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The local school district is seeking public input about whether its long-term plans should include a major renovation of Harpswell's only public school or closing the school and busing Harpswell students to another town.

Harpswell officials say the town's overwhelming approval of a new comprehensive plan marks the end of a long process — and the beginning of a new one to put its ideas into action.

The new owners of the former Estes Lobster House at the south end of Harpswell Neck have big plans to convert the property into a haven for local artists to create and display their works.

Representatives of Harpswell's Recycling Center and Recycling Committee recently got their first look inside the facility where the town's recyclables are sorted for sale and eventual reuse.

Harpswell Harbormaster and Marine Resources Administrator Paul Plummer has resigned after eight years with the town to accept a similar position with the city of Portland.

Harpswell voters will decide four local referendum questions on the Nov. 4 ballot, including a new comprehensive plan that has drawn considerable attention and debate.

Brunswick conservationist Jym St. Pierre has been named the sixth recipient of the Brunswick Rotary Club's annual Walter H. "Doc" Phillips Memorial Award, named for a late Harpswell volunteer.

Harpswell voters will decide at the next annual Town Meeting whether to approve a project to facilitate public access to Clark Cove via state land on Allen Point Road, despite opposition from neighboring property owners.