The moratorium, which goes into effect immediately, applies strictly to commercial projects.
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Phippsburg to vote on solar moratorium at special meeting
The moratorium, proposed after residents expressed concern about the Giri Sebasco project off West Point Road, would halt all new solar and wind energy projects for 180 days.
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: A unique hike over Morse Mountain to Seawall Beach
A hike over Morse Mountain to Seawall Beach in Phippsburg is one of the most unique treks in Midcoast Maine. If the outing is extended with a walk on the beach, the journey approximates 5 miles and travels through multiple ecosystems. The area has an interesting history. Daniel Morse settled there in the late 1700s. […]
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Phippsburg’s Basin Oyster Project awarded $190,000 grant
The community-run organization will redouble its efforts to create a self-sustaining shellfish reef.
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Malaga Island added to National Register of Historic Places
Malaga Island was home to a small community that historians believe was settled by free Black Americans around the time of the Civil War.
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Novel based on Maine’s Malaga Island comes up short at National Book Award ceremony
Justin Torres’ novel ‘Blackouts’ beats out Paul Harding’s ‘This Other Eden’ and 3 other novels for the top fiction prize.
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Despite pushback from some residents, Phippsburg solar project inches to next step
The Planning Board scheduled a site walk for Dec. 10, the next step toward hotel firm erecting a solar 5.4-acre solar array.
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Bath Area BackPack Program seeks support to fight hunger for area students
Bath Area BackPack Program is seeking help from the community in its goal to provide meals for food-challenged children in Bath, Phippsburg and Woolwich. The not-for-profit program’s current fundraising goal is $60,000; $300 provides food during weekends and school vacations for one child for the entire school year. Over 45% of students in the Bath […]
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Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths
Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island’s mistreated residents.
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Some Phippsburg residents push back against proposed solar farm
Giri Hotels, the management company that acquired the Haraseeket Inn in Freeport this summer, says the proposed 5.4-acre array will necessitate a nearly 10-acre clear cut.