I wish to compliment the Harpswell Anchor team for its journalistic efforts to provide the community it serves with a high-quality newspaper. As a former reporter and editor with a newspaper company serving a large area of Chicago’s suburbs with community news, I am saddened by the continuing reports of local newspaper closures throughout our country.
But the rebirth of the Harpswell Anchor has boosted my spirits. My wife and I are familiar with the Harpswell area because our daughter and her family have been residents for 19 years. When we visit, as often as we can, I always enjoy reading the local newspapers. Now, thanks to a Christmas gift of a Harpswell Anchor subscription from our daughter and son-in-law, I check my mailbox for the next Anchor edition to provide enjoyable reading about your local news and people.
A round of applause to all who help produce the product I am pleased to receive: good journalism packaged well.
The Anchor may serve as a successful example to other communities that lack local newspapers, encouraging residents to follow the path you have taken. As more than one pundit has said: “All news is local news.”
I know our next visit to Maine will include reading a copy fresh off the press.
Steven Modzelewski, Crete, Illinois
