From the Community

September is upon us, bringing perfect tomatoes, cooler nights for sleeping, and perhaps a more welcome, regular schedule of activities. As your calendar empties of family reunions and summer visitors, consider whether you have time to make a positive difference in someone's life by volunteering with Harpswell Aging at Home.

Do you feel stressed when thinking about the big storms of last winter? Would you like to learn about local resources that can foster resilience before the next storm? A new program in Harpswell is here to help.

Have you been wondering why your invasive plants keep coming back? Or whether your trees will die when bittersweet vines climb all over them? The Harpswell Invasive Plant Partnership wants to help you get to the bottom of these questions and more.

The following article is the third in a series designed to break down the draft comprehensive plan into smaller, more digestible segments. This article focuses on the town's fiscal capacity, economy, historic and archaeological resources, and agriculture and forestry.

Harpswell's Conservation Commission is organizing a series of presentations, "Fractured Bedrock: Understanding Harpswell's Water Supply," to help us understand where we get our water, how it gets there, and how we tap into it.

The Harpswell Recycling Center will offer its annual drive-thru shredding service on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. Free to residents, the service will be provided by Shredding on Site, of Bangor, which will have a truck parked behind the center.

Two students from Harpswell have been named to the dean's list at their respective institutions for the 2024 spring semester.

This is the second in a series of articles summarizing key sections of Harpswell's draft comprehensive plan. This submission will address the topics of recreation and community services, public facilities, and transportation.

In June, members of Harpswell's Fire and Rescue Accession Program participated in a wildland fire certification field day with rangers from the Maine Forest Service.

The coronavirus pandemic had very few upsides, but I was lucky — I had one. My 96-year-old mother came to live with me for the last 10 months of her life. That probably would not have happened otherwise, and I learned so much during that time.