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Letter: Library a part of Falmouth town center

I coached in Falmouth Little League for many fun years. One of the things that parents and younger siblings of players always appreciated was the ability to come by one of those long games, watch an inning or two, and then walk over to the library and check out some books, look through the displa...

White House cancels Obama visit to Portland

PORTLAND — Just hours after announcing Friday that President Obama would visit Portland this week, White House officials called off those plans in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Obama was to speak at the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday about the so-called "fisc...

Lucien J. Daigle, 87

CUMBERLAND FORESIDE — Lucien J. Daigle, 87, of Cumberland Foreside, died Dec. 4 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a period of declining health. He was born on Aug. 7, 1925, in Fort Kent, one of nine children of William and Sophie (Berube) Daigle and attended local s...

Falmouth Police Beat: Dec. 13

Arrests 12/1 at 4:56 p.m. Danijela Zjaca, 24, of Tanner Street, South Portland, was arrested on Clearwater Drive by Sgt. Kevin Conger on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violating condition of release. 12/2 at 6:33 p.m. Heathe...

Carl Boone DiPietro, 23

OCEAN PARK — Carl Boone DiPietro, 23, of Ocean Park, died Dec. 3 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford after a battle with cancer. He was born in Portland on Feb. 19, 1989, to Lawrence and Catherine (Clark) DiPietro.   He grew up in Freeport where he attended local schoo...

Northern Meetings: Dec. 13-19

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Residents urged to take part in Falmouth school drug policy talks

FALMOUTH — Town councilors Monday called for community involvement in the creation of a new drug and alcohol policy for Falmouth High School. Before the council's regularly scheduled meeting, councilors participated in a focus group with School Board members and Police Chief Ed ...

Falmouth library resists pleas to act quickly on move

FALMOUTH — Although it's early in the process, some residents are already criticizing a possible move of Falmouth Memorial Library to the former Plummer School property. At their meeting Monday night, town councilors heard an update on plans for the Plummer-Motz and Lunt school ...

Falmouth to offer marriage licenses Dec. 29

FALMOUTH — The town will offer special office hours to issue marriage licenses on Dec. 29, 30 days after Gov. Paul LePage certified the legalization of same-sex marriage in Maine. The town clerk's office will be open by appointment only at 12:01 a.m. and noon on Dec. 29 to issue...