The Turn the Tide Coalition, with members from throughout Cumberland County, seeks to put an end to phone-centered childhoods and get kids thinking creatively, playing and interacting again.
MSAD 51
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SAD 51 voters narrowly approve school project for Greely campus
Voters in North Yarmouth were against the school bond, 808-704, but it passed by 49 votes districtwide.
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Cumberland and North Yarmouth narrowly approve $53.5 million school project
The proposal includes building a new school for pre-K to first grade students, $3 million for a turf field, updates to other schools and new maintenance buildings.
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Four in Cumberland, two in North Yarmouth vie for three seats on SAD 51 board
Jeffrey DiBartolomeo, Jesse Lamarre-Vincent, Abraham Suresh and Sean Thurston are competing for the two three-year seats for Cumberland. Suzannah Dowling and Sara Rose are squaring off for the open three-year school board seat representing North Yarmouth.
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Turf field at center of debate over new school project in SAD 51
The inclusion of a $3 million turf field in Cumberland-North Yarmouth’s ‘One Campus School Project’ has dominated public conversation around a $53.5 million school bond that goes to voters next month, but supporters say the whole package is a wise investment.
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Cumberland town councilors will not seek reelection
Councilors Mark Segrist, Shirley Storey-King and Ronald Copp are stepping down and one at-large seat remains open, with three new candidates looking to be elected.
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Overcrowded Maine schools face looming crisis when voters reject bonds
Districts such as Scarborough and others in southern Maine – where residents have balked at tax hikes – have few alternatives when they need to fund large construction projects.
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SAD 51 budget proposal up 7% over this year’s budget
Nearly $2.3 million of the proposed $3.2 million increase is for employee salaries and benefits in the Cumberland-North Yarmouth district.
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SAD 51 sets June 11 referendum date for school project
Cumberland and North Yarmouth voters will be asked June 11 to approve a $53.5 million project to construct a preK-Grade 1 school on the Greely campus. The SAD 51 School Board unanimously voted this month to hold the referendum vote during the municipal election. The project also calls for a $3,047,000 turf field for the […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board backs gun safety resolution
The resolution urges gun owners in the district to follow safety protocols, including safe and locked storage of firearms and ammunition.