Under the spending plan, the fire department's budget would increase almost 40% and property taxes would rise by nearly 4%. Your hometown newspaper covering southern Maine from Scarborough to Bath in four print editions and online at theforecaster.net. Fiona Meyer will compete in the North American Irish Dance Championships in 2023. Rep. Kyle Bailey wants to ask voters to weigh in on a bond question this November to build a $110 million convention center in the city 'to invest in our future.'. d Voivodeship, also known as d Metropolitan Voivodeship ( wojewdztwo miejskie dzkie ), existed from 1975 until 1998, after which it was incorporated into today's d Voivodeship. "They didn't give me enough time to . Theres a map for that, Letter: Ex-Marine sacrificed to wokeism, New year, new upgrades in store for Cultivating Community farm, More men Man Up to Cancer with growing support group, Community adds the spirit to Christmas with Kennerley concert, he says, Trail vs. rail: Mixed response at Casco Bay Rail Trail hearing, Mt. Fireworks, a tree lighting, free ice skating and more are on tap this year. The municipal ballot includes seats on the City Council and School Board and a city referendum on homeless shelter size. Maine's tallest building OK'd for downtown Portland. Bauer . A fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House and Salvation Army created by three girls from Falmouth and Yarmouth includes delivering season's greetings to local seniors. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department issued an arrest warrant alleging that Carter was racing his SUV against an SUV driven by the recruiting staffer, which led to the Jan. 15 wreck. Tr. Joann Bautista, of Portland, has been hired for the newly created position of policy advisor to the secretary of state. Greater Portland Family Promise has been working with area congregations to shelter asylum-seeking families for two weeks at a time. Greely High School in Cumberland was ranked first in the state based on test scores and college readiness, Greely Middle School 6-8 made the grade for the first time. The municipal budget plan includes the addition of two full-time paramedics. The once-obscure sport has quickly grown into one of the area's most popular activities. The lead-up to the gnome-themed May event starts Saturday with a fireworks display at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth. The fifth former Memphis police officer indicted in the death of Tyre Nichols was released on bond Friday, according to Shelby County Jail records. The committee looking into systemic racism and inequity in the city now has until April 21 to make its recommendations to the City Council. Prince Memorial Library to host talk on Maine Big Night, Yarmouth Community Services wins chambers Presidents Award, Falmouth, Cumberland businesses merge with environment in mind, Games with grandfather inspire new chess club for those with memory loss, North Yarmouth, Falmouth looking for their oldest residents, Freeport board puts off vote on controversial apartment project, Cumberland should act now on affordable housing, task force says, Falmouth receives county funding for heat assistance, Recycle masks, sneakers, lamps and coats Feb. 25 in Cumberland, Modular classrooms at center of SAD 51 five-year facilities plan, Yarmouth man wins 2023 eco-Excellence Award, Yarmouth families step up to support beloved crossing guard, Dog retirement home broadening its reach to help with others vet bills, North Yarmouth mom hopes her book will inspire inclusion and acceptance of differing abilities, Yarmouth council plans to create Police Services Advisory Committee, AARP Tax-Aide Program available at Falmouth library, Falmouth kindergarten registration now open, RSU 5 Superintendents Notebook: The struggle is real for student mental health, Freeport residents against proposed apartment complex seek others to speak out, A bond of more than 40 years bolstered by bunco, Falmouth students gaining wisdom from OceanView residents, Greely High School student advances to national debate competition, Yarmouth opens new facilities at Transfer Station, Mental wellness program takes shape for Cumberland police officers, Yarmouth moves forward on ordinance to require new affordable housing in town, Gorham woman revels in retirement as time to reach her peak, Pickleball takes Falmouth, Cumberland, North Yarmouth by storm, New Royal River data fuels dam removal efforts, Falmouth Schools begin planning for campus of the future, Cumberland chiefs appointment allows for give and take, Letter: Todays press lacks crucial journalism, Shops at Falmouth Center project gets planners OK, Retired intelligence officer to speak in Falmouth on global supply chains, Yarmouth fundraiser raises over $1,000 for heating assistance fund, Yarmouth Affordable Housing Committee to hold listening session, Baxter School for Deaf basketball team back in the game, Winter Guide: Outdoor skating rinks ready when weather is, Winter Guide: Pineland Farms offers a wealth of activities, Winter Guide: From produce to pottery, shop local at winter farmers markets, Winter Guide: Five reasons the beach is better in the winter, Quick with the bricks: Cumberland teen smashes Lego world record, RSU 5 Superintendents Notebook: Why attendance matters, now more than ever, Educate teens about marijuana danger, panelists say, Prince Memorial Library celebrates its 100th year, Mentors needed to spend quality time with kids, Letter: Pine Grove Woods is safe and walkable again, Site of rejected SAD 51 school project stays on the table, Falmouth awarded grant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Yarmouth nonprofit preserves a piece of working waterfront, Free session on