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🌱 Cash from abandoned safe will help heat Falmouth homes

Falmouth, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Falmouth? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Cash from abandoned safe will help heat Falmouth homes
  • Lanterns and storytime welcome winter at Gilsland Farm
  • Falmouth finishes just outside final boys soccer top 10

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 49, low: 39.
  • Friday: Breezy with a touch of rain, with a high of 43 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. $55K found in abandoned safe to fund Falmouth heating assistance (wgme.com) — Falmouth will use $55,000 found in an abandoned safe to help local families pay their heating bills this winter. Town leaders approved the assistance fund four years after the cash was discovered behind Central Fire Station. State law required the unclaimed money to serve a charitable purpose.
   

2. Winter Solstice Storytime & Lantern Walk at Gilsland Farm (maineaudubon.org) — Families can mark the approaching winter solstice with lantern decorating, storytime and a sunset walk at Gilsland Farm on December 20, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The Maine Audubon event is geared toward ages 3–10, with hot beverages and blankets provided. Admission is $9 per member child or $15 per nonmember child.
   

3. Brunswick is king in final Varsity Maine boys soccer poll of 2026 (centralmaine.com) — Falmouth received 13 points in the final Varsity Maine boys soccer poll, just behind No. 10 South Portland’s 14. Brunswick finished as the unanimous No. 1 after winning the Class A championship, while neighboring Yarmouth took second in the rankings following its third straight Class B title.
   

4. The towns and legislative districts hit hardest by MaineCare (Medicaid) cuts (mecep.org) — Just under 400 people in the Senate district covering Falmouth, Yarmouth and Cumberland could lose MaineCare coverage, according to Maine Center for Economic Policy projections. The analysis estimates larger losses in rural districts and Portland, linking the projected losses to new work-reporting requirements under President Trump’s federal legislation.
   

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  • Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Falmouth. Apply here.
  • University of Maine posted a job opening for Administrative Support Supervisor in Falmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Falmouth here.

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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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