Petition drive to remove 4 Cumberland school board members falls short
Upset that SAD 51 has kept a hybrid of remote and in-class learning, petitioners say they will continue to push for a return to five full days of classroom learning in the fall.
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A petition drive to remove four Cumberland representatives from the regional school board failed to gather enough signatures to get on the June 8 ballot, Town Clerk Tammy O’Donnell said Monday.
A sign outside the Mabel Wilson School in Cumberland last month calls for five days of in-person classes this spring in SAD 51.
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School board recall effort exposes discord in Cumberland and North Yarmouth
The clash over whether to return to 5 days in the classroom this school year has grown rancorous, with some parents pushing to remove school board members and the superintendent.
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A sign calling for the superintendent’s firing is posted in front of Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland on Thursday, with a message from the library on its own sign.
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Cumberland town officials are trying to quell increasing community discord amid a school board recall effort and a battle of political lawn signs being fueled by social media campaigns focused on resuming full-time in-school instruction and firing the superintendent.
Company plans to hold harness races at Cumberland Fairgrounds this year
First Track Investments LLC plans to schedule 56 days of racing at the Cumberland Fairgrounds starting in May.
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A company plans to bring harness racing back to southern Maine this year, months after Scarborough Downs, southern Maine’s premiere racetrack and the largest in Maine, shut down for good in November.
First Track Investments LLC plans to schedule 56 days of racing at the Cumberland Fairgrounds starting in May.
The Cumberland Town Council voted 7-0 Monday night to approve a mass gathering permit for the company. But councilors said company owner Michael Cianchette could have held races without the permit because attendance will not exceed the town’s 500-person limit on mass gatherings.