mindfulness, meditation in Falmouth, Trudy Birds lbar celebrates grand opening in North Yarmouth, Room at the inn: Falmouth congregation takes in asylum-seeking families, Falmouth residents have new textile recycling option, Public meeting Jan. 12 on Falmouth school campus plan, New year, new upgrades in store for Cultivating Community farm, Falmouth fifth grader moving up in world of Irish dance, Volunteers driving force behind Cumberland Wood Bank, Newest art installation takes flight in Yarmouth, Letter: Pine Grove now too depressing to visit, Cumberland town clerk retires after 22 years with town, Holiday celebrations light up Yarmouth and Cumberland, Falmouth Route 1 mixed-use project not yet set for green light, More men Man Up to Cancer with growing support group, Community adds the spirit to Christmas with Kennerley concert, he says, North Yarmouths Old Town House gets a new mouse, Pine Grove project leaves some residents wondering where forest went, Trail vs. rail: Mixed response at Casco Bay Rail Trail hearing, Yarmouth approves vision statement to guide planning, Yarmouth joins initiative to keep textiles out of landfills, SAD 51 to discuss moving forward after failed school vote, Memorial basketball courts a community effort, grateful Falmouth family says, Yarmouth fourth-graders going to bat for the birds, Performance honors two young Freeport lives lost, Rescuer of senior dogs gives everything I can, $1.5M Yarmouth Transfer Station project has begun, North Yarmouth Academy students dig in at school construction site, Falmouth Police recovery coaching program going strong, Local schools have more job openings than usual, Yarmouth looks to place historic schoolhouse on the market, Residents asked to Imagine Yarmouth to assist in future planning, Election results: Juli, Regan elected to Falmouth School Board, Election results: Candura, Mitchell, Vine win seats in SAD 51, Election results: 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Yarmouth Budget Committee, Election results: Joint campaign for North Yarmouth Select Board succeeds, Falmouth library nears goal in spring funding campaign, Five towns partner with GPCOG for climate solution funds, Yarmouth Clam Festival returns with more free, family fun, Falmouth puts its history on permanent display, Yarmouth schools finalize goals for next five years, Portland to Auburn rail trail possibilities under consideration, Towns ready for voters on Election Day, June 14, Swallows or swifts? The proposed fiscal year 2022 budget, up $5.9 million over the current year's, includes close to $3 million in equity investments. Group rides will be held next week in seven communities across Maine. High-potency marijuana used in vape pens and other devices increases the risks, according to experts at a forum in Yarmouth. Police Beat Sanford body found in 2017 identified as woman who died in 1891 by CBS 13 15 hours ago Police say the remains are those of 24-year-old Edith Patten, who was born in 1867 and died in. Murky Overhead," a historical fiction novel by Michael Connolly, tells the story of a day in the life of a young Irish couple living in Portland during the turn of the 20th century. The Racial Equity Steering Committee will have public comment next at its Jan. 14 meeting. Scott Booth, Emily Hinman, Sara Juli and Laurel Regan hope to be elected in June to the seats vacated by James Cahan and Krisztina Napolitano, who opted not to run again. "The Story of Falmouth" spanning four centuries lines a wall at Town Hall. Greater Portland Metro, South Portland Bus Service and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit will cut fares from March 1 through Sept. 30 in hopes of getting ridership back to pre-pandemic levels. Mireille Tona is Boys & Girls Clubs Portland Clubhouse's Youth of the Year. The Tidewater Village project would include commercial space and be built across from Rivalries restaurant on Hat Trick Drive. USM doesn't have a concrete plan to replace the white houses on Bedford Street with townhouse buildings but has broached the idea with neighbors. A new initiative trains high school students in radio broadcasting while they create content on climate and other environmental topics important to them. Bakes for Breast Cancer, which raises money for Dana Farber Cancer Institute research, expands to Maine for the first time next week. The wildly popular annual event, which was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic, will feature more family-centered events, an expanded family care station and more handicapped-accessible parking. The team's revival gives middle schoolers the opportunity to connect with others in the wider deaf and hard of hearing community. A book, written by Michelle Souliere, includes first-person accounts from those who say they have seen the cryptid in Maine. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute hopes to use the data to help develop strategies to deal with tidal flooding. Blanche Kelley of Westbrook was a chauffeur stationed at the Pentagon who went on to become the nation's top female Army recruiter. A decade after a residential/commercial plan upset neighbors, the new owner of the Williston-West Church is seeking permission to add six more residences and no commercial space. The Portland Housing Authority's Foster Youth Independence program has helped 30 young adults find housing since last June and it continues to assist them in setting and achieving goals. Existing Giroux Energy service plans will be honored thorough the end of their contracts and staff will stay on as the companies transition through the merger. Wilcox observed signs of impairment and conducted Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Another $3,000 is needed for pay for library "extras," such as speakers and performers. The popular Portland music venue, hit hard by the pandemic, will reopen this fall, 20 months after it last hosted a live show. A 64-hour closure of I-295 around Exit 9 in Portland and a weeklong closure of the Veranda Street Bridge this month have been delayed. The Gateway Community Services Maine group's primary goal is to improve communities for their peers in Portland and Lewiston. Falmouth, Yarmouth and SAD 51 have been grappling with a shortage of substitutes and volunteers as the omicron variant sends staff home. Due to revenue from the American Rescue Plan, municipal tax bills are expected to go down by 4%, excluding any increases caused by the Portland Public Schools budget. The Stream Explorer Program will be chronicling aquatic insects in streams around Sebago Lake and southern Maine May through October. Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth and Brunswick, working with Greater Portland Council of Governments, will apply for a state grant to help meet their climate goals. Two new programs from Finally Home in North Yarmouth will provide financial assistance to eligible Mainers whose old dogs require medical services, including being put down. See "What is Ethereum?" for more. Visitors may now tour the 19th century Portland mansion in groups of six. The district has been reviewing and revising school rules that relate to police involvement since it ended the school resource officer program last year. *FREE* shipping on orders $49+ and the BEST customer service! The 70 student nurses have been trained to help at vaccine clinics at the Maine Mall, York Hospital and Greater Portland Health. Visit Portland hopes to create a Tourism Improvement District to provide a source of funding for hotels to use for promotion and other efforts to increase room occupancy and the amount of money tourists spend in the area. The Yarmouth Historic Preservation Committee will advise residents who want to renovate their houses with the goal of keeping intact the town's history and character. The event in Portland was designed to build relationships between immigrants and between them and their new community. Dixie Hayes of the North Yarmouth Historical Society authors a children's book about the Old Town House that she hopes will appeal to young readers and adults alike. The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland says interest in pet adoption is 'three times higher' than pre-pandemic days, but adoptions were down by about 28% because of a lack of available animals. Two brothers hope to have Trudy Bird Brewing Co., named after their grandmother, up and running by early summer in North Yarmouth. Northern Forecaster - Portland Press Herald People and Business: March 1 Northern Meetings: March 2-9 Community Calendar: March 3-10 Prince Memorial Library to host talk on Maine Big Night. The Portland, South Portland and Westbrook districts decided not to administer the federally mandated end-of-year proficiency test for English Language Learners. The creation of a diversity, equity and inclusion committee and the help of a consultant to set goals will allow the schools to work on racial and inclusion problems, Superintendent Steve Connolly. The group wants new shelters capped at 50 beds and is working to put a question before voters in November. Veterans Count Maine, a program of Easterseals, is raising money this week with a rappelling event at 1 Canal Plaza in downtown Portland. Falmouth Police Department 750 Main Street Falmouth, MA 02540 Tel: 774-255-4527 Email FPD. Arkansas State Police and federal officials were investigating Monday after three local officers were seen on video beating a man during an arrest Sunday outside a convenience store in . Clark Baston donated his late father's collection of documents to the town. The annual fundraiser usually brings together hundreds of community members and thousands of dollars in donations for the Falmouth Food Pantry. A solar power project will begin soon at Falmouth Land Trust's Hurricane Valley Farm, where more than 50 families of New Mainers grow food, and a fundraising campaign is underway to renovate a dilapidated barn. AARP grant funding to add art, lights and greenery to reinvigorate alleys across the city. Two new programs from Finally Home in North Yarmouth will provide financial assistance to eligible Mainers whose old dogs require medical services, including being put down. The planned hotel and brew hall are among the components that have been delayed. The Valentine Phantom's annual handiwork shows up in Portland Tuesday. McCoy was arrested and charged with Operating Under the . Officer Kevin Perez, 34, was allegedly seen on. homestead high school staff. The Chief Polin Award recipients are recognized as important stewards of an important river. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Video released Friday shows Memphis police officers brutally beating a 29-year-old Black man, shouting expletives and using pepper spray and a baton on him while he called out . The Falmouth Fire Department has received a FEMA grant to purchase new breathing apparatus for firefighters and a new air compressor system. PORTLAND, Ore. Portland is on pace in 2022 to surpass the record 90 homicides of 2021. Our mission is to be our very best. The Telling Room of Portland worked with a group of middle school writers and "A Glimpse of My Shadow" is the result. The $5.5 million expansion project at 317 Main includes a performance hall, 10 studios and an elevator for handicapped accessibility and is expected to be completed by December. Supporters argue a union is needed because nurses are overworked, underpaid and too much is demanded of them, but opponents say organizing is