Lost
Urgent
Lost holiday decorations around Canal Place, Cumberland
Canal Place
Lost
listing
Posted
about 15 hours
ago
Description
I lost the holiday decorations I had been stringing up at 6:30 p.m. last Tuesday, and they vanished from the hallway by Canal Place in downtown Cumberland. The bundle included two tinsel garlands, a painted wooden star, and a handful of ornaments that bring back memories of family dinners. I had laid them on a shelf by the fireplace at my sister's house off Baltimore Street, near Canal Place, and then stepped into the kitchen for a minute. I’m holding out hope they’ll be found tucked in a closet or left by a neighbor who picked them up by mistake.
Approximate last-seen location
Canal Place
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