CUMBERLAND — A Main Street property owner is suing School Administrative District 51 and the town for removing a fence between his property and Greely High School. Michael Madore rents 299 Main St. through Mad Gold LLC, the plaintiff in the case. He claims a June 20 Planning Board decision, which approved a site plan […]
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Cumberland purchase will expand conservation of Knight's Pond
CUMBERLAND — Thanks to an upcoming purchase of a 19.6-acre parcel that includes nearly 13 acres of Knight’s Pond, the entire body of water will soon be in a conservation easement. The Town Council on Monday unanimously approved the acquisition from John Paynter. The purchase price of $90,000 will paid out monthly over the course of 10 […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Aug. 24
Arrests 8/9 at 7:40 a.m. Craig Huber, 54, of Emerald Drive, was arrested by Officer Scott Hendee on Emerald Drive on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 8/10 at 10:13 p.m. Mackenzie Smith, 25, of Shaker Road, Gray, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Gray Road on a charge of operating after suspension, and […]
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Suspended Cumberland fire chief: 'No ill intent' in payroll wrongdoing
CUMBERLAND — Fire Chief Dan Small, who was suspended without pay for five days for falsifying payroll, said Monday he paid two employees for time they didn’t work as an incentive to provide paramedic coverage at other times. Small was suspended Aug. 9-16, according to a disciplinary letter from Town Manager Bill Shane, which was […]
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Cumberland eyes moving Public Works to Fairgrounds
CUMBERLAND — The town is negotiating with the Cumberland Fairgrounds board about moving the Public Works Department to part of the Fairgrounds’ 197 Blanchard Road property. “We have gotten permission to do some survey work and some wetland delineation on about a 10-acre parcel near the power lines on the Fairgrounds property, which is well […]
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Cumberland fire chief suspended for falsifying payroll
CUMBERLAND — The fire chief was suspended without pay for five days for falsifying payroll. Chief Dan Small’s suspension ran from Aug. 9-16, according to Town Manager Bill Shane’s disciplinary letter, which was obtained Thursday, Aug. 17. Small was suspended “as a result of (his) actions related to the deliberate falsification of payroll forms on […]
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Annual Children's Dyslexia Center golf scramble returns
PORTLAND and GRAY – The Children’s Dyslexia Center of Portland is gearing up to host their 12th annual Teddy Bear Scramble golf tournament. The event, a fundraiser for the Center, is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 23; registration begins at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start to follow at 8:15. As usual, Spring Meadows Golf Club […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Aug. 10
Arrests 7/29 at 2:47 a.m. Addie Todd, 19, of Grove Street, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Range Way on charges of violating conditions of release and illegal possession of liquor by a minor. 7/31 at 2:42 a.m. Joseph Strattard, 37, of Cider Hill Lane, was arrested by Officer Scott Hendee on Tuttle Road […]
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Falmouth brush fire challenges firefighters
A hard-to-reach brush fire on Mountain Road in Falmouth burned a little less than an acre on Aug. 4. Fire Chief Howard Rice said the fire was stubborn and hard to put out because of the terrain and the amount of dry vegetation that was burning. He said the fire was called in around 4:23 […]
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Cumberland seeks buyer for former Whitman house
CUMBERLAND — The town is seeking a buyer for the house that used to neighbor the Central Fire Station on Tuttle Road. The 1956 structure, called the Whitman house for original owner Gordon Whitman, was moved earlier this year to the Public Works site on Drowne Road to make room for the fire station expansion. […]