Chebeague Island Wed. 10/23 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen CIH Durham Mon. 10/21 6 p.m. Board of Appeals TO Tues. 10/22 6:30 p.m. Select Board TO Falmouth Thur. 10/17 7 p.m. Falmouth Harbor Waterfront Committee TH Fri. 10/18 8 a.m. Ordinance Committee TH Fri. 10/18 10 a.m. Appointments Committee TH Tues. 10/22 6:30 p.m. Board […]
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Cumberland Police Beat: Oct. 17
Arrests 10/3 at 7:17 p.m. Miles Comparetto, 34, of Cluff Road, North Yarmouth, was arrested on a warrant by Officer Ryan Pynchon on Main Street. 10/6 at 3:31 p.m. Kip Patten, 29, of Clark Street, Randolph, was arrested by Sgt. Antonio Ridge on Tuttle Road, and charged with operating a vehicle without a license and […]
Lions Club honors Cumberland woman for decades of service
Carolyn Small taught in Cumberland and North Yarmouth schools for 35 years, runs the Cumberland Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall, and has spent three decades volunteering with the Cumberland Historical Society.
Cumberland Police Beat: Oct. 10
Arrests 9/24 at 11:03 a.m. Eugene Weir, 75, of Orchard Road, was arrested by Officer Scott Hendee on Orchard Road on a charge of failure to comply with the Maine Sex Offender Registry. 9/26 at 4:50 a.m. Christopher Abbott, 27, of Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Interstate 295 on a […]
Cumberland Police Beat: Oct. 3
Arrests 9/18 at 11:53 p.m. Kaleigh Malloy, 28, of Bruschi Road, Windham, was arrested by Officer Joseph Burke on Blanchard Road on a charge of operating under the influence. 9/19 at 12:26 a.m. Cynthia Fulton, 35, of Orchard Road, was arrested by Officer Ryan Pynchon on Blanchard Road on a charge of operating under the […]
Northern Meetings: Sept. 26-Oct. 4
Durham Thur. 9/26 6:30 p.m. Conservation Commission TO Mon. 9/30 6 p.m. Board of Appeals TO Falmouth Tues. 10/1 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH Thur. 10/3 5:30 p.m. Recycling & Energy Advisory Committee TH Mon. 9/30 6 p.m. Board of Appeals Freeport Tues. 10/1 7:30 a.m. Complete Streets Committee TH Tues. 10/1 6:30 p.m. Town Council […]
Cumberland beach dig reveals relics of ancient residents
Thomas Bennett of Prince Memorial Library co-directed the archeological search at Broad Cove Reserve.
Giant pumpkins, pig races and more as 148th Cumberland County Fair opens
There are also pulling competitions and a demolition derby as the weeklong autumnal celebration starts.
Cumberland Police Beat: Sept. 19
Arrests No arrests or criminal summonses were reported from Sept. 3-8. Fire calls 9/5 at 12:20 a.m. Smoke detector activation on Maeves Way. 9/5 at 6:33 p.m. Outdoor rubbish fire on Gray Road. 9/5 at 10:34 p.m. Unauthorized burning on Gray Road. 9/6 at 6:32 p.m. Gas leak on Pleasant Valley Road. 9/7 at 5:14 […]
Unsung champs of carbon capture, small Maine woodlots can have big impact
Fires in the Amazon this summer have increased global awareness of the role of rainforests in tempering climate change. Less appreciated is the carbon storage capacity of forests like Maine’s.