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Cundy’s Harbor Fisherman Appointed to Federal Advisory Committee Print

Written by Tom Allen | 03 February 2010


Cundy's Harbor resident Terry Alexander sums up the rise and fall of groundfishing in Harpswell, and Maine, when he describes his family's participation in the industry.
"My grandfather was one of the first to go dragging. He had fifteen kids. He had a lot of boys that had a lot of boys that fished. I'm the only one left. I'm the only grandson left that actually goes dragging," Alexander says. "Our town was founded on fishing. There's a lot of history that goes away as people move away from the industry."
Not that Alexander hasn't done his share to try to prevent that decline. He is president of Associated Fisheries of Maine, a trade association of fishing and fishing dependent businesses, and in November, he was appointed by the Commerce Secretary to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), as one of three commercial fishermen on this federal board.

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Keeping Maine's Revenues And Resources For Mainers Print

Written by Rep. Leila Percy | 03 February 2010


Maine has a long tradition of allowing anyone at any time to throw a fishing line off the wharf, the dock, the beach and the boat to fish recreationally in salt water without a fishing license. That changed in 2007 when the Bush Administration moved to require all states to institute a salt water fishing license (National Saltwater Angler Registry) for recreational fishing by January 1, 2011.
To be clear, a state can choose to not create a state salt water fishing license. If any state government chooses not to create their own license the citizens and visitors to that state who engage in recreational salt water fishing will still be required to pay for a salt water fishing license. This is clear as part of the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act that President Bush signed.

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Harpswell Girl Scouts Have A Goal Print

Written by Rosemarie Mello | 03 February 2010


Harpswell builds girls with courage, confidence and character. Harpswell has twenty-one girls enrolled in Girl Scouts this year. Membership is open to all girls who make the Girl Scout Promise and accept the Girl Scout Law. With enthusiasm troop leaders guide girls into tomorrow. Debbie Cornish and Melody Turcotte lead eleven girls in Brownie troop #1276. Vickie McGlauflin and Donnette Goodenow lead ten girls in Junior troop #3808. These troops are determined by grade level and set their goals appropriately. Brownies are second and third graders while Juniors are fourth and fifth graders. They all have ambition, a dream and a goal. To help meet these goals, Girl Scouts need the sale of cookies.
Girl Scout Cookies have been part of our American culture for more than 80 years. During the month of January Girl Scouts promoted and accepted orders for cookies. Didn't get an order in? You still have a chance to purchase your yearly supply during a booth sale between mid February and mid March. The price per box is $3.50. All proceeds generated from the cookie sale stay within the girls local program. Be sure to purchase from troop #1276 and #3808 during booth sales to support our Harpswell girls. The Brownie troop will have a booth set up at the Harpswell Town Meeting in March. A Girl Scout motto is to "be prepared," they'll be prepared with plenty of delicious mouth watering cookies. They ask for your support and hope you will purchase plenty of boxes, as Girl Scout Cookies freeze well.

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