Brendan Nordstrom

32 posts

Brendan Nordstrom was the Harpswell Anchor's 2024 seasonal news intern. He recently graduated from Boston University with a double major in journalism and advertising.

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News

Steve Johnson’s Lynn Marie is Fastest Lobster Boat Afloat

Lucky Oppedisano pointed at a boat making its way to the starting line for the Gasoline Free-for-All race. The retired lobsterman identified the dark-colored boat as the type that can "roll through the water easily."

byBrendan Nordstrom

August 8, 2024

3 minute read

Coast Guard removes Jacob Pike from New Meadows River

A diver emerged from the New Meadows River, climbing onto a ladder hanging off a U.S. Coast Guard boat just off Dingley Island. The diver was in the process of attaching a chain to the bottom of the Jacob Pike's stern to remove the fishing boat that had sunk during the January storms.

byBrendan Nordstrom

August 8, 2024

2 minute read

Features

Bailey Island church continues concert series with jazz show at Mackerel Cove

"Now a slower one, so don't fall asleep." Sean Fleming stood at a microphone on a hot summer Sunday. Fleming, along with his Red Hot Peppers bandmates, played the Dixieland classic "Basin Street Blues" to a crowd of about 100 at Johnson Field Preserve on Bailey Island, against the backdrop of Mackerel Cove.

byBrendan Nordstrom

August 7, 2024

4 minute read

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Bath-Brunswick Respite Care program adds 5th day to meet growing demand

At Bath-Brunswick Respite Care, eight members of the program affectionately known as "the club" sit in a circle as a large blue balloon floats through the air, accompanied by the sounds of laughter and the song "Walking in Memphis," by Marc Cohn.

byBrendan Nordstrom

August 3, 2024

2 minute read

News

HNPEA reaches $180K goal for new tennis courts

David Chipman leaned on the rusty chain-link fence surrounding the tennis courts at the Harpswell Neck Physical Education Association on a warm July afternoon. The president of the association's board looked at the aging courts, pointing out the overgrown grass and cracks in the surface.

byBrendan Nordstrom

August 1, 2024

4 minute read

Features

Harpswell Open Studio Tour ushers in resurgence of art community

Paulus Wanrooij peered out his workshop's window, coated with a thin layer of sawdust, to see five cars jammed into the few parking spots in front of his house. "I've never seen so many people in one day," Wanrooij mused.

byBrendan Nordstrom

July 31, 2024

2 minute read

News

Harpswell Community Theater brings original play, ‘A Space Lady’s Story,’ to stage

Acadia Coombs sat on a bench next to Levi Robinson with a pair of binoculars in hand. Coombs, portraying an ambitious young girl named Sally, and Robinson, playing her father, were staring in awe at a cardboard rocket ship on the stage at Centennial Hall.

byBrendan Nordstrom

July 31, 2024

4 minute read

News

4th annual Oyster Farms Day aims to educate and build community

Dana Morse held three oysters in his hand. The oysters, about 24 months old, were coated in mud, with seaweed lazily hanging off the side. Morse, co-owner of Iron Island Oysters, was standing on a boat docked on the New Meadows River.

byBrendan Nordstrom

July 30, 2024

3 minute read

News

1st Bailey Island Fishing Tournament since 2019 an ‘awesome start’

A crowd gathered around the wharf on Garrison Cove at 10 a.m. on July 22 to see a 94-inch, 386.5-pound tuna being hoisted and weighed. The tuna was the first to be caught in this year's Bailey Island Fishing Tournament, which returned after a five-year hiatus.

byBrendan Nordstrom

July 30, 2024