The Falmouth Conservation Commission and the Ordinance Committee have for several years worked commendably to craft a balanced pesticide ordinance. Unfortunately for Falmouth’s hemlocks the emotion/science balance is still off. Hemlock woolly adelgid infestations are killing hemlocks in eastern North America due to the absence of host resistance and natural enemies that keep HWA populations […]
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Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth news from The Forecaster.
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 13-20
Town meetings in Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth and Yarmouth.
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Southern Maine Arts Calendar: Feb. 14-21
Comedy Friday 2/14 “Hey Party People! Get Sexy”: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com Friday 2/14 & Saturday 2/15 Ian Fidance: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. Contact: empirecomedyme.com Sunday 2/16 “Empire of […]
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Southern Maine Community Calendar: Feb. 14-21
Bulletin Board Friday 2/14-Sunday 2/16 Villain Arts’ Maine Tattoo Arts Festival: 2-11 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday; Thompson’s Point, 15 Resurgam Place, Portland. $20 per day, $40 three-day pass, free under age 12. Contact: villainarts.com Saturday 2/15 Puzzle Race: Teams compete to finish jigsaw a puzzle, 2:30 p.m., Falmouth Memorial […]
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Southern Maine people and business news: Feb 12
Hires, promotions, appointments this week from Baker Newman Noyes, Morgan Stanley’s wealth management office, MEMIC, Demont Associates, Camden National Bank and Girls on the Run Maine.
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Letter: Removing the Yarmouth dams is a good thing
I’m responding to Stephanie Wilson’s letter about the Royal River dams published in the Jan. 29 Northern Forecaster (“Yarmouth residents should vote on dam removal“). Is Ms. Wilson deliberately underinformed or deliberately misleading? Yarmouth Town Council voted 7-0 in favor of dam removal after 13 years of scientific study culminating in the Army Corp’s comprehensive […]
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Yarmouth Planning Board approves 18-unit affordable housing project
The development on Cleaves Street, which will be next to Yarmouth Town Hall, is the first affordable housing project to be approved in town in a decade.
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Falmouth updates residents on short-term rental ordinance, collects comments
Falmouth’s Assistant Town Manager Maggie Edson led the public forum, completing one of the Ordinance Committee’s steps in reviewing its policy, a priority outlined in the town’s 2024-2025 Work Plan.
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Royal River Conservation Trust names new executive director
The Yarmouth-based nonprofit appointed Chris Franklin as executive director, preceding an era of great change for the watershed.
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 6-13
Chebeague Island Fri. 2/7 2 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Sat. 2/8 9 a.m. Select Board Town Hall Wed. 2/12 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 2/10 6 p.m. Town Council Workshop Town Hall Mon. 2/10 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Thu. 2/13 6 p.m. Council/School Board/NY Select Board Town Hall Falmouth Thu. […]