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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
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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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
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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PublishedJune 22, 2022
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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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
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.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
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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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
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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PublishedOctober 12, 2021
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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PublishedAugust 1, 2021
Ohio fugitive wanted for drug felonies arrested in Harpswell
Brian Woods, 46, was wanted in Ohio for multiple felonies including trafficking fentanyl.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
Campaign to preserve island off Harpswell gets $50,000 gift
Freeport-based Maine Beer Co. is making the gift toward the $1.3 million the trust needs to buy and manage Little Whaleboat Island.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2021
Maine triples number of sensors that track large sharks
Maine is nearly tripling the number of acoustic shark detectors in coastal waters a year after the state’s first fatal shark attack
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