Nancy Harman, in her July 9 letter (“Popular vote compact would disregard Mainers“) shows her own misunderstanding of how the national popular vote compact works. She claims that Maine voters would be ignored in favor of more populous states such as New York. She claims Maine voters would be disenfranchised by the NPV. This is […]
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Solar-powered community agriculture farm in Falmouth
Falmouth Land Trust, Cultivating Community, ReVision Energy and Hurricane Valley Farm worked together to add solar panels to the community farm to boost its resiliency and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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Yarmouth filmmaker wins accolades for WMPG documentary
Tom Bell’s short film on the Portland radio station won the Tourmaline Prize for best Maine-made short film at the Maine International Film Festival.
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Northern Meetings: Aug. 1-8
Chebeague Island Tue. 8/6 5 p.m. School Committee Workshop Town Hall Wed. 8/7 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Wed. 8/7 4:30 p.m. Standing Committee w/ N. Yarmouth WH/CC Thu. 8/8 7 p.m. Board of Adjustments/Appeals Town Hall Falmouth Tue. 8/6 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 8/8 8:30 a.m. Council Work […]
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Portland Meetings: July 31-Aug. 7
Mon. 8/5 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 8/7 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 8/7 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 2-9
Comedy Friday 8/2 & Saturday 8/3 Jenny Zigrino: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com Friday 8/9 New England’s Funniest Comedian, Round 1: 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. auramaine.com Friday 8/9 & Saturday 8/10 Zigrino: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and […]
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Community Calendar: Aug. 2-9
Bulletin Board Friday 8/2 AARP Coffee and Conversation: 10 a.m., AARP Maine State Office, 53 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. Free. states.aarp.org/maine/coffees Friday 8/2 & Saturday 8/3 Higgins Beach Art and Craft Show: 9-4 p.m., Higgins Beach Clubhouse, 49 Greenwood Ave., Scarborough. [email protected] Saturday 8/3 Pokemon and Beer Meetup: Card and game trading, 2-5 p.m., Definitive Brewing […]
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People and Business: July 31
Hires, promotions, appointments Jeremy Deering of Scarborough and Ron Dovich of Cumberland were elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate and Development Association. Deering is a senior vice president and regional commercial banking manager for the Maine Region for NBT Bank, based in Portland. Dovich is a senior relationship manager for […]
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School Notebook: July 31
Falmouth student selected for national mock Senate Dahlia Verrill, a rising senior at Falmouth High School, was one of 100 high school seniors across the country selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation last week in Washington, D.C. The weeklong program, founded in 1947, includes mock Senate sessions, caucuses and bill debates, a visit […]
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Cumberland’s new town manager talks priority projects
Matt Sturgis has spent his first two months on the job working on a handful of key agenda items for the town.