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In response to a growing concern around mental health and well-being amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Towns of Cumberland and North Yarmouth, along with School Administrative District #51, have partnered to help bring greater awareness to this important and timely topic.
Mental health and wellness are critical components of any healthy community, yet too often our family, friends, and neighbors suffer in isolation. Together, we can break this silence and remove the stigma that surrounds mental health by refusing to allow anyone in our community to deal with this by themselves. A first step is to bring mental health to the forefront of community awareness through dialogue, sharing of resources, and building connections that can overcome isolation and despair.
Healthy communities support each other, establish safe and productive conversations, and show care and compassion for those who need it most. To this end, Cumberland, North Yarmouth, and MSAD #51 are pleased to invite community partners, businesses, churches, nonprofits, clubs, civic groups, and individuals to help us in keeping mental health at the forefront of our awareness and efforts.
We hope you will consider joining us as we collectively strive to overcome the challenges of mental health so that no one ever has to face it alone again. The mental health of our community is, after all, only as good as the mental health of each person who is a part of it.
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Meet Junior Officer Henry! Henry has been battling cancer. Throughout it all, he continues to do an incredible job staying brave and positive. Henry loves the police so the Cumberland Police Department thought he could use some backup.
What started out as a simple gift, quickly evolved into something much bigger! When the department reached out to Admiral Fire & Safety Inc to get Henry a custom embroidered winter hat, Admiral took it upon themselves to contact some of their suppliers to hook Henry up with a custom CPD police shirt and real badge!
A big thank you to Blauer and V.H. Blackinton & Co., Inc. for making these incredible custom pieces for Henry.
School Resource Officer Mazuzan and Officer LaChance made a special trip to visit Henry and present him with his gear! Check out the video his family put together:
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*Please note this is a different email service than the one the Town has been offering. Our office will continue to send out reminder emails if you've already been entered into our system.* |
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Personal Watercraft Lottery |
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This morning, the Personal Watercraft Lottery was held. The following 27 residents were selected in this year's lottery! |
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Storage Spots on Dock
1. Matthew Rawdon
2. Leah Hurley
3. Paula Weeks
4. Kerry Oberg
5. Aiden Smith
6. Merridith Molloy
7. David Cowan
8. Carolyn Liger
9. Eileen Levesque
10. Chris Callan
11. Thomas Burnham
12. Derek Langhauser
13. Lisa Parsons
14. Elizabeth Blackwell
15. Don Neidetcher
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Storage Spots on Land
16. Kathy Ostergaard
17. Greg Wiessner
18. John Schleder
19. Anthony Matyjaszewski
20. Wendy Hayes
21. Melissa McManus
22. James Mallar
23. Mary Federle
24. Jerome Gamache
25. Elizabeth Connellan Smith
26. Moses Lichter
27. Carly Campos
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Brush Dump - Opening on Saturday
The Brush Dump will be opening for the season this Saturday, April 3rd from 9:00am-3:00pm! The facility is located at 11 Stiles Way (put 284 Tuttle Road into your GPS) and accepts brush, leaves, and grass clippings. Compost will be available. A pass is required to access the facility. One can be purchased at Town Hall during regular office hours.
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Bulky Item Pickup
Mark your calendars! Bulky Item Pickup is scheduled for the week of May 17th-21st.
This week was designed to assist the residents of Cumberland in the disposal of large, oversized items that cannot fit into the green trash bags during weekly trash/recycling collection. If an item, or group of items, fits in a town trash bag, the material is not considered a bulky item and will not be collected.
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Council, Board, and Committee News |
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Last Monday night, members of the Climate Action Committee presented the committee's plan to the Town Council.
This Climate Action Plan outlines action opportunities to build a future Sustainable Cumberland: a town that supports a carbon bank to subsidize investments in clean energy; where local farmers produce and sell local food and improve local food security; where forests and ecosystems thrive and encourage healthy recreation.
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Communication Survey
Last chance to take the Town's Communication survey! It will take less than 2 minutes to complete. We greatly appreciate your participation!
Paper copies are available at Town Hall in the entry way. When completed, please leave them in the drop-box located outside the front entrance of Town Hall.
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The Town of Cumberland is seeking applicants for the following positions:
For more information and instructions on how to apply, please click on the links next to each opening.
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(Photo Courtesy of Prince Memorial Library) |
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Take a close look at this historic Cumberland home! Do you recognize it? It's 15 Blanchard Road or better known as Sweetsers Apple Barrel & Orchards!
In this 1875 photograph, Samuel and Frederick Sweetser sit with an unknown man in front of the Samuel Sweetser house in Cumberland Center. In 1812, Deacon Jeremiah Blanchard built this house for Mary Ann Pittee, a widow. In 1849, her son-in-law Samuel R. Sweetser purchased property from the Blanchard’s estate for $190 and transformed it into the thriving Sweetser orchards!
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Scavenger Hunt
The Scavenger Hunt has been pushed back to April 5th! We'll share more information next week on our website, social media, and in the Crier.
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Prince Memorial Library c.1960
(Photo Credit: Philip A. Chase)
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The Libraries of Cumberland, Maine
In 2021, Prince Memorial Library will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding, but the history of library services in the area go back to the early years of the hamlet that would become Cumberland Center.
This exhibit offers a timeline of the forerunners of Prince Memorial Library, and of the changes that Prince has undergone over the past century. It is dedicated to the men and women who endeavored to put books into the hands of readers since the 1790s.
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E.B. Osgood Delivery Wagon |
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(Photo courtesy of Joel Fuller) |
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Featuring another piece of Cumberland's history: E.B. Osgood!
Edward B. “Deacon” Osgood was one of the six first graduates from Greely Institute in June 1880. Osgood started butchering pigs around 1890 and opened a general store next to his butcher shop. He smoked ham and bacon on the premises and made sausages following his own secret recipe. A New Hampshire company aged country cheese specifically for his business.
In addition to his butcher shop, Osgood ran a packing plant that, by 1940, averaged 5,914 pounds of lard, 3,245 pounds of sausage, and 14 tons of ham and bacon per year.
Each spring, Osgood and his crew worked a 20-acre patch devoted to market gardening. Osgood’s grandson Fred took over the business after his death in 1944.
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Animal Control Officer News |
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MSAD #51 Board of Directors Information
Meetings start at 6:30 pm in the Greely Center for the Arts at GHS unless otherwise noted.
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Prince Memorial Library News |
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Check out this month's feature in the Town Forest Story Walk, Good Trick Walking Stick by Sheri M. Bestor! The Town Forest Story Walk is located behind Town Hall at 290 Tuttle Road. Enjoy!
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Cumberland Soccer Club Fall Registration Open!
Cumberland Soccer Club Fall Registration will be open from April 1st - April 30th.
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Eggstraordinary Eggstravaganza
at Congregational Church in Cumberland UCC (282 Main Street)
Friday, April 2nd at 1pm-Saturday April 3rd at sunset (while supplies last)
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Stop by the Congregational Church in Cumberland UCU to participate in chalk driveway drawings! They will supply individually packaged chalk and a sweet treat. You bring your creativity and eggcitement! Follow the traffic cones to the eggs. Please wear masks and practice social distancing. All Welcome!
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COVID-19 Vaccination in Maine |
Check out Maine CDC's COVID-19 Vaccination website!
Maine DHHS is offering free rides to COVID-19 vaccine clinics. People should call 1-855-608-5172 at least 48 hours before their appointment to reserve a ride.
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