarty defeated Republican Kevin “KC” Hughes, 1,289 to 804, in a special election Tuesday in House District 45. Moriarty, who represented the district from 2012-2014, will complete the term of former state Rep. Dale Denno, D-Cumberland, who resigned from the Cumberland-Gray seat March 27 and died April 16 from lung cancer. The term […]
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Sande’s Picks: Georgetown landmark hosts public, private events
The Robinhood Free Meeting House, along the Sheepscot River in Georgetown, is a scenic and historic events venue under the direction of owners Carlos and Ali Barrionuevo. They have scheduled a variety of celebrations, including weddings, musical performances, educational seminars, and unique culinary experiences. The Meetinghouse was built more than 160 years ago as a […]
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Falmouth Police Beat: June 13
Arrests 6/1 at 3:56 p.m. Parker J. Dodd, 28, of Dartmouth Street, Portland, was arrested on Middle Road by Sgt. Jeff Pardue on charges of operating after habitual offender license revocation and violating conditions of release. Summonses 5/24 at 6:02 p.m. Kenneth N. MacGowan, 62, of Carnoustie Drive, was issued a summons on Carnoustie Drive […]