The Maine Department of Maine Resources reported 29 individual sharks detected off the mid and southern coast of Maine last year.
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Midcoast Meetings: June 24-July 1
Bath Tues. 6/28 5 p.m. Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee Public Works Brunswick Mon. 6/27 6:30 p.m. Town Council Special Meeting Town Hall/Zoom Tues. 6/28 5 p.m. Recycling and Sustainability Committee Tues. 6/28 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall/Zoom Tues. 6/28 7 p.m. Tree Committee Thur. 6/30 6:30 p.m. Food Waste Recycling Harpswell Tues. 6/28 5 […]
New number for reporting sharks in Harpswell
The number comes as a follow-up to the Purple Shark Flag policy adopted last year by the Harpswell Select Board, in response to an incident where a woman was killed by a shark off Bailey Island.
Topsham-area voters approve school budget, $9M school improvement bond
Maine School Administrative District 75 residents on Tuesday approved a $9 million bond for improvements to Mt. Ararat Middle School, as well as the $49.6 million proposed school budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The projects covered under $9 million bond include replacing the building envelope and windows at Mt. Ararat Middle School, as well […]
Midcoast Meetings: June 17-24
Bath Tues. 6/21 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee City Hall Wed. 6/22 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Brunswick Tues. 6/21 6:30 p.m. Town Council Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 6/22 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 6/22 6 p.m. Rivers and Coastal Waters Commission Town Hall/Zoom Thur. 6/23 5 p.m. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory […]
Harpswell, West Bath land conservation projects get boost from state fund
Gov. Janet Mills on June 6 announced the allocation of $40 million in state funding through the biennial budget for the Land for Maine’s Future program.
Hundreds gather for Mt. Ararat High School graduation
On June 12, friends, family and faculty gathered on the green at Mt. Ararat High School for graduation day.
Mt. Ararat High School has slate of eight valedictorians this year
Chris Hoffman, principal of the Topsham-based school, said there have been ties for valedictorian in the past, but never this many.
Midcoast Meetings: June 10-17
Bath Tues. 6/14 6 p.m. Community Forestry Committee 4 Sheridan Road Wed. 6/15 11 a.m. Community Development Committee City Hall Wed. 6/15 4 p.m. Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee 4 Sheridan Road Thur. 6/16 11 a.m. Finance Committee City Hall Brunswick Tues. 6/14 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 6/15 5 p.m. Town Commons Committee […]
Harpswell Coastal Academy celebrates a resilient senior class
Harpswell Coastal Academy, which will open next year after a fight for survival this spring, held a fittingly quirky graduation ceremony Friday evening.