unnecessary and would hinder the 'shared governance' that exists now. Wisdom Tea offers a way for Falmouth High School students to learn from their elders as they tackle life's challenges. Anna Trevorrow and Sarah Michniewicz are competing to replace Councilor Belinda Ray, who did not seek re-election. An inclusionary zoning ordinance in Yarmouth will require developers to include affordable housing in their projects. The after-school and remote day programs will be in place through January while the Portland school district awaits word on its share of new federal funding. Tom McGowan's All Things Goodplatform shares "smile-worthy good news" across social media and podcasts. Annual mental "checkups" are in place in Cumberland and the Yarmouth police chief says he hopes to implement a similar program. The property tax rate would increase 30 cents, adding $150 to the bill for the owner of a $500,000 home. Crime analysis is a type of law enforcement analysis that is focused on the study of criminal incidents; the identification and analysis of patterns, trends, and problems; and the dissemination of information that helps a police agency develop tactics and strategies to solve patterns, trends, and problems. The group meets next on July 15 and has set a July 28 session to hear from the public on changes they would like to see to the city charter. 0:00. Events include a reading of the Declaration of Independence at 9:30 a.m. and fireworks at night. Local youth sports organizations report strong participation numbers despite pandemic challenges. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - 19 News meteorologist Jon Loufman was attacked and severely beaten in his home on July 9, according to Bay Village police. The town is mapping out preliminary design and safety improvements for the busy pier. Two adults among 20,000 vaccine recipients in Pfizer's Phase 3 . The 266-unit, 18 story, 180,000-square-foot building will go up on the site of a small plaza behind the U.S. Post Office at the corner of . Rondrick Marqualin Grant, 26, of Kilgore, was held Monday on bonds totaling $12,000 on charges of possession of between 4 and 400 grams of a controlled substance and criminal mischief between $750 . The trial for one of five officers accused of beating a tourist inside a Miami Beach hotel in a 2021 incident that was caught on camera has started. The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols died on . The turnout in honor of the late TV icon and animal rights activist was beautiful, the league's director says. Literacy interventionists Maureen Lovejoy and Jennifer Rogers are retiring after spending decades teaching in Portland. The Forecaster Police Records http://www.theforecaster.net/police-beat/ View The Forecaster police reports, including dates, times, incident types and locations. 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Waverly Police. Personalized Pediatrics, working with Mothers Milk Bank Northeast, will provide the service for donors and recipients, the first in the area. Compiled by David C.L. Jos Ivn Sabau Torrelo, a fifth-grade teacher in Lyseth Elementary School's Spanish Immersion program, won the Ministry of Education, Embassy of Spain's 2021 Teacher of the Year award for a detective game he created for his students. The town wants to determine the local impact of pollutants carried by storm water or snowmelt that can damage aquatic life. The 114-year-old Boston Post Cane tradition is alive and well in some towns, but waning in others. A 15-member committee will decide whether a walking trail can be built on or near the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad tracks or if the corridor should remain as is for future train use. Twelve childhood friends meet monthly to socialize and play a fun little dice game. Youth and Family Outreach is hoping to secure some of Cumberland County's federal pandemic relief aid to build a new child care center and affordable housing with the Portland Housing Authority. The residents in opposition believe the proposed complex detracts from the historic New England feel of the town and does not comply with local ordinances. Raising the wharf 2-3 feet is also being considered as sea-level rise threatens the coastal community. Central Records Office Monday - Friday: 8am-6pm Closed Holidays Phone: (774) 255-4527 Fax: (508) 457-2566 SAND Windham High School's choir director: "How do you teach choir when you cant sing?". From CNN's Amanda Watts. The Falmouth Planning Board approved site plans for The Shops at Falmouth Center. A model train show Saturday in Westbrook displays a number of specialties within the hobby. Singer and actress Laura Darrell, who performed at this year's "Magic of Christmas," is finding it nice to be back home in Maine. The city is seeking ideas on how to improve the Riverton park. The two Democrats handily beat their Republican opponents in a four-way race for two seats. Running out of space, the Portland cemetery looks to a parcel that includes the site of the historic Stevens Tavern. Performers and audience members share their love for blues music and cigar box guitars in Westbrook last weekend. North Yarmouth Historical Society's Old Town House is relocated to a new foundation on Walnut Hill Road. The project is still in the conceptual stage, but property owner Tamson Hamrock hopes the mixed-used project can get started next year. "The color of memory also draws from the artist's struggle with memory and mental health after suffering brain damage caused by Lyme disease. Preble Street is teaming up with other veteran service organizations and landlords to find permanent housing for 100 homeless veterans over the next three months.
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