Brieflys

Harpswell Students Take Top Honors Print

Written by Bill Millar | 01 June 2009



Macey Downs, a fifth grade student at Bowdoinham Community School, Rose Horowitz, a fifth grade student at West Harpswell Elementary School, and Emma Levy, a fifth grade student from Harpswell attending Woodside Elementary School all earned the highest average scores in three challenging rounds of the MSAD 75 WordMasters Analogy Challenge Gold Division. Each of these students earned first or second place scores in the three rounds, with Macey taking the top position with the highest average score. Emma earned a perfect score on the third round test, a feat only accomplished by one other MSAD 75 student in past years, Samuel Allen from Harpswell.

 

HTV Receives FCC License Print

Written by Bill Millar | 15 May 2009

Harpswell Community Broadcasting Corporation (HCBC), Channel 14, recently achieved a long sought goal in its broadcasting history by receiving a Low Power Television Broadcast License for an analog station from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). What this means for HTV, according to Donna Frisoli, station manager, is six years of security without the worries that some other entity can take HTV's frequency.
The process has been long and arduous, since HCBC's initial application in 1997. In an apparent Catch 22 situation, that application was denied, as an Educational Low Power License cannot be issued unless a station already holds a full power license. The FCC did allow HCBC to re-file, but required letters of support from the community.

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Local Inns Benefit Habitat for Humanity Print

Written by Bill Millar | 15 May 2009

Local Harpswell Inns, the Harpswell Inn and the Common Table are proud to announce they will offer 50% discounted room rates to guests visiting Maine between May 1 and May 22, 2009 in support of "Hospitality for Habitat," a program which raises funds for Habitat for Humanity projects across the state. Sponsored by the Maine Innkeepers Association, the program offers guests deeply discounted room rates in exchange for a $35 donation check made out to Habitat for Humanity.
To participate in Hospitality for Habitat, and enjoy a 50% reduction in room rates between May 1 and May 22, 2009, please make reservations in advance. Your tax deductible donation for $35 should be made out to Habitat for Humanity in the form of a check and given to the innkeeper. For more information call the Harpswell Inn at 833-5229 or the Common Table 833-5564