George and Carolyn Small are known for their festive light display each season, but this year, they were unable to decorate on their own. So their friends brought the Christmas spirit to them.
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Letter: Kids’ nicotine addiction serious and public health should be top priority
I hope the members of the Falmouth Town Council saw the recent Portland Press Herald editorial by Jennifer Gulko, principal of Freeport High School, regarding flavored tobacco products and youth addiction. It’s a very forceful piece. She quotes the statistic that nearly 34% of high school students in Maine have used e-cigarettes. And as I […]
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Letter: Support the Falmouth flavored tobacco sales ban
I urge all citizens to support Falmouth’s ordinance to ban flavored tobacco products being voted on by the Town Council in December. This is near and dear to my heart, given that both my parents and an older sister died from tobacco-related conditions. Public health, behavioral health and medical communities have long been united in […]
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Northern Meetings: Dec. 7-14
Chebeague Island Mon. 12/11 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 12/11 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 12/7 5:30 p.m. Assessment Review Hearing Town Hall Mon. 12/11 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Freeport Thu. 12/7 5 p.m. Tree Task Force Town Hall Mon. 12/11 6:30 p.m. Sustainability Advisory Town […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 1-8
Comedy Friday 12/1 “The Depths of Wikipedia”: Live podcast, 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15-$35. auramaine.com Friday 12/1-Sunday 12/3 “WFCP Home Time Radio Hour”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. $20, $10 students to age 22. fcponline.org Saturday 12/2 Jon Rudnitsky: 7:30 p.m., […]
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Community Calendar: Dec. 1-8
Holiday events Friday 12/1 Gingerbread house building: 6 p.m., Community Services Hub, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough. $5 per gingerbread house. Registration required. tiny.cc/SCSEvents Sparkle Celebration Parade of Lights: 6 p.m., Main Street, Freeport. visitfreeport.com “Merry Mix and Mingle”: 6-8 p.m., fireworks at 7 p.m., American Legion Post 164, 65 Depot Road, Falmouth. Free. verymerryfalmouth.com Friday […]
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Lower building height will preserve Falmouth’s character, supporters say
The town manager says it remains to be seen if the new 45-foot height limit, overwhelmingly approved by voters this month, will have an impact on the town’s growth.
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Falmouth meeting on flavored tobacco sales ban draws supporters
Retail representatives, however, said such bans are ineffective and hurt local businesses that already prohibit the sale of the products to anyone under age 21.
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Northern Meetings: Nov. 30-Dec. 7
Chebeague Island Thu. 11/30 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Zoom Mon. 12/4 5 p.m. Broadband Meeting Zoom Tue. 12/5 6 p.m. School Committee Island School Wed. 12/6 7 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 12/6 7 p.m. Lands/Conservation Commission Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 12/4 8 a.m. Appointments Committee Town Hall Mon. 12/4 6:30 p.m. Conservation […]
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Volunteers needed for Ugly Sweater 5K
Volunteers are needed for the Saturday, Dec. 3, Ugly Sweater 5K and Merry Mile to benefit Falmouth Memorial Library. The event is a part of this year’s Very Merry Falmouth celebration. The town needs 38 race volunteers stationed along the race route to direct runners and maintain a safe course. Volunteers will be needed from […]