News in Falmouth

The View From Away: Who are you going to believe?

I don’t mind that my wife is smarter than I am. I’ve known since childhood that women are fascinating individually and, collectively, The Borg. You know, from "Star Trek." Hive-like alien collective with a communal mind and the catchphrase, “Resistance is futile.” Y...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, December 24, 2012

Arts Calendar: Dec. 26-Jan. 6

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

Lifestyle •

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Community Calendar: Dec. 26- Jan. 6

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan. 1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Monday 12/31

Community •

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Donation, program help vision-impaired unlock iPhone aids

PORTLAND — With a donation from the Falmouth Lions Club, the Iris Network can now train six vision-impaired individuals to acces...

Amber Cronin • News •

Friday, December 21, 2012 at 1:40 pm

Cumberland County plan seeks action on energy use

PORTLAND — After two years of work, the Greater Portland Council of Governments and Cumberland County released the county's first ever climate and energy plan last week. GPCOG began an emissions inventory in 2007 to identify the county's major problems. The study looked at how m...

Amber Cronin • News •

Friday, December 21, 2012 at 1:30 pm

Entries sought for citizen, journalist right-to-know awards

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The New England First Amendment Coalition is introducing a pair of annual awards to recognize private citizens and professional journalists who aggressively advance the people's knowledge of...

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Friday, December 21, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Bad behavior: Workplace settlements cost Maine $1.9M

HALLOWELL — One corrections officer spread a false rumor that the new female officer at the state prison in South Windham was a stripper.

John Christie, Matt Drange and Naomi Schalit, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting • News •

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Falmouth Police Beat: Dec. 20

Arrests 12/8 at 1:53 a.m. Steven Howard, 48, of Middle Road, was arrested on Middle Road by Officer Dean Mazziotti on charges of obstructing the report of a crime and domestic violence assault. 12/10 at 1:40 p.m. Amer Radhi, 45, of Portland, was a...

Police Beat •

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Carlton Day Reed, 82: Business and political leader

WOOLWICH — Carlton Day Reed, 82, died Dec. 8 of complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Aug. 11, 1930 to Carlton Day Reed Sr. and Louise Hinchey Reed in Bath. Known to all as “Bud”, he grew up in Days Ferry attending the one-room schoolhouse in t...

Obituaries •

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Falmouth hopes to get a jump on storm-water issues

FALMOUTH — Town officials are exploring storm-water management techniques for the Route 1 business district. As a part of planned infrastructure improvements for the district, the town used grant money to examine the Webe's Creek watershed and explore options for improving the w...

Amber Cronin • News •

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm