The fire marshal’s office is still investigating the two separate fires, in which the bodies of two men were found.
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Harpswell voters elect 4 officials, approve funds for Brunswick library
Harpswell voters approved the town’s annual contribution to the Brunswick library and elected four town officials, each unopposed, at the polls on Saturday, March 8. The library referendum passed 550-211. The vote approves Harpswell’s contribution of $159,089 to Curtis Memorial Library. The amount has held steady for four years. Curtis provides Harpswell residents with library […]
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Study group recommends locking up students’ phones during school day
The Maine School Administrative District 75 board will consider a proposal that would require high school students to keep their cellphones locked inside special pouches from the start of the school day until after the final bell. The recommendation came from the district’s Personal Technology Study Group, which researched other districts’ policies on student phone […]
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Midcoast fishermen warn of ‘destructive’ end to Maine Sea Grant
Aquaculture farmers from Westport Island to Biddeford warn that the Trump administration’s decision to cut federal funding will harm Maine’s working waterfront, though Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the terms were being negotiated.
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Skating for a Cause benefits families of plane collision victims
The Skating Club of Brunswick is hosting a Skating Exhibition for a Cause on Sunday to support the families of the U.S. Figure Skating members who died in the plane collision outside Ronald Reagan International Airport on Jan. 29. The event was organized by Jean Calderwood and Linda Despres, both of Harpswell, and is from […]
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Harpswell Rep. Golek advocates for fairer tax structure for Maine’s working families
On Feb. 27, Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, joined advocates for tax fairness at the State House and called for Maine to adopt a tax structure that makes the wealthy pay their fair share and better supports working families. This session, Golek is introducing legislation that would increase taxes on Mainers earning more than $1 million […]
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Harpswell property revaluation to begin in March
Local property owners will soon start hearing from field inspectors and data collectors as Harpswell embarks on a townwide property revaluation in March. At the Select Board meeting on Feb. 20, revaluation contractor Vision Government Solutions said it would mail introductory letters to property owners in late February, with field inspections starting the following week. […]
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Harpswell Neck centenarian ‘always planning for the future’
On a crisp winter’s day, 100-year-old Peg Logan sits in her favorite wingback chair in the living room of her Harpswell home. She flips through the pages of an oversized gardening book and muses about the vegetables she’ll plant in the spring. And the books she’ll read. And her favorite pastime: browsing the internet on […]
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Thrill of the chill: Harpswell cold-water swimmers embrace winter’s bite
On a frigid, 17-degree Sunday in early February, a group of swimsuit-clad Harpswellians gathered at Tide Mill Cove on Harpswell Neck to do the unthinkable. The group, known as Harpswell Open Water Swimmers, took a leisurely dip in water just barely above freezing. Participants have been meeting regularly since November to enjoy a pastime most […]
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Are taller seawalls the answer to rising seas and storm surge?
A bill would allow coastal seawalls to be raised by 2 feet to protect coastal homes, property and roads, but opponents claim higher walls would flood neighboring properties and result in sandy beach loss.