That percentage includes early town and school numbers, and could increase taxes on an average $420,000 home in Cumberland by $294.
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Local towns hold Democratic caucuses
AUGUSTA — The Maine Democratic Party will hold its biennial caucuses across the state on Saturday, March 8, when delegates will be elected to the State Convention, scheduled for May. Caucuses are also an opportunity to rally support for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot, meet others who are politically active, and help build […]
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 20-27
Chebeague Island Tues. 2/25 5:30 p.m. Cemetery Committee TO Wed. 2/26 6 p.m. Stone Wharf/Sunset Landing CIH Thur. 2/27 6 p.m. Coastal Water Commission TO Cumberland Mon. 2/24 5 p.m. Budget Committee TH Mon. 2/24 7 p.m. Town Council TH Durham Mon. 2/24 6 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TO Mon. 2/24 6:30 p.m. Appeals Board […]
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Casco Bay nonprofit awards environmental grants
PORTLAND — The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership has awarded almost $11,000 in annual grants to local organizations carrying out environmental awareness projects in Falmouth, Freeport, Chebeague Island and Cumberland. In one project a team of volunteers led by the Falmouth Land Trust will inventory vegetation in Mill Creek to inform future management decisions about the […]
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Cumberland taxes due March 16
CUMBERLAND — The second half of the town’s 2020 property tax bills are due Monday, March 16. Payments can be made by stopping by Town Hall between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, and between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday. Checks can also be mailed to Attn: Tax Collector, 290 Tuttle Road, […]
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Fundraiser for Cumberland arts center grand piano nears 75% of goal
The Greely Music Boosters group looks to buy the $55,000 instrument in time for April’s 2020 Honors Jazz Festival.
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DOT nixes Cumberland’s request for signal at Route 100 intersection
A Maine Department of Transportation official says a traffic light is not warranted, but favors a four-way stop.
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Northern Meetings: Feb. 13-20
Chebeague Island Mon. 2/17 6:30 p.m. Planning Board CIS Cumberland Tues. 2/18 5 p.m. Budget Workshop TH Tues. 2/18 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 2/19 6 p.m. Public Works Garage Meeting TH Freeport Thur. 2/13 6:30 p.m. Shellfish Commission TH Wed. 2/19 6 p.m. Project Review Board TH Wed. 2/19 7 p.m. Sewer District […]
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Scholarship available from Portland Water District
PORTLAND — The deadline to apply for Portland Water District’s Joseph A. DiPietro Scholarship is March 15. The $1,500 scholarship is for students in communities served by the Portland Water District who are pursuing careers in water/wastewater treatment technology, HVAC, electrical, automation technology, instrumentation, plumbing, pipefitting, fire science, environmental studies, applied sciences, engineering, public administration […]
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School Notebook: Feb. 5
Greely High School students are top performers in state debates Greely High School won four of Maine’s six slots for the Congressional Debate at the national qualifiers for Maine’s National Speech and Debate Association chapter, held in Augusta on Jan. 18 at the State House. The Maine event was named in honor of the late […]