What is the sound of Harpswell?
Maybe waves crashing on the rocky shore. The laughing of a gull or the sharp cry of an osprey circling overhead. A lobster boat chugging out at dawn to haul a line of traps.
At 7:30 a.m. on Labor Day, Greg Barmore and Bill Mangum were dispensing food for guests attending the Holbrook Community Foundation’s annual breakfast.
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Harpswell Coastal Academy students and alumni, along with parents and other supporters, made their case for renewing the school’s state charter during a public hearing before the Maine Charter School Commission on Thursday, Sept. 29.
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The town will soon launch a new website after signing a contract with GovOffice LLC, of Minneapolis, on Sept. 15.
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Harpswell Coastal Academy hopes the school community will turn out for a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 29, to support its application for charter renewal.
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Reconstruction of the remainder of Basin Point Road could start in mid- October, although budget limitations will push the completion of the project to 2023.
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The third-generation owner of a commercial wharf on Harpswell Neck wants to ensure it remains working waterfront. Soon, he hopes to reach an agreement to sell a covenant on the property to the state, which would protect the wharf forever.
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Harpswell voters will decide three questions during a special referendum on Election Day, Nov. 8. The ballot asks if voters will approve the transfer of $25,000 from surplus to the Harpswell Home Heating Assistance Program, if they will approve the transfer of $27,000 from surplus to remove the emergency communications tower at the Orr’s Island Fire Station, and if they will accept a donation of quahog seed from Running Tide Technologies Inc. to spread on the town’s flats.
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The future of the former Estes Lobster House in South Harpswell remains uncertain after the failure of a proposal to convert the building into condominiums.
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A working group of bicyclists and advocates is exploring the possibility of creating bike paths in Harpswell and welcomes new members to join the effort.
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Two bills sponsored by state Rep. Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, took effect in August — one to protect patients’ access to abortion care and another to address the availability of counseling services.
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Two Harpswell residents have launched a petition drive to pressure Verizon into reversing its decision not to join the new cell tower at Mitchell Field.
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As they hunt for fish, common terns are a delight to behold.
These smallish gray-and-white birds with black caps and orange beaks swoop low over the water. Stopping to hover, a tern will suddenly plunge into the water, emerging moments later with a small herring hanging from the side of its beak.
The A. Dennis Moore Recycling Center will host its annual shredding service from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 10. Free to Harpswell residents, shredding will be provided by Without A Trace Mobile Shredding, of Scarborough, which will have a truck parked behind the center.
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Brunswick’s Region 10 Technical High School will begin the school year under the leadership of a new director and superintendent, Shawn Chabot. Chabot joins Region 10 with more than 25 years of experience in Maine schools.
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A recent community gathering at the Harpswell Neck Physical Education Association raised more than $5,000 toward the replacement of HNPEA’s tennis courts, as families enjoyed ice cream and live music.
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After a thorough review of consultants’ proposals by the Comprehensive Plan Task Force, the select board has chosen the Yarmouth-based land use planning group Viewshed to assist the task force.
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A study of the risk for flooding and erosion at Garrison Cove town landing, on Bailey Island, estimates a cost of $308,173 to replace the ramp and armor the shoreline.
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Despite sometimes sweltering heat, residents and visitors alike flocked to Cundy’s Harbor Days throughout the weekend of Aug. 5-7. The celebration is put on by neighborhood organizations, including the Holbrook Community Foundation and the Cundy’s Harbor Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.
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Students at Brunswick’s Region 10 Technical High School fabricated new channel markers for Will’s Gut and a mooring hauler for Harpswell’s harbor master this year, in “live work” projects that allow students to gain real-world experience and serve their community.
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