Phippsburg’s Basin Oyster Project awarded $190,000 grant

Luna Soley Times Record

Luna Soley is a Peaks Islander who now lives in Portland. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has written for Outside and Backpacker magazines. Luna covers Freeport, Topsham, Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Phippsburg and the arts for the Times Record.

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November 30, 2023

Phippsburg’s Basin Oyster Project awarded $190,000 grant

The community-run organization will redouble its efforts to create a self-sustaining shellfish reef.
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November 29, 2023

Harpswell task force to explore short-term rental rules

The task force, led by Chairperson Jane Covey, aims to draft a policy to improve the health and safety of short-term rentals and mitigate their effect on the community.
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November 28, 2023

Firefighters douse apartment fire above Harpswell restaurant

Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue crews extinguished the blaze above The School House 1913 restaurant Tuesday morning.
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November 26, 2023

Climate protesters join Black Friday crowd in downtown Freeport

Bill Rixon and Third Act Maine continue their demonstration outside L.L. Bean, opposing the Maine outdoors brand’s partnership with Citibank.
Published
November 26, 2023

Some resorts off and running as alpine ski season begins in Maine

Sugarloaf and Sunday River, the state’s two largest ski resorts, opened in recent weeks, with others to follow suit in December.
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November 22, 2023

71-year-old charged with murder in woman’s death at Topsham senior housing complex

Resident Christine Miller, 64, died Tuesday of ‘sharp force injuries,’ police say. Robert McClure, 71, has been charged with murder.
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November 21, 2023

L.L. Bean’s annual Northern Lights holiday events kick off

There are curling lanes, a temporary barn, heated benches and a mailbox with a direct line to Santa outside L.L. Bean’s flagship store.
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November 21, 2023

Topsham schools shelter in place after heavy police presence on Elm Street

Mt. Ararat, Woodside and Williams-Cone Elementary schools sheltered in place this morning after police responded to an incident. Police haven’t released details about the incident.
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November 20, 2023

Holiday lights at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens ‘make you want to decorate at home’

Gardens Aglow opened this Saturday and will welcome visitors through the end of the year.
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November 19, 2023

Topsham-area school board adopts policy to protect transgender student privacy

The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23.