Chebeague Island Tue. 7/18 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 7/19 5:30 p.m. P.M. Library Advisory Board P.M. Library Freeport Thu. 7/13 6 p.m. Tree Task Force Town Hall Thu. 7/13 6:30 p.m. Shellfish Committee Town Hall Mon. 7/17 6 p.m. Police Advisory Committee Public Safety Bldg Mon. 7/17 7 p.m. Sewer District […]
Northern Forecaster
Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth news from The Forecaster.
Arts Calendar: July 7-14
Comedy Friday 7/7 Balderdash Academy Improv: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. thehillarts.me Saturday 7/8 Laffter Effects with Andrew Mayer: 8 p.m., First Parish UU Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. $20. laf78.eventbrite.com Friday 7/14 Zilla Vodnas, Bethany Van Delft: 8 p.m., Maine House Of Comedy, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com Ongoing The […]
People and Business: July 5
Hires, promotions, appointments Kevin Burns of Falmouth was elected vice chairperson of the Bath Savings Board of Trustees. Burns joined the Bath Savings Board in 2011. He was a founder of Quality Containers of New England and served on the Carrabassett Valley Academy Board of Trustees for 16 years. He succeeds Esther Pappas, who is […]
Community Calendar: July 7-14
Books/Authors Saturday 7/8 Marie Thérèse Martin book signing: “And Poison Fell From the Sky,” 1 p.m., Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, 128 Main St., Freeport. islandportpress.com Tuesday 7/11 Kate Kearns poetry reading: “You Are Ruining My Loneliness,” 6:30 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road, Scarborough. scarboroughlibrary.org Jeri Theriault book launch: “Self-Portrait as Homestead,” 7 p.m., […]
Northern Meetings: July 6-13
Chebeague Island Thu. 7/6 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Tue. 7/11 6 p.m. School Committee Town Hall Wed. 7/12 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 7/10 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 7/6 Noon Recycling/Energy Advisory Town Hall Mon. 7/10 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 7/11 6:30 […]
SAD 51 board will ask voters to approve North Yarmouth land purchase
The proposed site for a new school at 80 Gray Road was part of a plan voters rejected last year.
Currie to perform at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth
Folk-inspired musician Carolyn Currie of Cumberland will perform in concert Sunday, July 9, at Skyline Farm in North Yarmouth. Currie has received numerous awards and national recognition for her original music. She has also played with artists such as Jonathan Edwards, Tom Rush, Lucy Kaplansky, Cheryl Wheeler and Richard Shindell, and has performed festivals at […]
Food drive at Falmouth pantry at farmers market
A food drive for the Falmouth Food Pantry will take place at each Wednesday farmers market in Falmouth this month. Donations of non-perishable food items and cash will be accepted at the market through July. The Cumberland & Falmouth Farmers Market will match cash donations up to $250. The Falmouth market is held from 10 […]
Endangered plovers return to Chebeague Island
Piping plovers have returned to Chebeague Island for the first time in 40 years, with a pair nesting at Indian Point, according to the Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust. The eggs have hatched and the land trust and the Indian Island Association are working with Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Maine Audubon to monitor […]
Yarmouth Clam Festival ready to go July 21-23
The 56th annual festival will feature ‘the most famous, relatable and traditional events,’ an organizer says.