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Lobster Boat Race Results Print

Written by Bill Millar | 30 July 2010

HARPSWELL LOBSTER BOAT RACES

See the list of generous sponsors in the August Harpswell Anchor.
25 July 2010

WORK BOATS UNDER 24 FEET
Race 1 - CLASS A Skiffs 16-feet and under with outboards up to 30 hp, Operator 18 years and younger:
No entrants.

Race 2 - CLASS B Inboards, outboards or outdrives, 31 to 60 hp:
1) Zippy, David Noyes
2) Pantie Prowler, Henry Gilliam

Race 3 - CLASS C Inboards, outboards or outdrives, 61 to 90 hp:
1) No name, Mark Davis (31.4 mph)
2) U-Spoze, Steve Davis
3) Streak, Evan Whidden

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Cedar Beach Issue Print

Written by Amber Skinner | 30 July 2010



A standing-room-only crowd overtook the Old Orr's Island Schoolhouse July 14 for a special Selectman's Meeting to discuss the recent closure of Cedar Beach on Bailey Island by its current owners Charles and Sally Abrahamson. All three Selectmen, Jim Henderson, Elinor Multer and Mark Wallace, as well as Town Administrator Kristi Eiane and Deputy Administrator Terri Sawyer, were in attendance.
The meeting was prompted by actions taken by the Abrahamsons to stop access to Cedar Beach. They have posted signs and put a log blocking the trail down to the beach. The easterly side, Robinhood Beach, remains open to the public. While the signs imply the beach is closed because of an action by the Town, Henderson made clear that Cedar Beach is "closed due to an Abrahamson decision." He also cleared up some misinformation put out by a local media outlet that the Town might "proceed with eminent domain. That is not under consideration."

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Cedar Beach Parking: Part Of The Problem Print

Written by Amber Skinner | 30 July 2010

While all present at the July 14 special Selectman's Meeting appeared to agree on the importance of keeping Cedar Beach open to the public, a few residents who live off Robinhood Road expressed frustration with visitors ignoring parking signs and pedestrian-only areas and blocking traffic, and they offered plenty of stories of disrespectful behavior, including late-night parties, using the nearby woods and lawns as toilets, littering, and setting off fireworks.
Most of the problems are created by people with "out-of-state plates, who account for at least half of the parked cars" on Robinhood Road, one Cedar Beach Road resident said. Locals are more respectful, she added.

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