Do you play cards? Bring your card table friends and join us at the  Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road (Route 88), Falmouth for our semiannual Card Party. Enjoy a light luncheon as you try to beat your table. With door prizes and a 50-50 opportunity, you increase your chances of going home happy. All proceeds help us continue the mission of the Falmouth Historical Society including providing genealogical services and maintaining the Falmouth Heritage Museum.

For reservations contact Mary Honan 781-2705 or Beverley Knudsen 781-4988. Deadline March 28

PORTLAND, Maine -- To celebrate the re-printing of Good Maine Food; edited by Marjorie Mosser and inspired by Kenneth Roberts, the Maine Humanities Council with the Maine Historical Society presents a discussion of Kenneth Roberts’ Arundel, facilitated by Salem State History Professor Emerson Baker, Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at the Maine Historical Society, Portland.

Arundel is Kenneth Roberts’ fictional account of Benedict Arnold’s march through Maine to Québec during the American Revolution. Roberts, a beloved and iconic Maine author, was a bestselling writer during the first half of the 20th century, known for his entertaining, insightful tales drawn from Maine history. Arundel was his best-known work and still has much to tell us. Professor Baker will provide background about Roberts and Arundel and then facilitate a discussion of the book.

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- One man is dead after being burned in a fire in his apartment in Portland. Officials say the fire broke out just after 8:00am in an apartment building on Grant Street.

Portland Police say the man who lived in the apartment was taken to Maine Medical Center where he died from his injuries. Investigators say the apartment was not seriously damaged, but the man was severely burned.

The State Fire Marshal's Office and Portland Police are interviewing neighbors, but so far there is no word on what caused the fire. The victim's name has not been release, but investigators do say he was 43-years-old.