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There is magic in the motion that spins the wheel at Ash Cove Pottery in Harpswell, where lifelong potter Susan Horowitz builds more than just clay pots. She builds connections and community, near and far, with her foot on the pedal and her kiln fired up.

They are worth a lot of money in Maine — third only to lobster and soft-shell clams in value, bringing in $6.8 million in 2020 and employing around 600 Maine fishermen.

If I had not tripped over the footstone of Robert Peter Tristram Coffin's tombstone, one of three elegantly simple granite slabs in a family plot, I would not have discovered him, at least not for a long time.

Power tools fascinate me, call me and repel me. I'm drawn to the power and potential. I love that an electrified saw makes quick work of tough jobs. I'm also sure if I use one, I'll cut my hand off.

One of the most wonderful features of Harpswell is its people, past and present. Samuel Merritt, who was born in Harpswell, was one of its most unusual and distinguished citizens.

Linda Strickland will retire at the end of April after 27 years of service to the town, mostly as the receptionist at the town office. Townspeople know Strickland as the friendly and helpful woman who answers the phone and greets visitors, but she does more behind the scenes.

Adam Hewison wants you to believe. To believe in the power of prayer and a positive attitude. To believe that better days are yet to come. To believe that a cancer diagnosis was the best thing that ever happened to him.

People settle in Harpswell for many reasons. Back in 1989, Alan Lightman and his wife, Jean, were looking for a summer retreat "where I could write, and she could paint," he said.

From the sand dunes of Cape Cod to the rugged shores of Penobscot Bay, there is one woman who hearkens to the call of the wild in every fiber of her being.

A 10-year-old girl from Cundy's Harbor hopes to finish treatment for leukemia this spring and hear doctors declare her cancer-free for the second time, five years after her original diagnosis.