Town Hall Address:

45 Broad Street
Cumberland RI 02864
Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Incorporated in: 1812
Web site: Cumberland

Census info:
Area: 28.2 square miles
Population: 31,840 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 1,188.4 people per mile
Housing units: 12,572
Median Age: 39
Percent of population under 18 years old: 24.2%
Residential real estate tax rate: $11.53 per $1000
Median Income: $54,656

Building official:

Phone: 728-2400 x 127

Town council:

Typically meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month

Police Department:

1380 Diamond Hill Road
Phone: 333-2500

Fire:

Cumberland Fire District
1530 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
Emergency: 333-2600

Valley Falls Fire District
555 High Street
Cumberland, RI 02864
Emergency: 333-2600

North Cumberland Fire District
Nate Whipple Highway
Cumberland, RI 02864
Emergency: 333-2600

Cumberland Hill Fire District
3502 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
Emergency: 333-2600

School Department

2602 Mendon Road
Phone: 658-1600
Fax: 658-4620
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.cumberlandschools.org

Cumberland Preschool Center
7 Fatima Drive
Cumberland RI 02864
Tel: (401) 722-4434
Fax: (401) 729-5306

Ashton Elementary School
130 Scott Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
Tel: (401) 333-0554
Fax: (401)334-1811

B.F. Norton Elementary School
364 Broad St.
Cumberland, RI 02864
Tel: (401) 722-7610
Fax: (401) 723-1084

J.J. McLaughlin Cumberland Hill Elementary School
205 Manville Hill Road
Cumberland RI 02864
Tel: (401) 658-1660
Fax: (401) 658-0046

Garvin School
1364 Diamond Hill Road
Cumberland RI 02864
Tel: (401) 333-2557
Fax: (401) 333-2581

North Cumberland Middle School
400 Nate Whipple Highway
Cumberland RI 02864
Tel: (401) 333-6306
Fax: (401) 333-1926

Community School
15 Arnold Mills Road
Cumberland RI 02864
Tel: (401) 333-5724
Fax: (401) 333-1412

Joseph L. McCourt Middle School
35 Highland Avenue
Cumberland, RI 02864
Tel: (401) 725-2092
Fax: (401) 723-1188

Cumberland High School
2600 Mendon Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
Tel: (401) 658-2600
Fax: (401) 658-3124

Parks Office:

4097 Diamond Hill Rd Phone: 334-9996 Fax: 401-334-1313 Web site: http://www.cumberlandri.org/towndepts/recreation.php

Sport fields:

DIAMOND HILL FIELDS
Amenities: 1 youth softball, 1 babe ruth field, 2 all purpose fields. Running, walking and hiking trails
Location: Diamond Hill Road
Size: 15 ACRES

BENTLEY
Amenities: 1 Little League Field, 1 Babe Ruth Field, 1 SoftBall Field
Location: Next to Diamond Hill Nursing Home on Diamond Hill Road right after the light at Nate Whipple Hwy.
Owned by: Pawtucket Water supply board
Size: 20 ACRES

RAZEE FIELD
Amenities: 1 little league field
Location: On Nate Whipple Hwy. Behind Masonic Lodge, headed towards Attleboro
Size: 2 ACRES

GARVIN FIELD
Amenities: 1 little league field, playground
Location: On Diamond Hill Road behind the Garvin School And Police Station
Size: 3.5 ACRES

HIGH STREET FIELD
Amenities: 1 little league field
Location: High Street next to Valley Falls Fire Station at the top of Blackstone Street
Size: 2 ACRES

B.F. NORTON
Amenities: 1 Little league field, playground
Location: Broad Street behind B.F. Norton School
Size: 2 ACRES

BERKELEY OVAL
Amenities: 1 Babe Ruth Field
Location: Martin Street is off of Mendon Road by Davenport’s Restaurant/Boys+Girls Club
Size: 5 ACRES

TUCKER FIELD
Amenities: 1 Baseball Field, 1 Softball Field, 1 Soccer Field, 1 Football Field, and 4 Tennis Courts. Running trails.
Location: On Mendon Road across from C.H.S.
Size: 126.5 ACRES

