The crosswalk at Tuttle Road and Main Street will be painted in rainbow colors in honor of Pride Month and the town’s LGBTQ+ community.
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Sturgis on board as town manager in Cumberland
Matthew Sturgis will work alongside longtime Town Manager Bill Shane for a few weeks.
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Cumberland Planning Board puts off action on controversial Rusty Lantern project, pending permits
The town says the project will broaden the commercial tax base while some residents say it will hurt other local businesses and they don’t like that it would be open around the clock.
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Falmouth Town Council advances Scittery Woods’ workforce housing project
The Falmouth Town Council approves a development agreement with Scittery Woods Partners for the project on Marshall Drive.
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Northern Meetings: June 6-13
Chebeague Island Sat. 6/8 9 a.m. Town Meeting Town Hall Mon. 6/10 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Rec Center Thu. 6/13 6 p.m. Facilities Meeting Public Safety Freeport Thu. 6/6 4:30 p.m. Ordinance Committee Town Hall Mon. 6/10 6:30 p.m. Sustainability Advisory Town Hall Mon. 6/10 6:30 p.m. Winslow Park Commission Town Hall Tue. 6/11 7:30 […]
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Arts Calendar: May 31-June 7
Comedy Friday 5/31 “All Killers”: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $15 at door. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Saturday 6/1 “An Evening of Comedy with Rulers of Improv”: 7 p.m., Ground Floor Freeport, 13 School St. $15. groundfloorfreeport.com Brit Martin: 8 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $12. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com […]
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People and Business: May 29
Hires, promotions, appointments Girl Scouts of Maine appointed new members to its board of directors and senior leadership team: Deirdre Clifford will be the vice president of development. She was previously director of donor engagement and marketing for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine. Tiffany Dembowski of Portland was added as an at-large member. […]
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Yarmouth School Committee candidates weigh in on restricting student access to controversial materials
The four residents running for the Yarmouth School Committee weighed in at a recent candidate forum on perennial topics like the budget and how they approach compromise, but they also fielded a question about allowing student access to materials that some parents may find objectionable. The question comes a few months after charged public conversation around […]
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Four on June ballot for two spots on Falmouth School Board
The candidates discuss goals, the school budget, the district’s Intercultural Awareness and Inclusion Committee, and the appropriate role of cell phones in school settings.