FRPC Impresses and Baffles at once!
While unanimously agreeing that 24/7 coverage is the solution to a present staffing emergency, some leaders withhold support until completion of new station! The majority of the structure fires since approving the central station have taken place overnight, when there is no town support. Check out the links below.
You have a voice in all of this!
FRPC Meeting July 16, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imPMs8DvcXs&t=1223s
Select Board Meeting July 29, 2026
Did He Really Say That?
Click on the link and go to the 23 minute mark.
https://www.youtube.com/live/jLIQxq4kjMg?si=5xFh6qKcxxYHitOA
At a recorded meeting, Selectman Chipman admits to a bribery scheme:
Hiring Frank
True as Fire Administrator is the one thing that's going right with respect to the Fire and Rescue discussion in Harpswell. We're a town divided over a $6m building that appears to now be shrinking by 33%. We can expect a $1m budget line item for 24/7 coverage. shortly. That will assuredly bump the mil rate. We're moving toward a model of coopertition between town employees and volunteer departments, and Frank appears to be the one guy with the professional credentials to shepherd us through the transition. In other words, we have a real bag of fertilizer on our hands. Given the severity of the entire discussion, joking about paying for a vote at a public meeting rises to the level of disrespect toward the Fire Administrator and the taxpayer. Not a good look. An apology is in order.
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OBI (Orr's and Bailey Island) Retail Crawl
One man's suggestion to work your way through the best OBI has to offer......
Breakfast
Bestest, freshest homemade blueberry muffins on the planet: Salt Cod Cafe
Retail Therapy
Travel to the end of Bailey Island to Lands End Gift Shop. If they don't have it, you don't need it. Don't leave without a t-shirt.
Lunch
Unless you're serarching for the second best lobster roll in the state, BIGS is mandatory. I'm not sure what Trevor and Rosie (proprietors) put in it, but you'll come back again.....(and again)
Continued
When you nose around, you'll find more to do than meets the eye......
Vistas
If you can snag a parking spot, head to the Giant Stairs for jawdropping views of Casco Bay....chill for a bit....but mind the waves. Nature is powerful.
Dinner
Cook's. Full Stop. Thai Grain Salad with Salmon and your favorite cocktail built by Jess or John. Sunsets to die for......
Water
Sunset cruise on the Alert, right after dinner. 70' schooner leaves from Cook's Wharf. If you didn't relax, you did it wrong.
Visiting Harpswell?
Send an email telling us what you enjoyed, with a pic, your name and hometown.....we'll add it to the next edition!
