METRO Public Meeting December 1, 2014

Get on Board for Bus Service to Yarmouth and Freeport

A Public Meeting and Discussion will be held 

Monday, December 1, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
OceanView at Falmouth – Hilltop Community Room, 18 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth


Read more http://www.falmouthme.org/home/news/metro-public-meeting-december-1-2014

Happy Thanksgiving!

May you have much to be thankful for this upcoming year, and may your home be filled with wonderful memories this holiday season.

Portland Maine area CSA info

File this under uber-cool CSAs offered in Portland: North Spore is taking orders for their new mushroom CSA. Sign up quickly if you’re interested; these shares are sure to go fast. http://www.northspore.com/

In the meantime, get your fungi fix at Caiola’s with their unique bruschetta: mushrooms sauteed in sherry and topped with Manchego cheese - Yum! Cailoa's, 58 Pine Street, Portland http://www.caiolas.com/

Here's a list from MOFGA of all of the Community Supported Agriculture in Cumberland County:

Alewive's Brook Farm, Cape Elizabeth
Black Kettle Farm, Portland delivery
Broadturn Farm Inc., Scarborough
Crystal Spring Community Farm, Brunswick
Cultivating Community, Portland
Dandelion Spring Farm, Portland
Deri Farm, N. Yarmouth
Dow Farm Enterprise, Standish
Freedom Farm, pickup site in Portland
Frith Farm, Scarborough
Green Spark Farm, Cape Elizabeth
Hidden Acres Farm, Bridgton
Ibrahim Family Farm, CSA pick-up in Freeport
Jordan's Farm, Cape Elizabeth
Juniper Edge Farm, Brunswick
Laughing Stock Farm, Freeport
Left Field Farm, Portland delivery
Morgan Hill Farm, New Gloucester
Maple Springs Farm, Harrison
Meadowood Farm, Yarmouth
Milkweed Farm, Brunswick
New Beat Farm, pickup site in Portland
Pleasant Valley Acres, Cumberland Ctr
Plowshares Community Farm, Gorham
Resilient Roots Permaculture Farm, N Yarmouth
Rippling Waters Farm, Steep Falls
The Farmer's Eight Daughters, New Gloucester
Two Coves Farm, Harpswell
Wealden Farm, Freeport
Winter Hill Farm, Freeport

METRO Community Planning Workshop

Get on Board for Bus Service to Yarmouth and Freeport

METRO Bus service to Yarmouth and Freeport is scheduled to begin as a pilot project next summer pending funding. Make your voice on this issue heard! A Community Planning Workshop will be held:

Monday, November 17, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Portland Public Library – Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square, Portland


Read more http://www.falmouthme.org/home/news/metro-community-planning-workshop

Reminder! Winter parking ban on Falmouth Maine roads starting Nov 15th

Winter Parking Ban in Falmouth Maine

No vehicle shall be parked at any time on any street, way or road so as to interfere with or hinder the plowing or removal of snow from any street, way or road. 

The Chief of Police may cause any vehicle parked on any street, way or road so as to interfere with or hinder the plowing or removal of snow to be removed from the street in accordance with the provisions of section 17-82 (Authority to remove vehicle while illegally parked).

No vehicle shall be parked on any town-maintained way or road between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. from November 15th to April 15th. (Code 1966, Ch. 702, s. 6)

(Chapter 17, Sec. 17-91 of Falmouth Town Ordinances)

Thank you Veterans!

Happy Veterans Day

You are invited to celebrate Falmouth's veterans at three very special events on Tuesday, November 11, 2014:

10:00 am - Veterans Memorial Dedication, American Legion Post #164, 65 Depot Road, Falmouth, Maine

10:30 am - Memorial Dedication Reception, John J. Russell Meeting Room, Falmouth Memorial Library, Falmouth Maine

7:00 pm - Wreaths Across America with Barry Hamilton, Blueberry Commons Room, 3 Marion Way, Falmouth Maine

Falmouth Maine survey about plastic bags

The town of Falmouth Maine is conducting a short 3 question survey about single use plastic shopping bags.

Please take the survey at the link provided https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X6LHXLX

What do you think about plastic shopping bags? If you don't have cats and dogs, you might be throwing them away in your garbage, where they end up in a landfill. The great thing is, they can be reused in so many ways! Here are some fun ways to reuse your plastic bags:

1. Use them to dust off out-of-season shoes and out-of-favor stuffed animals stored in the closet. I also use them when I travel to put my dirty clothes in (to separate them from the clean ones) and to put any souvenirs or gifts in (again, to keep my luggage organized). 

2. Keep bags in the glove compartment to use as trash bags on road trips

3. Especially helpful for Maine winters! Cover your car’s side mirrors and windshield wipers if you park outside in winter and you don’t have to scrape ice off in the morning!

Famous Mainiacs

Our beloved Maine is a state that has produced many creative and talented people, and a place that many prominent people from various walks of life, call home. They range from prominent landscape painter like Winslow Homer, to renowned athlete like Joan Benoit Samuelson. The great poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was from Maine, as was the avid outdoorsman Leon Leonwood Bean, founder of the well known LL Bean brand.

Here is our list of 15 great people with Maine connections, who've made it big. Who's your favorite Mainiac?

Myron Avery

Olympia Snowe

Leon Leonwood Bean

David E. Kelley

George J. Mitchell

Winslow Homer

Patrick Dempsey

E.B. White

William Cohen

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Joan Benoit Samuelson

Kevin Eastman

Stephen King 

Steven Zirnkilton

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Time to "Fall Back"

Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 AM on Sunday, so be sure to set your clocks back one hour before you head to sleep Saturday night.