Reminders from Town Hall - Novmeber 4, 2022
As you move your clocks back an hour, don’t forget to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and other home safety devices.
Having a working smoke detector can mean the difference between life and death. The death rate is twice as high for home fires where the smoke detectors are either absent or not working, according to a report by National Fire Protection Association researcher Marty Ahrens.
A smoke detector cannot operate without working batteries, so the changing of the clocks is an excellent opportunity to remind yourself to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors at home. In addition, you should test them at least once per month so you know if batteries need to be replaced.
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 | The Front Desk at the Town Office will be closed Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Offices for Assessing, Code Enforcement, Planning and Town Manager will be open 8am to 5pm. |
 | Municipal Offices are Closed Thursday, November 10, 2022 In observance of the Holiday |
 | Municipal Offices are Closed
In observance of the Holiday |
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2023 Dog Licenses Available Now
 | REMINDER: Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited at Town Parks and Recreation Areas. Per Town Ordinance Section 9.3 Alcoholic Beverages: No person shall consume or possess alcoholic beverages in a park or recreation area. |
 | Election Day Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Polls Open 7am to 8pm at Wescustogo Hall & Community Center, 120 Memorial Highway. All Absentee Ballots must be returned by 8pm on November 8, 2022 to be counted. As of October 19, 2022, all new voter registrations must occur in person. The voter is required to show satisfactory proof of identity and residency to the Registrar. The regular office hours of the Voter Registrar/Town Clerk’s Office located at 10 Village Square Road, are:
Sample Ballots and additional voter information can be found on our website www.northyarmouth.org. The Front Desk at the Town Office will be CLOSED on election day, November 8th . All other offices will be open. |
 | The Select Board is looking for volunteers to serve on the following boards and committees.
If you are interested in servicing on any the the board and committees listed, click here, for more information.
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 | To view a complete calander of board & committee meetings go to northyarmouth.org |
 | Receive Town Alerts: Sign up to receive town notifications via text message. Opt-in to any of the following programs: ✓ Cancelation Notifications keyword: NYCANCELLATIONS ✓ Closure Notifications keyword: NYCLOSINGS ✓ Curbside Collections Notifications keyword: NYTRASH ✓ Alerts Notifications keyword: NORTHYARMOUTH Get Started: Text in one of the above keywords to: 91896 What to Expect: ▪ After the initial keyword is sent, you will receive a confirmation message asking you to reply YES to verify opt-in. ▪ You will receive up to 4 text messages a month with a notification for each alert category selection. ▪ Message and data rates may apply. Check with your carrier for more details. How to Opt-Out: Text STOP at any time to remove yourself from the notification list. |
| Wescustogo Hall & North Yarmouth Community Center | |
Gym Schedule for November
Indoor Walking, Monday-Friday 10-11am
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The first 150 registrants will receive a T-shirt! Due to production requirements, you MUST register by Friday, October 28th to receive a shirt and you must select your desired size. T-shirts and bibs will be available for pick up on Tuesday, November 22nd from 4-7pm in the Greely High School cafeteria.
- Pre-Registration Fees are $25 for adults and $20 for youth/students.
- Race Day Registration Fees are $30 for adults and $25 for youth/students.
- Top male and female winners will receive a pie donated by Toots Ice Cream!
- CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
| COMMUNITY NEWS | |
 | Please Join the Cumberland Wood Bank for a fall workday on Saturday, November 5th, 8 am -12 pm The requests are coming in at rapid pace, we welcome your volunteer time and/or donations!
46 Walnut Hill Parkway, North Yarmouth You will find us at the end of the street to the left past the RA Pierce building. You can't miss us, we have the big piles of firewood thanks to many of you who have already helped out
The Cumberland Wood Bank is a volunteer-run community organization that provides heating assistance - firewood and other fuel sources - to those in need in Cumberland County, Maine. Help process wood for families in need in Cumberland, Maine and surrounding communities. All experience levels are welcome. Whether you can simply toss wood, use a wood splitter to split logs, or you have chainsaw experience, we have something you can help with.