C.H.S. FARM DRIVE
Amenities: 1 little league field
Location: Can be reached from the parking lot at Cumberland High School

1 BASEBALL FIELD
Amenities: C.H.S. baseball/football practice field
Location: Can be reached from the parking lot at Cumberland High School
Size: 2 ACRES

ASHTON SCHOOL
Amenities: 1 little league/instructional field, playground
Location: Scott Road next to Ashton School
Size: 1.5 ACRES

CUMBERLAND HILL SCHOOL
Amenities: McLaughlin Field, 1 little league/youth softball
field; 1 Soccer Field; playground
Location: 205 Manville Hill Road
Size: 10 ACRES

FATIMA
Amenities: 1 instructional field
Location: Off High Street at Fatima Church
Owned by: Fatima
Size: 2 ACRES

ST. JOHN VIANNEY
Amenities: 2 Instructional/little league field, 1 all purpose field (facility has 2 backstops and open field. Not developed, used for practice purposes)
Location: Diamond Hill Road behind St. John Vianney Church
Owned by: St. John Vianney church
Size: 15 ACRES

CURRIER CHASE PLAY AREA
Amenities: 1 Basketball Court, 1 Street Hockey Court, 1 skatepark
Location: Broad Street, across from Town Hall
Size: 1.29 ACRES

Parks:

Diamond Hill Park
Amenities: Picnic areas, outdoor stage, restroom building, ski lodge building, ballfield, etc.
Additional Information: For passive and active recreational activities.
Size: 152 ACRES

Monastery
Amenities: picnic areas, walking/jogging trail, outdoor stage, playground, veteran’s memorial, restroom building, and 480+acres of open space
Size: 482 ACRES

Fanning Wilderness Area
Amenities: approximately 40 acres of wilderness/open space areas
Additoinal Information: Also part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Size: 40 ACRES

Valley Falls Heritage Park
2.4 acre historical site which has a picnic area and educational interpretive panels.
Additional Information: This is also part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Size: 2.52 ACRES

Moran Family Park
Amenities: Passive recreation area and stone wall for seating
Size: 0.5 ACRES

Blackstone Memorial Park
Additional Information: Historic park in honor of William Blackstone the founder of Boston and first white settler in Rhode Island
Size: 0.25 ACRES

Library:

1464 Diamond Hill Road
Phone: 333-2552
Hours: Monday thru Thursday 9-8 Friday and Saturday 9-5 After labor Day through end of June
Open Saturdays 9-1 July and August
Open Sundays 1-4 from October through May
Web site: http://www.cumberlandlibrary.org/

Senior services department

1464 Diamond Hill Road (rear)
Phone: 334-2555
Fax: 335-4475
Director: Leon Drury
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 p.m.

Department of water:
98 Nate Whipple Highway
Phone: 658-0665
Fax: 658-0586

Phone: 728-2400 x 152

Yard Waste:

Must be put into brown paper bags only. Limit of 8 bags per week per household, not weighing more than 35lbs. Branches are to be no longer than 4 feet in length, and they must be tied up in bundles with twine. Saturday Collection is April thru May and October thru November. As always, brown bags are available for purchase at various merchants. Definition of “yard waste”- Vegetation, grass, leaves, weeds etc.

White Goods – (appliances)

Call Coastal. Recycling to schedule a pick up. 1-800- 266-3188
Bulk Items – must be put curbside with weekly trash – limit one item per week.
This includes household items only (furniture). Call Coastal Recycling for more details.

No construction debris is allowed.

Replacing recycling buckets:

If your bin needs replacing due to poor condition, return it to Public Works (located at the Town Hall 45 Broad st. second floor) for a free replacement bin. Replacement/additional green and blue bins are available at town hall for $5 through Public Works. If you would like to use your own bin as additional recycling, “EXTRA RECYCLING SETOUT” stickers are also available at no charge. New residents have 30 days to pick up their first set free of charge. Please bring a copy of purchase/sale receipt, or post office change of address receipt.

Rhode Island Resouce Recovery Corporation:
Phone: 401-942-1430 x24
Call to dispose of household hazardous waste

1380 Diamond Hill Road Phone: 333-2745