Reminders from Town Hall - October 8, 2021

The Cumberland/North Yarmouth Mental Health Committee is partnering with the Yellow Tulip Project to bring our next event to the community. The Yellow Tulip Project is fiercely dedicated to helping people know that there are ways to get help, people there for them and that circumstances can and will change. The yellow tulip represents happiness and hope. The Yellow Tulip Project wants to help other realize that even in the darkest places, hope is always there and suicide should never be an option.

Mental Health Has No Face

December 8th from 6-8pm (Greely Performing Arts Center)

The Cumberland/North Yarmouth Mental Health Committee is excited to be holding a community wide poetry night in December. This poetry night will give Cumberland and North Yarmouth residents the opportunity to write anonymously about their own struggles with mental health, whether personally or with a loved one. These “poems” will be read aloud by high school students who have volunteered to participate in this project.

There are no set rules to how your poem is written- it doesn’t need to rhyme, have rhythm when read aloud, or be a certain length. It is simply an opportunity to share in your own words how mental health has impacted you/your family, and to hopefully open each other’s eyes to what those around us might be facing.

Our hope is that at the end of this project, we all strive to be more compassionate in each and every interaction we have, because we never know what that other person might be going through.

Please email Molly Costable, Eric Brown or Allison Foster with questions and submissions by November 1st.

Town Charter Open Comment Period 0ctober 10 - December 10

Guiding documents are always a work in progress and the Town Charter is no exception. Residents have commented on the need to update some of the Town Charter’s provisions, but before launching a full Charter Commission, the Select Board has opted to have a 60-day open comment period starting October 10th to allow all residents time to review the Charter and submit suggested updates.

The current charter can be found here.

Submissions can be made online or in-person at the Town Office. Only residents of North Yarmouth can make and submit comments.

Once the comment period ends, the Select Board will review the comments and determine amendments are necessary (and, if so, whether the Charter can be amended at Town Meeting), or if a Charter Commission is warranted.

Tuesday, November 2nd is the State Referendum Election. Polls will be open from 7am-8pm at Wescustogo Hall & North Yarmouth Community Center. Questions about the upcoming election? Contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 829-3705, option 3 or townclerk@northyarmouth.org

• Sample Ballot
• Maine Citizen’s Guide to the Referendum Election Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Registering to Vote
Residents can stop by during Town Office hours to register to vote or can complete a voter registration card through the mail/drop box. (Please note that after Wednesday, October 13th, all registrations must occur in person at Town Office.)

• Download the Maine Voter Registration Card and fill it out completely. Include copies of the following:
  • Proof of Identity (Included, but not limited to, a drivers license, state ID, passport, social security number, or any other government issued identification. Please view the Proof of Identity for Voting Purposes for a complete list.)
  • Proof of Residency if your North Yarmouth address is not listed on your form of ID. (Included, but not limited to, a vehicle registration, hunting/fishing license, utility bill, etc. Please view the Maine Voting Residence Fact Sheet for a complete list.)

Town of North Yarmouth is requiring face masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, in accordance with U.S. & Maine CDC guidelines. Please wear a mask when visiting all Town Facilities.  

	Volunteers Needed for the Following Boards and Committees     Events Committee Flag Committee NY School Fund Committee Recycling Committee (alternate members) Shellfish Commission (Yarmouth & North Yarmouth) Zoning Board of Appeals If you are interested, please complete an application and email it to cheryl@northyarmouth.org
	10-12-2021  7:00PM Planning Board WHCC   10-19-2021  5:30PM Select Board Workshop WHCC   10-19-2021  7:00PM Select Board Public Hearing - Remote Participation Policy WHCC   10-19-2021  7:00PM  Select Board Meeting WHCC       WHCC = Wescustogo Hall & North Yarmouth Community Cener TOMR = Town Office Meet

We would like to invite your community to join any of our upcoming virtual seminars. Clients can register to join individually from their own home or device. You can find a full listing of our upcoming seminars on our calendar.

Welcome to Medicare Seminars: 

• Monday, November 1, 2021, 5 – 6pm 
• Thursday, November 18, 2021, 10 – 11am 
• Monday, December 6, 2021, 5 – 6pm 
• Thursday, December 16, 2021, 10 – 11am 

eMedicare – Medicare Plan Finder Seminars:

• Monday, October 18, 2021, 5 – 6pm 
• Thursday, October 28, 2021, 10 – 11am 
• Monday, November 8, 2021, 5 – 6pm 
• Monday, December 13, 2021, 5 – 6pm 

Clients are also now able to book remote Open Enrollment appointments for themselves. To schedule a remote OEP appointment, click here: SMAA's online appointment booking service and make sure to select a date after October 15th for an OEP appointment!  

NOPE - YOU CAN NOT RECYCLE THAT !

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