FALMOUTH — By reviewing some ordinances and working with community members, town staff hope to let people know Falmouth is open for business. Town Manager Nathan Poore said what the town is doing to become more business friendly and work with businesses often gets buried beneath stories of disgruntled business owners or controversial ordinances. “A […]

FREEPORT — Freeport High School students and staff made their first in-person delivery to the Hurricane Sandy-ravaged New York coast Monday, delivering supplies to schools damaged by last October’s storm. Organized by senior Abigail Smith, the group collected donations of notebooks, rulers, backpacks, binders and other supplies from schools and businesses, and delivered them to […]

YARMOUTH — A draft School Department budget predicts a 22 percent decline in revenues, suggesting there could be cuts to staffing, textbooks and technology. The fiscal year 2014 draft budget could mean an estimated 5.4 percent tax increase, based on the current property tax rate, due to more than $400,000 in lost revenue and other […]

FALMOUTH — Looking at 12-year-old Tigerlily White, you’d never know this active and vibrant young girl was born with a life-threatening liver disease. White was born with biliary atresia, a disease that causes a blockage in the tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder. She received a liver transplant at 15 months. According […]

FALMOUTH — It took six months of negotiations and sometimes acrimonious debate, but the Town Council on Monday unanimously approved an agreement that allows a Route 1 business sign to stay put without any changes. Councilors voted 6-0 for the consent agreement with TideSmart Global. Councilor Tony Payne recused himself because of a business relationship with […]

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council voted 5-0 Monday, with one abstention, to replace former Councilor Steve Moriarty with Jon Jennings. Jennings, an entrepreneur who helped bring the Maine Red Claws professional basketball team to Portland, will serve the remainder of Moriarty’s term, which expires in June. Moriarty resigned this month after being elected to the […]

FALMOUTH — A financial services company is set to replace a specialty foods shop at 56 Depot Road. Christine Byrne, owner of Back Cove Financial, said she will move her business to Falmouth from Ocean Avenue in Portland. Black Cherry Provisions had been in business since April 2007. The sale of the building to Byrne closed […]

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — In 1997, six babies were born to island residents – as many as in the past five years combined. That’s a problematic, downward trend for any town, and one with ramifications a new Sustainability Coalition is expected to consider as it tries to find ways to ensure this island town’s long-term survival. […]