News in Falmouth

Unsung Hero: Curt Sachs, in tune with his passions

PORTLAND — Walk into One Longfellow Square on the night of a performance and you’re apt to receive a warm greeting from a kindly man with a beard, glasses and a deep devotion to this venue and its customers, employees and performers. Spend a few minutes with Curt Sachs and you ...

David Treadwell • News •

Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11:50 am

Out & About: Broadway hit to rock Portland's Merrill Auditorium

A pair of theatrical productions take center stage on southern Maine’s performing arts calendar. The biggest is one of the top shows in recent Broadway history. “Rock of Ages” is a jukebox musical that has an interesting story line and features rock hits from the 1980s. E...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11:20 am

The Universal Notebook: The ugly arguments for assault weapons

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, is taking unmerciful grief from liberals like me for not having the courage to bring a ban on assault weapons up for a vote. Reid, who comes off as a wimp most of the time anyway, said he simply counted noses and realized that he didn&rsquo...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, March 25, 2013 at 11:00 am

Global Matters: In diplomacy, best scenes are unseen

When it comes to seeking peace in the Middle East, we have been conditioned to hope for grand and dramatic moments that will mark the beginning of the end of the fear and mistrust that divides the region. We remember President Clinton’s outstretched arms on a sunny day in September 1...

Perry B. Newman • Opinion •

Monday, March 25, 2013 at 10:50 am

Arts Calendar March 27-April 9

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Friday 4/5

Lifestyle •

Monday, March 25, 2013 at 10:40 am

Abby's Road: The case against the feline femme fatale

My cat makes me nervous. I think she is trying to move in on my husband. I’m no fool. I know cats are, as a species of domesticated pet, inclined to move in on people. If a cat desires petting, she moves closer to a hand capable of petting. My cat is looking for something more...

Abby Diaz • Opinion •

Monday, March 25, 2013 at 10:30 am

Letter: Legislature should act on BPA, other chemicals

As a mother, educator, and coach committed to keeping children safe, I’m alarmed bisphenol A is in the lining of baby food jars and food cans marketed to kids. This hormone-disrupting chemical with direct links to cancer is leaching out of can liners and jar lids directly into food.

• Opinion •

Monday, March 25, 2013 at 10:20 am

Paul N. Roy, 90: Navy veteran, loved working in his garden

FREEPORT — Paul N. Roy, 90, of Freeport, died peacefully Saturday at Freeport Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Brunswick, the son of Lucia and William Roy. Roy entered the Navy in 1942, serving in the Pacific Theater on USS LSTs 457, 458 and 46 during World War...

Obituaries •

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Falmouth schools seek 4.5% budget increase

FALMOUTH — The school superintendent said Tuesday that despite changes in state funding, the budget committee has been able to produce a spending plan with modest increases that doesn't pass significant cost to taxpayers. Superintendent Barbara Powers and her leadership committe...

Amber Cronin • News •

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 8:20 am

Northern School Notebook

Greely High School second quarter honor roll Grade 12 high honors: Monica Howland, Jacob Isaacson, Kathleen McKersie, Samantha Toorish, Helena Vukovic. Grade 12 honors: Alexandra Agostino, Jacqueline Anderson, Coryn Armstr...

Community •

Wednesday, March 20, 2013