Community Corner
🌱 What Falmouth-based advocates want changed in CMP’s forest plan
Happening soon: Cobble to Cobble on the Falmouth Patch calendar
Greetings Falmouth! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Falmouth-based advocates want changed in CMP's forest plan
- Why Falmouth police are ditching controversial Flock license plate cameras
Also on today's calendar: Cobble to Cobble and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 68 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
- Saturday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• State board to meet on challenge to CMP conservation plan (spectrumlocalnews.com) — An important environmental appeal centered in Falmouth is heading to the state Board of Environmental Protection, as Maine Audubon and other groups challenge CMP's 50,000‑acre woodland conservation plan tied to the CMP Corridor. Speaking from Maine Audubon's Falmouth offices, advocates argue the plan doesn't adequately protect mature forests and could set a precedent for future large developments across Maine. 
• The 4 Cities in Maine Using Flock License Plate Cameras The Most (wokq.com) — Falmouth police are phasing out their Flock license plate cameras and switching to a different vendor, Axon, after criticism over privacy and data use. The story compares Falmouth's approach with Lewiston, Auburn, and York, where similar cameras remain in use or are being challenged, highlighting how Maine communities are weighing crime-solving tools against residents' privacy concerns.
📸 Around Falmouth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Falmouth
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★ Featured events ★
- Cobble to Cobble →
Exchange Street, Exchange St, Portland
12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- Shellfish Conservation Committee Meeting →
Falmouth Town Hall, Falmouth
5:30 pm - Volunteer Work Day – Invasive Species Removal and Mitigation →
Falmouth ME
12:00 pm - Meet GreenCrab.org at Farming Falmouth →
Falmouth ME - The Natural Dye Garden Workshop →
UMaine Extension Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Rd., Falmouth
2:00 pm - ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Course and Exam →
UMaine Cooperative Extension, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth
9:00 am - ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Course and Exam- Falmouth →
UMaine Cooperative Extension Cumberland County, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth
9:00 am - ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Course and Exam - Falmouth →
UMaine Extension Cumberland County | UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Dr., Ste. 104, Falmouth
9:00 am - Text 911, Call 988, ASL Films & Open Discussion →
GBSD, 1 Mackworth Island, Falmouth
10:00 am - General Production in a No-Till System Farm Tour →
Winslow Farm, Falmouth
5:00 pm - Home, Health & Hard Decisions →
The Point Community Center, 345 Clarks Pond Pkwy, South Portland
6:30 pm - Home, Health & Hard Decisions →
The Point Community Center, 345 Clarks Pond Pkwy, South Portland
6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Tuesday September 22
Thursday September 24
📣 Falmouth Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We need a new furnace.
Looking for recommendations of someone that someone has actually used. Not looking for everyone that owns a hvac business. (Nextdoor Highland Lake) - I am looking for a tool reseller.
I have more wrenches etc than i can sell myself and am looking for someone to come look at what i have and buy in bulk. Anyone? (Nextdoor Highland Lake)
- OceanView at Falmouth posted a job opening for Server - Fine Dining in Falmouth. Apply here.
- Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Credit Accounts Receivable Specialist - Seafax in Portland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Falmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Portland
- Report: Portland pro sports teams bring in $110M to city (pressherald.com)
- Victim details assault with machete near Portland's Nickelodeon theater (pressherald.com)
- Child injured by dump truck in Portland (wabi.tv)
Westbrook
- Police search for suspect after vape products stolen from Westbrook business (wgme.com)
Ok Falmouth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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