RSVP is encouraged, but not required! |
 | Mornings with Friends Wednesday, November 9th 10am-11:30am Community Room at Cumberland Fire Department Driving the Alaskan Highway with Michael Perry. For many, driving the fabled Alaskan Highway is the dream of a lifetime. Join Freeport’s Michael Perry, for a month-long journey from Maine up to The Great Land: Alaska! The Alaskan Highway was originally built during World War II to aid in the defense effort of the north. While it officially begins at Dawson Creek, British Columbia and ends 1422 miles to the north in Delta Junction, Alaska. There are many spectacular sights to see even before getting there, including the source of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, the International Peace Gardens of North Dakota and so much more. So come and join us for the ride of a lifetime! |
 | VETERANS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON Friday November 11th 11:30am – 1pm The North Yarmouth Veterans Memorial Park Association would like to invite all North Yarmouth Veterans to have lunch on us this Veterans Day at Toddy Brook Cafe. No need to RSVP. We hope to see you there and honor your service. |
 It's that time of the year again - Don't forget to make your Citrus & Pie orders with the Cumberland/North Yarmouth Lions Club before it's too late! You can place your orders online at: www.CNYLions.org | |
 | Santa’s Workshop Christmas Fair Saturday, November 19th 9am to 2pm North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray RD
Shop in a relaxed atmosphere for unique country crafts, hand-knitted items, jewelry, extra-sharp Cabot cheese from a wheel, cookie walk, baked goods, jam, candy, plants, greens, and wreaths. Bid on a variety of Silent Auction items. Frozen chicken and gravy pies, dough balls to make your homemade pies, and pints of gravy made right at the church will be for sale.
Starting at 11am hot Chicken Pie Meals with all the fixings and Cream of Spinach Crabmeat Soup will be ready for takeout.
Credit cards, cash, and checks are accepted. Handicapped accessible. CDC guidelines will be followed. Masks are optional.
For more details, please contact the church office at 829-3644 or nyarmouthccucc@gmail.com. |
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 | Get Involved! Help us understand what's important to you. There are many ways to get involved in Connect 2045. The Long Range Transportation Plan is open for public comment through November 19, 2022. The 30-day Public Comment period opened on October 20, 2022. To provide public comment, please submit a comment online here or contact Project Manager, Rick Harbison at transportation@gpcog.org.
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Fall is an excellent time to keep an eye out for invasive bittersweet, also known as Asiatic or Oriental Bittersweet. Its leaves turn light yellow in the fall, so look for small yellow “flags” along a woody vine, either sprawling low to the ground or climbing trees. Bittersweet leaves are roundish with a pointed tip, about 2-4” long. Its roots are bright orange. It is best known for its fall fruits, distinctive orange-red seeds with a yellow outer layer sometimes used in decorative wreaths. There is a native bittersweet vine, but it is not commonly encountered in Maine.
Bittersweet is an aggressive spreader that twines around whatever is near, whether low-growing vegetation, tree saplings, or mature trees, choking out beneficial species and devaluing native habitat. It spreads both by seed and by root fragments. Over time, a bittersweet vine can grow so thick and heavy as to topple a tree.
It’s optimal to gently tease out young bittersweet by the roots, slowly pulling them from moist soil. Larger vines can be cut (and in fall, dabbing an herbicide like triclopyr directly onto the cut vine can be effective), but repeated cutting, several times per year, will be required to eradicate a stand of bittersweet. Vines can be left to die in the tree canopy, after the vine has been cut in two places, at chest height and at ankle height.
Be especially careful to dispose of any bittersweet decorations or root parts properly. Do not toss them into a brush or compost pile! Let root parts dry out, perhaps in black plastic, before burning them. Whatever you do, do not compost! And keep an eye out for more bittersweet shoots in the spring, to pull while they are still young.
For more information go to: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/celastrus.htm
We have formed a small group of people interested in learning about invasive plants in Maine, and what we can do to help. If you’d like to join us, we meet at the Prince Memorial Library on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm, from April through November. All are welcome!
To be added to our email list, email Mandy Ball at mandyballroomdance@gmail.com
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Cribbage is here! Fridays at 10 a.m. at PML It's an easy game to learn and fun to play. Don't know how to play? We'll teach you. |
 | Chef's Challenge A friendly, fun cooking challenge for individuals or teams. Saturday, November 12, 11 a.m. Virtual via Zoom. |
 | Music & Muffins with Jason St. Pierre Jazz Trio Saturday, November 19 at 10 a.m. |
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