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After weeks of discussion, residents vote to delay action on the proposed changes to shoreland zoning ordinance until the planning board and town can do more work. State agency said proposal failed to meet minimum standards.
Residents aired their anxieties about the loss of land at the beaches, the summer’s drought, low water tables, wildfire concerns and road flooding.
For its annual meeting on August 25, the Phippsburg Historical Society arranged a lively discussion about the community’s longstanding legacy as a home for summer camps. Eight are featured here.
Lady Oyster has formed a thriving partnership with John Herrigel and the Maine Oyster Company over the past three years, co-hosting gatherings, tastings and parties, becoming a quietly essential part of Phippsburg’s working waterfront.
A member of the Penobscot clan recalls her ancestors’ wisdom in researching sweetgrass in Phippsburg..
For Phippsburg’s Bill Perkins the circus has been an abiding passion that began when he was 10 years old and never faded.
The lack of public awareness about the proposed changes to the shoreland zoning map and ordinance was a key theme of recent community meetings. In response and to encourage more information sharing and citizen participation in the town’s work, the Observer is publishing this schedule of local government meetings. The Select Board meets weekly. Several…
Elna Joseph-Bijhouwer tells a story about an apple, a near disaster, and a quick-thinking papa who helped set things right.
Suzanne Andresen (R) and Trent Vellella (D) seek to serve District 49 in the Maine House. The Observer asked each to reply to five questions. Denise Tepler, who is running unopposed for the state senate, also responded.
The town’s Housing Committee will hold another listening session on October 29 at 5:30pm at Town Hall to gather additional input in its efforts to develop new policies on short-term rentals (STRs).