CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Dec. 11 is scheduled to consider a new tax increment financing district around two potential senior housing developments. The council will also discuss adding a traffic signal at the intersection of Skillin Road with Gray Road (Route 100), and speed limit reductions on U.S. Route 1, Blackstrap Road and […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Nov. 30
Arrests 11/14 at 11:55 p.m. Lisa Shain, 52, of Crossing Brook Road, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Tuttle Road on a charge of operating under the influence. 11/18 at 8:06 a.m. Michael Hitchcock, 35, of Pequawket Trail, Steep Falls, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Gray Road, and charged with operating after […]
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Ex-Marine drafts plan for Cumberland craft brewery with a higher purpose
CUMBERLAND — Brad Nadeau’s dream is to brew craft beer and donate a percentage of proceeds to military veterans in need. All the former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant needs is a place to do it. Nadeau, who’s been brewing beer at home as often as three times a week for two and a half years, […]
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Ex-Marine drafts plan for Cumberland craft brewery with a higher purpose
CUMBERLAND — Brad Nadeau’s dream is to brew craft beer and donate a percentage of proceeds to military veterans in need. All the former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant needs is a place to do it. Nadeau, who’s been brewing beer at home as often as three times a week for two and a half years, […]
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Cold feet over weddings at farms in Cumberland
Concerns about parking, noise and unhappy neighbors initially derail a proposal – now approved, but cautiously – to let farms host functions like weddings.
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Cumberland Police Beat: Nov. 23
Arrests 11/12 at 9:55 p.m. Michael Harris, 30, of Old Portland Road, Brunswick, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes in Gray, and charged with operating after suspension and violation of conditional release. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Nov. 6-12. Fire calls 11/4 at 5:03 p.m. Public service assistance on Mill Ridge Road. 11/15 […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Nov. 16
Arrests 10/31 at 5:38 p.m. Shane Hinkle, 22, of Beagle Lane, Turner, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Range Road. Summonses 11/1 at 9:39 a.m. Carley Klippert, 26, of Crossing Brook Road, was issued a summons by Officer Matthew Merriman on Harris Road on a charge of failure to register a […]
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Cumberland council reverses decision on farm uses
CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday reversed its recent decision and will now allow farms to be used as commercial wedding venues. Councilors voted 4-2 to allow the ordinance change. But the approval did not come without harsh words from the council chairman to the people who spearheaded the amendment effort. Cumberland has 36 […]
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Kiwanis, other service clubs need members
PORTLAND — The Portland Kiwanis Club recently celebrated its 100th birthday, and though membership has declined in recent years, its president is confident the group will continue to reach other milestones. “Kiwanis clubs, as small as we are in southern Maine, we have a huge impact in our communities,” said Portland Kiwanis President Jason Briggs, who […]
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Cumberland Woodbank hopes storm will help replenish supply
NORTH YARMOUTH — Having recently delivered its last supply of seasoned firewood, the Cumberland Woodbank is looking for donations of trees felled by the Oct. 30 storm. The Woodbank – which last year moved from the Cumberland Public Works facility to 46 Walnut Hill Parkway in North Yarmouth – has provided fuel assistance to those in […]