ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Naval Academy said a student has been found dead in his room. The academy announced in a statement Saturday morning that Midshipman Rolando Amador was found dead around 9 p.m. Thursday. The 22-year-old junior was in his room at Bancroft Hall, the academy dormitory. The statement said the circumstances surrounding […]
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Iconic Harpswell lobster restaurant’s market price: $1.79 million
PORTLAND — The waterfront Cook’s Lobster House on Bailey Island in Harpswell is on the market for $1.79 million. The iconic Maine restaurant that has been operated by the same family since opening in 1955 was listed for sale in the past month by Malone Commercial Brokers. The restaurant has received regional and national attention […]
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Road owner asks court to overturn public access to Cedar Beach
HARPSWELL — Defendants in a court case that allowed public use of a private Bailey Island beach access road are appealing the Superior Court decision to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Gables LLC, a real estate company owned by road owner Betsy Atkins, filed the appeal in Portland on Dec. 15. It seeks to overturn […]
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Bidding for lighthouse off Harpswell reaches nearly $250,000
PORTLAND — Bidding for Halfway Rock Light Station off Harpswell has reached nearly a quarter of a million dollars with less than a day to go before the auction closes, according to the U.S. General Services Administration. With six bidders active in the auction, the high bid for the Bailey Island lighthouse is $245,000. That […]
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Harpswell man sentenced for molesting girl
PORTLAND (AP) — A Harpswell man has been sentenced to serve more than five years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually molesting a young girl numerous times over two years starting when she was 11. In addition to five and a half years behind bars, 39-year-old Amos Johnson was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years […]
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The Rev. Richard Gelwick
1931 – 2014 HARPSWELL — The Rev. Dr. Richard Gelwick of Harpwell died Sunday, June 29, in Harpswell. Gelwick graduated with a bachelor’s of arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 1952; a master’s of divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 1956; and a doctor of theology degree from the Pacific School of Religion […]
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Harpswell group cleaning up Quahog Bay — 1 boat at a time
HARPSWELL — For the past five years, the northeast side of Quahog Bay has been closed to shellfish harvesters because of raw sewage suspected of being discharged from recreation vessels that frequent the popular “cocktail cove.” Now, thanks to the generosity of an area landowner, the Quahog Bay Conservation group is attempting to turn back the […]
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Small plane makes emergency landing
HARPSWELL — The Federal Aviation Administration says a small airplane had to make an emergency landing in Harpswell. Spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says two people were aboard the single-engine Van’s Aircraft RV-4 when the pilot reported a fuel problem Sunday evening. The plane landed on a grass airstrip in Harpswell with no injuries. Bergen says the […]
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Plane makes emergency landing in Harpswell near Route 123
HARPSWELL — A plane made an emergency landing on a grass air strip in Harpswell on Sunday evening after running out of fuel. Few details were available at 8 p.m., although Cumberland County dispatcher said the plane landed in the area of Route 123 — also known as Harpswell Neck Road — and Basin Cove […]
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Harpswell charter school official says failure to test students was ‘beginner’s mistake’
AUGUSTA — A charter school in its first year of operation has drawn criticism from the state because it failed to administer statewide exams last fall. Harpswell Coastal Academy is not in compliance with its contract, executive director of the Maine Charter School Commission Bob Kautz said Wednesday. The tests are a state requirement and […]