News in Falmouth

Out & About: Maia Sharp, Big Sandy top the bill

May arrives this week with a plethora of sunshine and flowers, plus an equal bounty of arts and entertainment. A superb singer-songwriter and a leading Americana-rockabilly band are two of the top offerings at Portland’s One Longfellow Square. First up is singer-songwriter Maia Sharp...

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •

Monday, April 29, 2013 at 12:30 pm

The Universal Notebook: It's nobody's fault but our own

As America attempts to come to terms with health-care reform, the national debt, immigration reform, climate change and the epidemic of gun violence, the fault lines that threaten a more perfect union are becoming pretty darn obvious. They run along cultural divides, geographic borders, philosoph...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •

Monday, April 29, 2013 at 11:10 am

The View From Away: An urge for revenge in the land of the loonie

My coworkers on this TV show, who are almost exclusively Canadian, have been friendly and welcoming. So have the other people I have run across in Toronto, for the most part. One exception occurred at a suburban movie theater, where a woman wheeled on me and said I was standing too close to her i...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, April 29, 2013 at 10:50 am

Letter: Elect Goldberg to Falmouth council

Dave Goldberg is a family man who recognizes the importance of a strong community and is willing to dedicate his time to be sure Falmouth’s strength is maintained. Those who know Dave know how invested he is and how much he sacrifices on behalf of his family, and his community, all while ru...

• Opinion •

Monday, April 29, 2013 at 8:30 am

Letter: Be aware of Falmouth referendum risks

In June, Falmouth voters will be asked to approve a $12 million general obligation bond to pay for the Route 1 improvement project. The treasurer’s statement in the referendum question anticipates the bond will be paid off with money from the Route 1 “TIF” account, so there will...

• Opinion •

Monday, April 29, 2013 at 8:20 am

Letter: King for Falmouth Town Council

I am writing to support the candidacy of Claudia King for Falmouth Town Council. As a member of the town’s Recycling and Energy Advisory Committee, of which Claudia is a chair, I’ve come to know her as a passionate and dedicated citizen and environmental steward who tirelessly “...

• Opinion •

Monday, April 29, 2013 at 8:10 am

Norman E. Morrill, 85

FALMOUTH — Norman E. Morrill, 85, died Friday at Sedgewood Commons, in Falmouth. He was the loving husband of Doris Morrill. He was born in Concord, N.H., in 1927, the son of Bessie Fenton and Clarence E. Morrill. Morrill graduated from the University of Southern New Ham...

Obituaries •

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Falmouth Police Beat: April 25

Arrests 4/16 at 1:25 p.m. Janwillem Musters, 62, of Forest Avenue, Windham, was arrested on Gray Road by Officer Stephen Hamilton on an outstanding warrant from another agency. Summonses 4/13 at 11 a.m. Joseph F. Brennan, 24, of Lincoln S...

Police Beat •

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Northern Meetings: April 25

Cumberland Wed. 5/1 7 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission TH Falmouth Thur. 4/25 7 p.m. Long Range Planning Advisory Committee TH Tues. 4/30 8 a.m. Conservation Commi...

Community •

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Falmouth finalizes funding plan for Route 1 makeover

FALMOUTH — The Town Council finalized several referendum questions Monday night and heard public comment on the zoning portion of the Route 1 improvement plan. Because the town received final approval on a tax increment financing extension for the Route 1 infrastructure improvem...

Amber Cronin • News •

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm