The Harpswell Select Board has appointed a task force to examine the impact of short-term rentals and draft a policy. Nine members were chosen from among 29 applicants, demonstrating strong interest in how the town might regulate the growing industry.
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Like many news observers in Maine, I read with interest recent reports about the money behind the purchase of 22 Maine newspapers by a national nonprofit.
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The town will use a $50,000 grant from a state climate change program to design improvements for two roads where flooding could cut off residents from their homes and fishermen from town landings and wharves.
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Harpswell voters were in step with the rest of the state on Tuesday, Nov. 7, opposing a public takeover of Maine’s power companies while backing a “right to repair” for independent garages by wide margins.
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The Harpswell Select Board has begun a search for the town’s oldest resident in order to honor the long-lived individual with the Boston Post Cane. The tradition of the Boston Post Cane “seeks to recognize and show appreciation for the oldest resident of Harpswell,” according to a town policy that governs eligibility for the honor.
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