HARPSWELL — There are only about half a dozen auto body shops in the country that specialize in the service and restoration of the iconic Volkswagen van, and one of them is off a dirt road in Harpswell. It’s hard to find, and so is a man who stops there frequently: Bob Muller, who runs Vintage Van […]
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Coming ashore: Harpswell harbormaster to retire
HARPSWELL — The town’s first full-time harbormaster will retire May 5 after 12 years at a job where he basically wrote the handbook. Jim Hays, a former project manager at Bath Iron Works, was hired in 2005 after the town decided to upgrade the harbormaster to a full-time position. “I’m basically a one-man band,” Hays […]
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Sea mammal rescue group wants to call Harpswell home
HARPSWELL — On a sandy beach in Phippsburg last June, Lynda Doughty swaddled a week-old harbor seal pup in a pink towel and guided it into a dog crate. After checking for the tell-tale signs of abandonment — things like gum color, the presence of an umbilical cord and weight — Doughty had determined the […]
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Harpswell woman walking her dog killed by 16-year-old driver
HARPSWELL — Officials say that a 75-year-old woman and her dog have died after they were struck by a car in Harpswell. The Cumberland County Sherriff’s Office said that Rita Douglas was walking her dog on Harpswell Islands Road on Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup truck. The office said both Douglas and her […]
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Home is at the heart of Harpswell demolition debate
HARPSWELL — The former home of a renowned Harpswell artist has ignited a debate between the town’s code enforcement office, the Planning Board, and nearby property owners over whether the house has been demolished without permission. American realist painter Stephen Etnier built his home at 260 Basin Point Rd. in 1948, modelling its architecture on […]
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After Harpswell court case, public use surges on beaches
HARPSWELL — If you open it, they will come. Town officials say public use of beaches is increasing, in part thanks to successful court battles to open Cedar Beach. On a recent Friday afternoon, about half a dozen families sun-bathed, beach-combed and swam in the beach’s sandy cove. The beach had been largely unused for […]
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Margaret F. Rendall
1912 – 2015 FALMOUTH — Margaret F. Bowie Rendall, formerly of Falmouth, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 5, at Bay Square in Yarmouth, where she had been in residence for the past five years. Margaret was born in Durham, on June 16, 1912, to Leon R. and Almeda Libby Bowie. She attended Durham schools […]
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Lewiston native buys Cook’s Lobster House on Bailey Island
HARPSWELL — A Lewiston native has returned to Maine to buy and renovate Cook’s Lobster House on Bailey Island. Jennifer Dube Charboneau and her husband, Nick, bought the restaurant for $1.25 million and closed on it June 30, according to MaineBiz. Charboneau told MaineBiz that they plan to change the name to “Cook’s Lobster & Ale […]
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Harpswell report says rising sea threatens town roads
HARPSWELL — Some of the town’s critical infrastructure is vulnerable to rising seas, according to a new report. The report, “Harpswell Coastal Flooding Risk Assessment,” prepared by the Midcoast Council of Governments, is the culmination of a project started in January. At a workshop earlier this year held by the town, attendees indicated they were […]
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Frederick James Martin
HARPSWELL — Frederick James Martin, 76, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 8, after courageously battling ongoing health issues for many years. Fred lived in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., prior to relocating to Topsham in 2004, and later, to Harpswell. Before retiring, Fred was a special education teacher with the Bergen County Special […]