HARPSWELL — When Bob Bauman and his Home Repairs and Resources Team started fixing local homes in September 2016, the goal was to complete work on 25 homes in a year. The group came close. “We actually did 24,” Bauman said. “We feel very good about having done 24 (in that time). We’re now working on […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Jan. 12
No arrests or summonses were reported from Jan. 3-10.
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Student project inspires learning at Harpswell Community School
HARPSWELL — When Emma Levy began working on her senior project at Mt. Ararat High School two years ago, she never expected it would lead to a revision of the curriculum at Harpswell Community School. At the beginning of the school year, Harpswell third-grade teachers launched a local field trip program that includes Levy’s Junior Ranger […]
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U.S. appeals court hears SAD 75 student's 1st Amendment claim
TOPSHAM — A U.S. appeals court is expected to take two or three months to render a decision in a dispute over whether a special education student had a right under the First Amendment to wear a recording device in school. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston heard the case […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Jan. 5
No arrests or summonses were reported from Dec. 27-Jan. 3.
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Harpswell Heritage Land Trust marks 35 years of preservation
HARPSWELL — The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust is celebrating its 35th anniversary, overseeing 22 historic properties and pieces of conserved land, as well as 17 preserves. But it all started with a single house. Built in 1783, the Tarr-Eaton House, down the street from the land trust office on Harpswell Neck Road, is on the National […]
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Harpswell heating aid program gets $10.5K gift
HARPSWELL — The Board of Selectmen accepted a $10,500 donation Dec. 28 from Cook’s Lobster and Ale House for the town’s heating assistance program. The funds were raised at the restaurant’s ninth annual Harpswell Home Heating Assistance Dinner and silent auction Dec. 15. Harpswell’s heating assistance program benefits people who are not eligible for general assistance, […]
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Pejepscot society to mark 130 years of collecting
BRUNSWICK — It’s easy to accumulate a lot of stuff in 130 years. Founded in January 1888 to serve Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham, the Pejepscot Historical Society was one of the first institutions of its kind in Maine, and is the owner of more than 100,000 pieces of memorabilia, Executive Director Larissa Vigue Picard said […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: Dec. 29
No arrests or summonses were reported from Dec. 20-27.
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Harpswell taps Howe to manage emergencies
HARPSWELL — Less than six months after he became Harpswell’s first fire administrator, Art Howe will assume yet another role for the town next week: emergency management agent. Howe said the job is broad-based and will involve creating plans for and responding to any type of “nontraditional” emergency, in addition to his duties overseeing the volunteer Fire […]