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Cumberland plans roadside spraying for browntail moths

by Alex Lear February 20, 2017June 20, 2019

CUMBERLAND — The town, in another attempt to eliminate browntail moth caterpillars, will focus its efforts this spring on the east side of Interstate 295. Residents in the area will have the opportunity to opt out of the roadside spraying program. The Town Council decided in a straw poll Feb. 13 to pursue a ground-based […]

Cumberland Police Beat: Feb. 16

by The Forecaster February 15, 2017June 20, 2019

Arrests 1/31 at 9:04 p.m. Gail Roberts, 43, of Hill Street, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Hill Street on a charge of assault. 2/6 at 1:49 a.m. Jeffrey Taplin, 48, of Dutton Hill Road, Gray, was arrested by Officer Antonio Ridge on Gray Road on a charge of operating under the influence. Summonses […]

Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster

Cumberland council OKs work on 3 road projects

by Alex Lear February 14, 2017June 20, 2019

CUMBERLAND — The Town Council on Monday approved bids from contractors for three road projects to be almost entirely completed this year. The panel tapped Storey Brothers of Cumberland for the town’s Middle Road reconstruction and waterline expansion project; A.H. Grover of North Yarmouth for sidewalk, drainage and water main improvements on Tuttle Road, and […]

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Cumberland Police Beat: Feb. 9

by The Forecaster February 8, 2017June 20, 2019

Arrests 1/26 at 9:41 p.m. Alonzo Foster, 57, of George Road, was arrested by Officer Scott Hendee on George Road on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 1/29 at 2:40 a.m. Thomas Wiley, 24, of Forest Lane, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Forest Lake Road on a charge of operating under the influence. […]

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Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board approves pre-kindergarten

by Alex Lear February 7, 2017June 20, 2019

CUMBERLAND — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors voted 6-2 Monday to launch a pre-kindergarten program. The panel also approved hiring an architect to provide design services for the district’s planned performing arts center. Superintendent Jeff Porter, who has recommended implementing pre-K in fall 2018, must still apply to the state Department of […]

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Topsham eyes strategies to mitigate browntail moth

by Alex Lear February 1, 2017June 20, 2019

TOPSHAM — Following a presentation on browntail moth infestation in Maine communities, town staff plan to present a report to the Board of Selectmen in the coming weeks. “We are learning like everybody else is learning,” Town Manager Rich Roedner said in an interview earlier in the day on Jan. 26. “What we … learn […]

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Cumberland Police Beat: Feb. 2

by The Forecaster February 1, 2017June 20, 2019

Arrests 1/20 at 10:28 p.m. Andrea Vining, 22, of Tuttle Road, was arrested by Officer Benjamin Burnes on Mill Road on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. Summonses 1/19 at 4:50 p.m. George Isaac, 27, of Harrison Road, Norway, was issued a summons by Officer Scott Hendee on U.S. Route 1 […]