Remy Buxton is “kind and humble,” according to his Scoutmaster Helena Hollauer.
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Falmouth to hold workshop on pesticide ordinances
Falmouth will hold a panel discussion to address the potential for additional pesticide and fertilizer regulation in town on Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Falmouth High School Theater at 74 Woodville Road. The Pesticide and Fertilizer Community Workshop was initially planned to be held at Lunt Auditorium but moved to […]
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Through My Lens: How Tim Walz is reenergizing immigrant communities for the Harris campaign
The selection of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s running mate has injected new energy into immigrant communities, particularly in states like Maine, where immigrants have often felt overlooked by national politics, threatened continuously by Trump with mass deportation and defunding programs that support them. Before Walz’s selection, the immigrant community in Maine, including many asylum […]
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 15-22
Chebeague Island Mon. 8/19 5 p.m. Broadband Meeting Zoom Tue. 8/20 6 p.m. School Committee C.I. School Wed. 8/21 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Tue. 8/20 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 8/19 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission Town Hall Tue. 8/20 6:30 p.m. Pesticide Community Workshop Zoom, High School Freeport Thu. […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 14-21
Wed. 8/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom Thu. 8/15 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment One City Center Thu. 8/15 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Mon. 8/19 4 p.m. City Council City Hall Mon. 8/19 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Mon. 8/19 5:30 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 8/20 5:30 p.m. Housing/Economic Dev. Zoom
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Additional trash pickup costs rile North Yarmouth
The town is asked to amend its contract with Casella Waste Systems to pay for cameras added to the trucks in order to continue the town’s pay-as-you-throw program.
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Cumberland stands behind permit for residential solar array
Three residents argued that a permit for a neighbor’s 48-panel solar array should be revoked due to concerns over property value, among others.
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Residents ask for lower speed on Sligo Road
A sign posting the speed limit at 35 mph was found to be incorrect, as the state had set the road at 45 mph. About 60 residents have petitioned to reduce it.
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Local project funding requests headed to U.S. Senate for consideration
An appropriations bill that funds projects totaling $48.1 million in Cumberland County has come out of the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now headed to the U.S. Senate for consideration. This list was distributed by Sen. Susan Collins’ office. • Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine requested $5 million to expand and update facilities. • […]
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Two Fat Cats Bakery to open in Portland’s West End
The old Mercy Hospital building at 175 Spring St. in Portland is the newest location of Two Fat Cats Bakery. The bakery, in the building now known as Nightingale, is scheduled to open in October, according to a press release from the company. Two Fat Cats has operated at its flagship location on Lancaster Street […]