News in Falmouth

Police to take back firearms on Feb. 23

CUMBERLAND — Gun owners can turn in working or broken firearms or unwanted ammunition at three area police departments and a Maine State Police barracks on Saturday, Feb. 23. The Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth departments will host local events, along with Maine State Police Barra...

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 4:20 pm

Developer eyes Gray Road in Falmouth for McDonald's

FALMOUTH — The number of restaurants in town is growing, with plans to open another MacDonald's and the recent opening of Bueno Loco. According to Ethan Croce, senior town planner, developer Joe Cooper appeared before the Planning Board on Feb. 5 for a pre-application sketch pla...

Amber Cronin • News •

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 2:00 pm

With attention on pope, Maine diocese goes without bishop

PORTLAND — When Pope Benedict XVI steps down as pontiff on Feb. 28 – the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years – he'll leave 1.2 billion Roman Catholics around the world in search of a new leader. That's a familiar predicament for Catholics in Portland and throughou...

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 8:20 am

Portland Meetings: Feb. 19-26

Wed. 2/20 4 p.m. Islands Advisory Committee Casco Bay Ferry Terminal Wed. 2/20 4 p.m. Public Art Committee PPL Wed. 2/20 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 2/20 5:30 p.m. Transpo...

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

People and Business

Appointments William S. Harwood, a partner in Verrill Dana's Portland office, will serve as chairman for the 2013 Campaign for Justice. The campaign, now in its 10th year, is a fundraising effort of the Maine Bar Foundation and Maine State Bar Associa...

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Out & About: 'A Night at the Movies' with Portland Symphony

The 85th Academy Awards ceremonies will be happening this Sunday. If your invitation to the Hollywood extravaganza was lost in the mail, you might want to celebrate instead by attending a symphonic concert based on favorite movie themes over the decades. That’s the plan for the Portl...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, February 18, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Arts Calendar Feb. 20 - March 5

Greater Portland Auditions/Calls for Art Sunday 3/3 Portland School of Ballet CORPS Program, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Portland Ballet Studios, 517 Forest Ave., Portland, 772-9671, $20 audition fee. Books & Authors Friday 2/22 Friday Local Author Series: Rick H... Greater Portland Auditio...

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Monday, February 18, 2013 at 2:10 pm

Community Calendar Feb. 20 - March 5

Greater Portland Bulletin Board Tuesday 2/26 Indoor yard sale & bake sale, 9 a.m., American Legion Post 35, 413 Broadway, South Portland, 799-3997. Wednesda...

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Monday, February 18, 2013 at 1:50 pm

The Universal Notebook: Grampy reads 'Gumpy'

One of the great joys of having grandchildren – three and counting – is that I get to read to little kids again. Our living-room bookcase is stuffed with board books, picture books, and chapter books going back to our oldest daughter’s infancy more than 30 years ago. Come to thi...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, February 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm

The View From Away: A moth to the flame of Facebook

I am psyching myself up to reactivate Facebook. I left during the run-up to the election because it was becoming increasingly aggravating and a massive time suck. I couldn’t stop myself from trying to inject some reason into threads about why Obama or Romney was a minion of Satan, and the n...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, February 18, 2013 at 12:00 pm