November 22nd, 2024 by WCBC Radio

Small Business Saturday is in its 15th year, a nation-wide effort encouraging shoppers to visit locally-owned retailers to kick off the Christmas shopping season. Cumberland’s Mayor and City Council presented a proclamation to Downtown Development Commission Director Melinda Kelleher recognizing November 30 as Small Business Saturday and Councilwoman Lauri Marchini encouraged residents to shop local…

“I just want to say that we built it so now I hope that they come. All of our businesses downtown. We have opened 15 new businesses since construction started with seven more coming as well as the ones who have been our tried and true and been there and made it through construction. So please support our small businesses.”