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For Residents, Summer residents and Visitors in Maine,

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has put together 3 pages of frequently asked questions (FAQs) explaining the Maine CDC physician’s Standard Order for Covid 19 lab testing.

This is an order that can be printed from the Maine CDC website:
https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/airborne/documents/Standing-Order-FAQs.pdf

This is good information to have at hand. Printouts will be available at the Cushing town office.
Mariann Ahola 
Cushing Health Officer

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State of Maine
Notice of Primary and Special Referendum Election
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Details here

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WARRANT AND NOTICE OF ELECTION CALLING
REGIONAL SCHOOL UNIT NO. 13
BUDGET REFERENDUM
Details here

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TOWN OF CUSHING
Accepting bids for culvert work on Salt Pond Road
Updated Details here

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July 14, 2020 Primary and Special Referendum Election
The State Primary and Special Referendum Election is Tuesday, July 14.

Sample ballots can be seen here.

At this time, both in-person and absentee voting are available for the July 14 election.

For the Town of Cushing, in-person voting will take place on July 14 at the Cushing Community Center 39 Cross Road from 8:00am until 8pm.

Voters may cast an absentee ballot instead of voting in person. To minimize interaction with others during this public health pandemic (COVID-19), some voters may prefer voting by absentee ballot.  Casting an absentee ballot is convenient and secure.

Absentee ballots may be requested in writing, by phone, online, or in person up to and including the day of the election, without specifying a reason.  However, if you are asking to receive your ballot by mail, please request it early enough to allow for postal mail delivery time – both to receive it and return it (2-5 days each way).

You can request an absentee ballot by calling your Municipal Clerk’s office at 354-2375

• You can request an absentee ballot online or by mail from the Secretary of State’s website: https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/online-form.pl
• Ballots must be returned to the municipal clerk no later than 8:00 pm on Election Day.

For additional information go to: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/absenteeguide.html

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NOTICE
The Cushing Town Office is re-opening to the public on Monday, June 1, 2020 with restrictions.  We will be open our regular hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. on Friday.

Face masks are required to enter the Town Office.

Only one customer will be allowed at the front counter at a time to maintain social distancing. We also will be waiting on people through the sliding window to the right of the front door when possible. At the Town Office entrance 6-feet spacing will be taped off for anyone waiting outside to come into the office. Once inside the building, there will be a hand sanitizer for people to use. The bathrooms will not be open to the public. Online services, mail, and phone services are encouraged.

Code Enforcement Officer/Plumbing Inspector, Scott Bickford, will be in our office on Wednesday afternoons, usually around 3:00 p.m. and Friday mornings 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

Any lengthy transactions, such as applying for a marriage license, will require making an appointment. Please call 207-354-2375 to make an appointment.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate these difficult times.

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Video regarding July 14th Primary Election from
Maine Secretary of State, Matthew Dunlap
here

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Knox County Emergency Management Agency
COVID-19 Information and Resources
here

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Thomaston Comprehensive Plan
available for review and comments
details here

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Cushing  2019 Town Reports
are available at the Cushing Town Office and
the Cushing Library

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Browntail Moth Information
The Maine Forest Service

Browntail moth caterpillars have hairs that cause a rash and can also cause respiratory distress in sensitive individuals.

For the past few decades the Maine Forest Service has surveyed for browntail moth in coastal Maine. Beginning in 2015 we started to see a dramatic increase in browntail moth populations. This letter is to give notice to towns that have significant detected populations of browntail moth in order to facilitate response by towns and/ or their
residents.

Full text here.

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2020 DOG LICENSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE

This is a reminder that dog licenses will expire December 31, 2019.

Licenses are available online at www.doglicensing.com or at the town office. At the town office, please bring or mail a copy of the certificate of rabies vaccination along with $6.00 for spay/neutered; $11.00 for able to produce to the town office. A late fee of $25.00 will be added to the license fee February 1, 2020.

Town Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 8:30-4:30, Friday-7:30-2:30. Address: 39 Cross Road.

If you have any questions, contact the town office at 354-2375.

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