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CUMBERLAND – The Cumberland Town Council has accepted the Silva family’s promised donation of open wetland space at 45 Canning St., with the condition that it be protected from further

CUMBERLAND – As construction continues on Broad Street as part of a three-town regeneration project, increased traffic and sidewalk removal have created what local business owners are calling a nightmare.

CUMBERLAND – The Town Council on Wednesday was set to consider extending temporary outdoor service at local restaurants beyond Oct. 31.

CUMBERLAND – Town officials say they’re frustrated after learning that local ratepayers will have to cover the bill for a water line break on private property. Bill Descoteaux, acting superintendent of the Cumberland Water Department, provided the Town Council with an update of department operations two weeks ago, saying there have been 10 water breaks to date this year, most notably one on Fisher Road behind Diamond Hill Park at the Ski Valley Condominiums. Descoteaux said workers were on ...

4/14/2021 Mutter: Looks like ski lodge needs to go Mayor Jeff Mutter told the Parks and Recreation Commission and Town Council that he sees little value in saving the ski lodge at Diamond Hill Park, located at 4125 Diamond Hill Road, but will give folks a chance to make their case before the town does something new with it. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey) CUMBERLAND – Unless there’s a real reason to save the ski lodge at Diamond Hill Park, says Mayor Jeff Mutter, the building seems to be b...

4/7/2021 Area of Cumberland Town Hall a tough spot for pedestrians The area near Cumberland Town Hall has seen a high volume of crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists in recent years. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey) CUMBERLAND – Since January of 2000, there have been nine total crashes in the immediate area of Town Hall involving pedestrians or bicyclists, seemingly the most concentrated area for such crashes on Cumberland’s portion of the busy Broad Street corridor. There were 19 tota...

3/10/2021 Roundabout flooding victims see town claims denied Cumberland town employees work to connect a new municipal pipe to existing state pipes under Diamond Hill Road at the roundabouts early last December. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey) CUMBERLAND – The town’s insurer has denied claims for damages from five residents whose properties near the new Diamond Hill Road roundabouts were flooded late last November, saying the cause of the flooding was ultimately determined to be an issue und...

2/17/2021 Plan for old post office: A vital link to community The dream for the old post office, shown here next to Cumberland Town Hall, is to turn it into a community resource for residents. CUMBERLAND – Plans to create a community resource center in the long-vacant former Valley Falls Post Office/Valley Falls Free Library next to Town Hall are centered on an innovative new initiative that would tackle some of the deeper issues many town residents face that have been exacerbated by the pa...

2/10/2021 Mutter on vaccine: Most 75-year-olds shouldn’t have to wait more than a month Cumberland EMS personnel Steve Parent, left, and Jay Gomes prepare vaccines in the hallway of Cumberland Manor on Mendon Road on Feb. 4, part of the town’s door-to-door vaccination program at senior housing complexes. Town completes door-to-door vaccinations in senior housing CUMBERLAND – Aurise Carden said she was excited to read last Thursday about Cumberland’s plan to get older residents vaccinate...

CUMBERLAND – Longtime Highway Supt. Frank Stowik has lost his leadership position, a move mostly tied to conflicts brought up by the fact that he’s still a union member. Mayor Jeff Mutter made the decision to remove Stowik from the role and replace him with veteran department member Dennis Vadenais, telling The Breeze that it was in the best interest of the town. He cited the fact that the town charter actually calls for a superintendent of public works, appointed by the director, who shall...