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Local student makes dean’s list

April 7, 2023

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Harpswell resident Amanda Brillant was named to the dean’s list at the University of Southern Maine for the fall 2022 semester.

Brillant, a U.S. Navy veteran, is majoring in social and behavioral science with a double minor in holistic and integrative health and recreational therapy.

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Cemetery plans for restoration of 1800s gravestones after destructive crash

When an out-of-control SUV on the road to Cundy's Harbor barreled through a fence into Cranberry Horn Cemetery on a Saturday night in February, it damaged 10 markers and monuments from the 1800s before bursting into flames near the grave of a Revolutionary War soldier.

byJ.W. Oliver

April 29, 2022

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Harpswell Coastal Academy celebrates final graduating class

On June 2, 18 students graduated from Harpswell Coastal Academy in the school's final commencement. Even as the school prepares to close, the graduates chose not to grieve the loss, but to celebrate their school and what it gave them.

byMiles Bergquist

June 23, 2023

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MSAD 75 board names Heidi O’Leary interim superintendent of schools

Maine School Administrative District 75 has chosen its director of special education, Heidi O’Leary, to serve as its interim superintendent of schools for the coming academic year.

byJ. Craig Anderson

June 8, 2023

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Flower Moon Garden Party: Come for the music, stay for the community

The sound of the '70s is alive and well in Harpswell, and so is the spirit of care and community engagement. The Harpswell Neck property of Stephen and Ginny Chipman was transformed on May 14, as the 2022 Garden Party Series kicked off with the Flower Moon Garden Party.

byEmily Swan

May 25, 2022

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