Harpswell asks for change to cell tower at special town meeting
The previously-approved cell tower to be built in Mitchell Field is expected to establish stronger cell phone service on Orr’s and Bailey islands.
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Harpswell will hold a special town meeting Tuesday, June 1, where voters will be asked to allow a small change to a previously-approved wireless communications tower at George J. Mitchell Field.
Massachusetts-based Blue Sky Towers, responsible for building and maintaining the tower, found their planned route to run underground wires from the road to the tower isn’t going to work, according to Deputy Town Administrator Terri Sawyer.
Topsham-based school district ramps up in-person learning
Grades 4 and 5 will join grades K-3 later this month, returning to school four days a week.
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TOPSHAM Maine School Administrative District 75 will increase fourth- and fifth-graders’ in-person learning days from two to four days a week starting Feb. 22, Assistant Superintendent Amanda Hersey told the school board Thursday.
The district has been increasing in-person learning incrementally, starting with the youngest grades, since December 2020. The school board has continued to debate whether it should bring students back to school full-time and, if so, how quickly.
In the meantime, students continue to participate in a mix of in-person and remote learning. The district has also offered a remote-only option for students.