Diane Marquis has returned to the Maine Music Society Board of Directors. In 2015 she retired from St. Mary’s Health System, for whom she was the executive director of philanthropy, overseeing all fundraising and capital campaigns. She has served on the boards of a variety of organizations: Androscoggin Head Start, Central Maine Community College Educational […]
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Fire chief: Hard economic times have caused ‘critically low volunteer numbers’ in Sagadahoc County
Over half of the 15 fire departments in the region are operated by both volunteer firefighters and EMTs.
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Harpswell Select Board approves earth caching at The Giant Stairs
Earth caching is an activity that involves locating a geological site using coordinates provided by the original earth cache finder and answering a series of questions about the site.
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Great white shark sighting confirmed at Popham Beach State Park
Swimmers were ordered to leave the ocean after a paddle boarder spotted the shark Wednesday evening, but the beach resumed normal operations Thursday.
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First shark sighting of the season off the coast of Harpswell
The Maine Department of Maine Resources reported 29 individual sharks detected off the mid and southern coast of Maine last year.
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New Maine-based toothpaste brand aims to take on cancer
Believe Oral Care, founded by Harpswell resident Adam Hewison, is a nonprofit toothpaste company seeking to raise funds for cancer charities and research.
Posted inLocal & State
Community support leads to preservation of undeveloped Casco Bay islands
The islands of Little Whaleboat West, Nate and Tuck are now protected under the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
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The oyster savers: The mollusks filter water, protect against storms and taste amazing. Restoring their habitat is a no-brainer
Many stakeholders are participating in a project to restore natural oyster beds to a tidal inlet of the New Meadows River near Phippsburg.
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A year after fatal shark attack, Harpswell hoists warning flag twice this summer
The flag alert system, intended to warn beachgoers of a possible shark sighting, was adopted a year after a fatal shark attack off the coast of Bailey Island.
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Ohio fugitive wanted for drug felonies arrested in Harpswell
Brian Woods, 46, was wanted in Ohio for multiple felonies including trafficking fentanyl.