Cumberland residents took to the polls Tuesday to vote on a proposed affordable housing project to be built on Drowne Road. The Town Council voted in December to explore the option of building three 3-story buildings with 71 one-bedroom apartments, 36 of which would be reserved for seniors. There would also be 21 two-bedroom and […]
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North Yarmouth joins Cumberland, Falmouth, Yarmouth in planning for climate change
North Yarmouth will be drafting its Climate Action Plan over the next year. Cumberland adopted its own plan in 2021, with Yarmouth doing so in 2022, followed by Falmouth in 2023.
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Cumberland voters reject affordable housing project
The proposal to build a $40 million, 107-unit apartment complex near the town center drew heavy turnout, with preliminary results showing the referendum failed 2,545 to 1,163.
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Northern Meetings: March 7-14
Chebeague Island Mon. 3/11 6:30 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Tue. 3/12 5 p.m. Adjustments/Appeals Hearing Zoom Thu. 3/14 6 p.m. Facilities Meeting Zoom Cumberland Mon. 3/11 5 p.m. Budget Workshop Town Hall Mon. 3/11 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Thu. 3/7 4 p.m. Community Development Town Hall Thu. 3/7 4 p.m. Long-Range […]
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Cumberland to become an official Tree City
The Cumberland Town Council voted unanimously to observe Arbor Day as a town holiday every April.
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Rusty Lantern store proposed for west side of Cumberland
The Cumberland Planning Board hears early plans for the convenience store, which would be built near the intersection of Gray and Skillin roads.
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 29-March 7
Chebeague Island Thu. 2/29 6 p.m. Facilities Committee Town Hall Fri. 3/1 2:30 p.m. Executive Session Town Hall Tue. 3/5 6 p.m. School Committee CI School Wed. 3/6 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Thu. 2/29 6 p.m. Affordable Housing Info Val Halla Falmouth Thu. 2/29 4 p.m. Long-Range Planning Zoom, Town Hall Tue. […]
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Cumberland college student will appear on television to audition for ‘American Idol’
Julia Gagnon, a senior at the University of Southern Maine, will appear on the show in early March.
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New school on Greely campus could cost $49 million
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board chair says the draft plan for the new pre-K-to-Grade 1 school is ‘still being worked out and processed.’
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 22-29
Chebeague Island Sat. 2/24 9 a.m. Budget Workshop Town Hall Tue. 2/27 6 p.m. School Committee CI School Cumberland Mon. 2/26 5 p.m. Council Budget Workshop Town Hall Mon. 2/26 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Thu. 2/29 6 p.m. Affordable Housing Info Val Halla Falmouth Thu. 2/22 4 p.m. Long-Range Planning Town Hall Mon. […]