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Itty Bitty women roll with the big hits

Itty Bitty women roll with the big hits

By Kenneth Z. Chutchian • April 5, 2026

Kelley Hughes and Jill Jacobs, friends for nearly 20 years, sat on the floor behind the serving counter at Itty Bitty Coffee Shop, crying. They had fallen and couldn't get up.

In ‘life-changing’ program, Mt. Ararat theater students learn what makes a good show great

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In ‘life-changing’ program, Mt. Ararat theater students learn what makes a good show great

By Bisi Cameron Yee • April 2, 2026

High school theater is a rite of passage for many students, but for the cast and crew of Mt. Ararat Stage Company's "A Year with Frog and Toad," it's much more.

‘An architect of our community life’: Longtime Harpswell volunteer receives statewide award

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‘An architect of our community life’: Longtime Harpswell volunteer receives statewide award

By J. Craig Anderson • April 1, 2026

Don Miskill has held onto a simple lesson his father imparted when he was young. "He just looked at me and said, 'People deserve your best effort every day,'" Miskill said in an interview.

Next HCS principal brings background as school administrator, Navy veteran

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Next HCS principal brings background as school administrator, Navy veteran

By J.W. Oliver • March 31, 2026

The next principal of Harpswell Community School brings experience as an administrator in the district and a background as an intelligence analyst in the Navy.

The Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors appointed Bridgette Ortiz to the position in a unanimous vote on Thursday, March 26.

Local man runs a lot and very far

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Local man runs a lot and very far

By Troy R. Bennett • March 30, 2026

Jack Wilson was not born to run. Entering the world many weeks premature, he weighed just under 2 pounds at birth. Emergency, lifesaving intubation inflated both of Wilson's collapsed lungs but left serious internal scarring. Though he survived, doctors told his parents not to expect any more miracles. Their son would never be anything like an athlete.

Clark Cove referendum passes, Johnson wins 5th term

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Clark Cove referendum passes, Johnson wins 5th term

By J.W. Oliver • March 14, 2026

The town will improve public access to state land on Clark Cove after a 732-405 vote in favor of the proposal on Saturday, March 14. Also at the polls on Saturday, Kevin Johnson fended off a challenge from Ellen Glew to win a fifth term on the Harpswell Select Board, 789-303.

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In ‘life-changing’ program, Mt. Ararat theater students learn what makes a good show great

High school theater is a rite of passage for many students, but for the cast and crew of Mt. Ararat Stage Company's "A Year with Frog and Toad," it's much more.

byBisi Cameron Yee

April 2, 2026