About every 20 minutes or so growing up, my mother would tell me, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” It’s not likely that her mother had to tell her that, so I think she heard other moms use that old nugget on their kids and jumped on the wagon.
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First, I want to commend the Harpswell Anchor for publishing the article about the firing of the longtime librarian at the Orr’s Island Library. While I suspect that much may not be known of that situation, I’d like to present my 2 cents on the issue.
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I wanted to pay a tribute to a very well-known man. On Oct. 12, Jack Eldridge passed in Florida. As you all know, he owned Eldridge’s General Store from 1978-2011.
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It’s been 10 months since Harpswell’s Board of Selectmen appointed me to a vacant seat on the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board.
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My name is Gregory Greenleaf. I’m a public high school English teacher, have lived with my wife and children in Harpswell for 12 years, and am running for the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board.
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We know a product is recyclable when we see the “chasing arrows” symbol. But not many know that the symbol came from a design contest sponsored by the Container Corporation of America in 1970.
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I am standing in my backyard and looking up into a tree. Beside me is my loyal black Lab, Echo. He is looking up into the same tree.
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One of the joys of writing about nature is hearing from readers who share stories or ask questions about a species of interest. The most common topic is the white-tailed deer, a familiar creature around Harpswell.
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Nothing warms the soul in January more than comfort food, like Donnette Goodenow’s shepherd’s pie. (Kathy D’Agostino photo)
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When Maine’s lobster industry looks back on 2022, we’ll likely remember the challenges — high bait and fuel prices, low dock prices, shortages of marine supplies, and a complicated legal challenge that threatens to end the fishery as we know it.
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It’s chilly, 24 degrees with a 20-mph northwest breeze. For dramatic effect, I’d tell you what the “wind chill” factor is, but you and I don’t need any more drama. Just figure it’s 24 degrees and blowy.
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Thank you for including pictures from the recent production by Harpswell Community Theater in your December edition (“Harpswell Community Theater returns with pair of one-act plays,” Pages 12 and 13).
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You walk into a hardware store and ask for a screwdriver. The clerk points to a small array. “Where are your cordless ones?” “We don’t have any. The standard ones are plenty good.” You’ll walk out thinking, “Well, that place was quaint, but they didn’t have many options.”
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My wife and I are retired from careers as librarians and library science faculty. We hold library cards for Orr’s Island, Curtis Memorial, and our library system back home — Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.
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I stopped by the Harpswell Neck post office on the morning of Christmas Eve. I had a question on a delivery.
It was dark inside due to the power outage. I took a chance. The main door was unlocked, so I went in.
I’m disingenuous about New Year’s resolutions, so I quit making them a long time ago. In the very moment I’d vow to lose weight, exercise more, cook nutritious meals with joy, and somehow be a better person, generally or specifically, my inner voice mocked my earnest intentions and I knew I’d never follow through.
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I read the article “Longtime Orr’s librarian out as board pursues new vision” with deep disappointment and disbelief. The Orr’s Island Library has become the Harpswell institution I love most in the five years I have lived here.
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Santa is exceptionally talented at being Santa. There are people in the world who aren’t good at their jobs, don’t love their careers and even ignore their callings.
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Your recent email mentioned that you wanted news of events from nonprofit organizations. I have one upcoming: my 75th birthday. Since retiring, I have certainly become nonprofit, and I’m as organized as my wife can make me.
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Composting is a practical and convenient way not only to handle your yard waste, but also any fruit and vegetable scraps you have after preparing meals.
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