As a small community, we rely on everyone connected to our town to play a part in helping to keep our community safe, welcoming and beautiful.  

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• If you have time, please volunteer!

• If you don’t have time, please consider a donation to the town funds noted below.

• If you don’t have time or extra money, please make a commitment to meet more of your neighbors!  Getting to know one another is one of the best ways to help Sorrento!

• If you are using town roads, please obey the speed limits and road restrictions, and don’t throw your trash in our yards.

• If there are storms, please check on your neighbors to make sure they are safe.  Report downed trees, flooded roads, or other hazards to our Road Commissioner, Joey Clark.  When roads are posted for hazards, please DO NOT remove signs or cones that have been put out! You would be endangering others and stealing from the town.

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Sorrento Pollinator Meadow Project

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ELLSWORTH AMERICAN

“Sorrento group works to establish pollinator sanctuary”

May 10, 2023 Updated May 10, 2023

SORRENTO — Near Sorrento’s town offices is a large granite sculpture called “Gate of the Sun.” It dominates a triangular piece of land known as Hamilton Park, which is now slated to get a facelift by a group of 13 residents who responded to an initial call for interest in developing a pollinator meadow on the site.

This multi-year project will transform the place, now covered with spotty grass that suffers from grub infestation, into a hill vibrant with color and the sound of bees hunting for pollen. On a recent Wednesday in gray, drizzly weather, residents brought cultivators and spades. Some started unearthing and weeding the old gravel path and plot surrounding the sculpture. Others flattened cardboard boxes and removed tape then laid pieces on the ground and covered them with soil to begin killing grass in an environmentally friendly way to make space for wildflowers. Plans were made to make signs saying “Pollinator Meadow in Progress.”

The current group intends to work in the park Wednesday mornings into the fall, and hopes to visit similar area projects to get ideas. Needs are simple — hand tools and gloves brought by helpers, perhaps some gravel donations, cardboard and the ability to water until the native meadow plants take root.

 

Town Wish List:

There are always things we could use (but that didn’t fit into the budget).  Here is a list of items that we have identified as “wish we had”…check back frequently as it will be updated on a regular basis.

 

• Wouldn't it be great to have town movie nights?  And have a screen for showing the documents being discussed at meetings?  We could really use a large screen and projector for the Community Building.  For more information contact townoffice@sorrentomaine.org

 

Recently Donated Items:

• Truckload of soil for our town Pollinator Meadow Project

• A laptop for use during Town Meetings and other town functions

• A game lending shed and seasonal food pantry

• Two American Chestnut saplings for our Pollinator Meadow Project

 

Donations to any of the following Funds can be made payable to Town of Sorrento and mailed to:

 79 Pomola Avenue

Sorrento, ME 04677

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Please note the fund you would like to direct your contribution to in the check memo.

 

Sorrento Fire Department Fund

Sorrento Community Building Improvements Fund

Sorrento Pollinator Meadow  

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