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Dear Cumberland Citizens,
Welcome to the
new edition of the Cumberland Crier. We have been having issues with
the email program. The program is not intended to have as much
information in it as we have been trying to do. As a result, I
will be trying to put the most important Town news as a priority,
followed by agendas and as much local information as can fit.
If you do not see your information in this letter, I will try
to get it in the next edition. I will do my best to accommodate
everyone. If you have any community event that you would like to
submit for this newsletter, please email todonnell@cumberlandmaine.com
Have a
wonderful weekend, and thank you for subscribing.
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TOWN HALL WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
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COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR
Friday
9/02: GREELY HIGH SCHOOL X-C MEET 3-5 PM
TWIN BROOK
Saturday
9/03: CUMBERLAND
SOCCER CLUB LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT 7AM-7PM TWIN BROOK
Sunday
9/04: CUMBERLAND SOCCER CLUB LABOR DAY TOURNAMENT 7AM-7PM
TWIN BROOK
Monday
9/05: JV GIRLS SOCCER GAME 4-6PM
TWIN BROOK
Tuesday
9/06:
NO EVENTS
Wednesday
9/07: JV GIRLS SOCCER GAME
4-6PM
TWIN BROOK
Thursday
9/08: NO EVENTS
Christopher
Bolduc
Director
of Operations / Public Services
Town
of Cumberland
290
Tuttle Road
Cumberland,
ME 04021
207-829-2205
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New Traffic Pattern - One Way
King's Highway is
now a One Way Street.
Barrels and extra signage will remain in place until Fall. To
travel north on Route 88, please use the widened intersection at
Tuttle and Route 88.
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SCHOOL IS OPEN!
The Cumberland Police Department welcomes back all
students and faculty to the Greely Campus. Please take a moment
when you are traveling to and from the campus to monitor your
speed. The Cumberland Police Department will have extra patrols
in and around the campus area for the first few days to make sure
that everyone gets to and from our schools safely. Please take
extra time when coming to the area and pay particular attention to
our buses as this is the safest mode of transportation students can
use.
Lt. Milton R. Calder
Cumberland Police Department
290 Tuttle Road
Cumberland Maine 04021
mcalder@cumberlandmaine.com
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PRINCE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Wednesday, September 21
1:30pm
Chewonki Bugmobile
PML is a Cornerstone of Science library, this program is
supported by COS.
Kindergarten students - adult participants will view
models and live specimens as they
learn the characteristics
of arthropods and how they adapt for survival.
Child Safety ID Program
Sponsored by New York Life
Child ID's will be made for parents with no obligation,
following the Bugmobile.
This is a service that
gives parents free photo and thumb print id of their children without
any obligation. No information is stored in the computer and
nothing is placed in a database.
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KEEP THE SPIRIT OF '45 ALIVE!
KEEP THE SPIRIT OF '45 ALIVE! is a non-profit,
non-partisan initiative to preserve the legacy of the men and women
of the Greatest Generation, the American men and women who endured
the hard times of the Great Depression, fought to defeat the greatest
tyranny in history, and then went on to rebuild their shattered world
in an unprecedented effort to help assure a better future for both
friend and former foe alike. One goal of KEEP THE SPIRIT OF '45
ALIVE! is to establish an annual day of
remembrance and national renewal. Parts of the group's efforts
involve uploading scanned images of World War II veterans to a Wall
of Honor. Prince Memorial Library is asking community members
with images of veterans to bring them to the library for scanning so
they can be uploaded to the Wall of Honor.
In its continuing effort to preserve the rich heritage
of Cumberland and North Yarmouth, Prince Memorial Library is calling
on veterans and their families to bring in images of veterans,
regardless of when they served.
All photographs of veterans brought to the library for
scanning will be returned to their owners. Please try to
include as much information as is available for the veteran in the
photograph.
http://www.spiritof45.org/site/
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PUBLIC SERVICES NOTICE
Fall of 2011 Bulky Item
Pickup Week is scheduled for the week of October 17th through the
21st.
A Bulky Item Pickup Week
was designed to assist the Residents of Cumberland in the disposal of
large, oversized items that cannot fit into the Town's PAYT bags in
the weekly trash or be recycled in regular curbside
recycling.
Examples of items that
could be included in the Bulky Waste Pickup are chairs, couches, mattresses,
large metal items such as electric water heaters and bicycles.
This program is not
designed to be a free trash disposal week. Smaller items that could
fit into a PAYT bag should be disposed of with your weekly
trash. Generic bags and boxes of household materials will no
longer be accepted.
Phones, computers, TV's
and appliances containing Freon should be disposed of at Riverside
Recycling for a small fee or donated to a charitable organization
like Goodwill.
2 Tires per household will
be accepted if the rim has been removed.
Paint Cans that are OPEN
and DRY will be picked up during Bulky Waste Week only, at no other
time during the year.
