I am very sad that our new Cape Elizabeth Town Council has stripped Penny Jordan of her leadership and committee positions, especially as leader of the School Building Advisory Committee. She has led to build consensus, respect and transparency among an SBAC team with widely varied views. Public servants don’t get any higher quality, in […]
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Arts Calendar: Dec. 8-15
Exhibits/Galleries Through 12/30 “Potato Chips and Ginger Ale”: Noon to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Frank Brockman Gallery, 68 Maine St., Brunswick. Sparkle – Holiday Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. meetinghousearts.org Through 12/31 “Holiday Offerings”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps […]
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People and Business: Dec. 6
Hires, promotions, appointments Kaleb Davis was hired by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as branch relationship manager in Brunswick. He began his banking career in 2015 as a banking specialist at TD Bank and was most recently branch manager and mortgage banker at LeaderOne Financial in Auburn. Kathy Baum has joined the Neuropsychology and Concussion […]
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Community Calendar: Dec. 8-15
Holiday events Friday 12/8 Longfellow Park Lighting Celebration: 6-7 p.m., 10 Longfellow Street, Portland. Bring cookies to share. Hosted by the University Neighborhood Organization. Tripping Gnome Farm Holiday Market: 4-8 p.m., Tripping Gnome Farm, 64 Lupine Lane, Freeport. trippinggnome.com Friday 12/8 & Saturday 12/9 Holiday pop-up shopping: 4-6 p.m. Friday, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Spring Point […]
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Falmouth teens host successful blood drive for Red Cross
Peaches Stucker and Colby Morse said they were inspired to help after the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Greely High School swimmer dives into field of physical therapy
Audrey Cohen, who has been interning with various physical therapists, says helping people regain skills is “life-changing” and could possibly be a career choice for her.
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Twombly skating rink in Falmouth to celebrate grand reopening
After a year-long hiatus for repairs the family rink will officially reopen Sunday, Dec. 10.
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Volunteers light up holidays for Cumberland couple
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 […]