FALMOUTH — A new commercial recycling program will allow businesses for the first time to put recyclables out for curbside pickup. Until the implementation of the new program in the next few months, the only option for commercial recycling is for businesses to pay a $5 annual fee to use the recycling bins at the […]

FALMOUTH — The Town Council is looking for volunteers to serve on the new Veterans Memorial Committee. The committee will advise the Town Council on the funding, design, location and construction of a memorial dedicated to military veterans. Residents interested in serving are asked to fill out an application on the town website. Paper applications […]

FALMOUTH — The Town Council, with little discussion on Monday, approved a $29 million school budget and $11 million municipal budget. The council voted unanimously in support of the combined $40 million budget for fiscal 2013. Councilors Fred Chase and Chris Orestis were not at the meeting. Chairwoman Teresa Pierce said the council will vote […]

PORTLAND — Barber Foods will lay off 79 more employees in the wake of its acquisition by AdvancePierre Foods, Barber President David Barber said in press release Monday. Cincinnati, Ohio-based AdvancePierre acquired Barber in 2011 and began laying off workers almost immediately. The local food processing company employed 660 people in July 2011; it will […]

PORTLAND — The City Council sent the School Board’s proposed $94.9 million budget for fiscal 2013 to the finance committee Monday night with little response to school officials’ pleas for increased investment in education. Some councilors, including finance committee member John Coyne, have said that the proposed school budget, which includes a $5 million increase […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Community Free Clinic will lose its funding from the city in September, but staff and volunteers say they will fight the odds to continue offering free health care to those in need. Word that the clinic would have to close was met with “outcry from the volunteers, and panic from the […]

PORTLAND — In recent years, the Police Department, like many others, has turned to computer-driven data analysis to guide its work. Using a handful of techniques to isolate and map crime by day, time, type, or area, the department has been able to focus on hot-spots and beef up patrols to deter crime in at-risk […]

PORTLAND — When Mark Crasnick retired from a career in the insurance industry in 2011, the Portland High School graduate and self-described die-hard Bulldog thought he might return to his alma mater to do some volunteering. “I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but I didn’t want to waste time. I wanted it […]

FALMOUTH — As Sheri Piers put mile after mile behind her on April 16, Kristin Barry raced around the Boston on four wheels to keep her training partner updated on her position in the Boston Marathon. So by the time Piers crossed the finish line, she knew she was the first American woman to complete […]

PORTLAND — When Judy Watson’s daughters walk to Reiche Elementary School alone, their mother insists they take a long route that ensures they cross the street on well-marked crosswalks. When they all walk together, they take a direct route that is shorter, forcing them to step well into the street to look for traffic before […]