For a more extensive
list of items that will and will not be picked up this time, please
see the Town's Web Site at www.cumberlandmaine.com or
Call Cumberland Public Services at 829-2220
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SIGN UP FOR FREE DISPOSAL OF OLD PESTICIDES BY
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
The Maine Board of Pesticides Control (BPC) is
organizing free safe disposal of old pesticides at four collection
sites. The collected chemicals will go to out-of-state disposal
facilities licensed by the US EPA where they are incinerated or
reprocessed. "Disposal of obsolete pesticides is expensive for
the state," notes Paul Schlein of the
BPC, "but it's clearly much less than the cost of cleaning up
contaminated soil or water. However, it's worth noting that future
funding is not guaranteed, so be sure to take advantage of this
year's collection while you can." Preregistration is
required by September 30. To register, get details, and learn
important information about the temporary storage and transportation
of obsolete pesticides, go to the BPC Web site at www.thinkfirstspraylast.org,
or call the BPC at 287-2731.
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LET'S ANSWER THE CALL...THEY DID!!!
18 Hole Golf Scramble & Barbeque in support of the
Veteran's Memorial. Thursday, August 25th at 12:00 p.m.
Entry fee is $50.00 pp; Val Halla Golf
Course. Register online at www.cumberlandmaine.com
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REBROADCASTS FROM YOUR HOME COMPUTER!!!
New Meetings on Demand!! Town Council and Planning
Board meetings on your home computer. Click on this link:
http://www.vimeo.com/cumberlandmaine
this is the Town Council
meeting on our website! Now you can watch it without waiting
for the rebroadcast.
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SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER
The Val Halla Golf Association is sponsoring a scholarship
fundraiser by selling a Val Hall Golf Association Cookbook. The
cookbook is available at Town Hall, and the Library, for $15.00
each. Proceeds are being used to fund annual scholarships to
high school students.
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FALL
CUMBERLAND-NORTH YARMOUTH COMMUNITY
EDUCATION & RECREATION
Cumberland-North Yarmouth Community Education
has the following
classes available now for registration!
Call 829-2208 for more information!
Here are some of the offerings:
- Writing:
Composition in a Nutshell
- College
Essay Writing Workshop
- Conversational
Spanish
- Beginning
French
- Papercraft an Interactive
Mini-book!
Encaustic Painting
- Bronzclay Jewelry
- Mosaic
Furniture
- Quilting-
Tree Skirt and Waving Flag
- Beginning
Drawing
- The
Art of Color- Part 1 & Part 2
- Open
Art Studio
- Sew
Creative for Beginners and Intermediates
- Community
CPR
- First
Aid Training
- Preserving
the Harvest
- Chinese
Cooking
- Fresh
Pressed Cider, Plus!
Sushi!
- Organizing
for the Rest of Us
- Fitness
classes include Zumba, Yoga, Cardio-Body Sculpting, Dance
Aerobics,
Aquatic
Fitness, Tai Chi, Masters and more!
Sarah Davis
Adult Education Director
Cumberland*North Yarmouth Community Education
829-2208
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CUMBERLAND FARMER'S MARKET
The Cumberland Farmer's Market will be open at the Town
Hall Parking Lot this Saturday, September 3, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
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ANONYMOUS TIP PROGRAM
Report underage drinking or illegal drug use. Be
part of the solution!
Hear about an underage drinking party? Not sure
what to do? Text a tip to UCANTIP at 274637. Submit a tip
online at www.cascobaycan.org
and click on "submit an anonymous tip". If you need
immediate assistance, please call 911.
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FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT
APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FALL PROGRAMS
Cumberland North Yarmouth Recreation & Community
Education is now accepting registrations for the following Fall
Programs: Kiddie Kickers Preschool Soccer, Kindergarten Soccer
& Fall Running Club. You may sign up for these programs
online at www.cumberlandmaine.com or in person
at the Recreation Office. We are also still accepting
registrations for CNY United Recreation Soccer Program for grades
1st-6th. This program is filling fast so please get your
registrations in as soon as possible!
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Volunteers Needed
Are you interested in learning more about your
community? Can you spare a few evening hours? Would you
like to meet other Cumberland residents with similar interests?
Becoming a member of one of our committees is a great way to get involved!
The Town of Cumberland has immediate vacancies on the Prince Memorial
Library Advisory Board. For more information or to apply,
contact Brenda Moore at Town Hall or visit our website at www.cumberlandmaine.com
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Current Brush Dump Hours
Tuesdays 11:00 am - 3:00pm
Saturdays 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Residents
Season Pass
$25.00
Day Pass $10.00 Single Use Pass $5.00
Red Brush Dump passes are good through the end of 2011
Commercial Operators
Season Pass
$250.00 Day Pass $25.00
We accept the
following: Brush, Leaves, Grass Clippings and also Waste Oil (at
no additional fee)
Extended Hours in May and November
Corrugated cardboard accepted in containers located at
the Public Works Garage or the West Cumberland Fire
Station at any time.
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Thank you for reading. If you have
any suggestions for "The Crier", please let me know.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Tammy O'Donnell
The Town of Cumberland
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