It's not every day that the Maine Supreme Judicial Court comes to your high school.
For Falmouth high schoolers last Thursday, an appearance of the state's top court in their auditorium not only meant a chance to skip a class, but to watch a real appeals case play out as attorneys argued their cases and faced the justices' interrogations.
I loved watching the student audience react to the different appeals. Hearing the first arguments about gunshot wounds and blood spatter analysis, the students were silent, locked in to the intense proceedings. The intricacies of OUI case sparked more restlessness one might expect in an audience of teenagers.
In this week's newsletter: an opportunity for those who serve town residents, a haunted barn in Falmouth, and Pokémon crafts for kids.
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- Sophie Burchell |
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| The Maine Supreme Judicial Court waits to hear appeals in front of high school students at the Falmouth High School auditorium on Oct. 9. (Courtesy of Falmouth High School)
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Falmouth Food Pantry is one of the organizations serving Falmouth to receive a grant. (File)
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The town of Falmouth is once again offering grants to social services providers whose mission is to meet the needs of any Falmouth resident whose safety or health is at risk, including support for trauma response, domestic violence response, food insecurity, counseling, mental health and substance use treatment, dental health, refugee services, transportation, senior services, disability services, home health, and end-of-life care. A total of $40,000 will be awarded to area organizations, which do not need to be based in Falmouth as long as they provide services to Falmouth residents.
Last year, $40,000 was distributed to social services agencies that served nearly 2,400 Falmouth residents. Past recipients of the funds include the Center for Grieving Children, Community Dental, Falmouth Food Pantry, Hospice of Southern Maine, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine and the Opportunity Alliance.
“Directing grant funding to local organizations, who are already meeting the critical needs of our most vulnerable residents, is the most efficient way for the town to get resources to those who need it,” said Assistant Town Manager Maggie Fleming.
The deadline to apply is Nov. 6, and application questions may be directed to Amanda Methot-Vigue. |
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Falmouth burned: Listen to a presentation commemorating the destruction of the town center by the British on Oct. 17, 1775. While the “shot heard round the world” rang out in Lexington, Concord, and Arlington, a faceoff between Patriot and the Crown was taking place in Falmouth’s town center (now Portland’s Old Port), culminating six months later when a flotilla set the Old Port ablaze with cannon fire before sending troops ashore to finish the job. Falmouth Historical Society historians will tell the story at the event hosted at Falmouth Memorial Library on Oct. 18 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Pokémon go: Get together with Falmouth Memorial Library every month for activities that are so fun kids won't know they're learning! The program is held on Falmouth schools' early release days every month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and is appropriate for ages 5-11. In October, the group will make Pokémon-inspired crafts!
Get spooked: Join the Greater Portland Board of Realtor's annual fundraiser in support of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland! This year’s celebration will be held at the historic Old Smith Farm in Falmouth, where the barn will be transformed into a spirited Halloween bash. Put on your best costume and get ready for a night full of spooky fun, including: tarot readings, scary-oke, a photo booth, auction, costume contest and delicious treats and cocktails! Every dollar raised helps build strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable housing in the community.
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Sophie Burchell is a community news reporter for Falmouth, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Cumberland, and previously reported for the Northern Forecaster. Her memories of briefly living on Mount Desert Island as a child drew her back to Maine to attend Bowdoin College, and back again to Portland after a year in Alaska. Send feedback and suggestions to Sophie. You can support this newsletter by encouraging friends and family to sign up and explore our other newsletters.
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