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Friday, April 18, 2025 Volume 21 • Issue No. 16
E-Waste Recycling and Food Drive to Support Mainspring Collective ELIOT Haven Homes & Lifestyle at Keller Williams Coastal and Lakes & Mountains Realty is proud to announce its third annual Earth Day E-Waste Recycling Event, scheduled for Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Eliot Commons, 28 Levesque Drive, in Eliot. The event will feature electronics recycling for items such as TVs, cell phones, laptops, monitors, VCR/DVD/CD players, keyboards, tablets, small appliances, chargers, cords/wires, routers, printers, computers, hard drives, copiers, scanners, AC units, stereos, radios, power tools, and speaker equipment, provided by URT Solutions. Participants are encouraged to bring their old electronics to help
reduce the amount of e-waste going into landfills. Freon-containing devices, such as older tube TVs and air conditioning units, will incur an additional $25 recycling fee per item. “Pay-What-You-May” donations will be accepted to support the Mainspring Collective Capital Campaign. The event is open to the public. In addition to electronics collection and recycling, Haven Homes will hold a “Fill the Shelves” food drive to support Footprints Food Pantry, a local nonprofit that provides food and support to those in need. Paper products and personal hygiene items are especially needed, as they are not covered by SNAP benefits. “We are thrilled to be hosting this event again for Earth Day,” said Ali Good-
win of Haven Homes (pictured). “Last year’s event raised over $2,000 for Mainspring Collective, collected 300 pounds of food for Footprints Food Pantry, and recycled more than four tons of electronics! As community-inspired Realtors, we are committed to maintaining a healthy environment for all of us to enjoy, and to supporting local organizations like Footprints Food Pantry and Fair Tide at the new Mainspring Collective in Kittery. We hope this event will inspire others to do their part in keeping the Seacoast a sustainable place to live. Let’s work together to make a positive impact.” For more information, visit www. havenhomeslifestyle.com or call 207438-8311.
Earth Day Conservation Conference at Center for Wildlife CAPE NEDDICK The Center for Wildlife will host its inaugural Earth Day Conservation Conference on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its community campus, 375 Mountain Road in Cape Neddick. The full-day event will feature representatives from conservation-focused organizations across the region, including Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Big Night, and others. Guest speakers will present on active conser vation projects underway across New England, while attendees can meet with representatives from
a variety of organizations and participate in hands-on learning activities between talks. Tickets are available with a suggested donation of $10, with all proceeds supporting the care of injured and orphaned animals at the Center for Wildlife’s medical clinic. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, and attendees are encouraged to RSVP in advance.
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KENNEBUNKPORT O n Mond ay, Apr i l 7, Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME) received a call to its 24/7 stranding hotline reporting an unusual stranding case. A frantic seal appeared stuck and thrashing in a mooring line off Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport. While MMoME occasionally receives reports of entangled seals, an entanglement of this nature is out of the ordinary. With only a short window before the tide would begin rising, a response was immediately initiated. While en route, the team stayed in contact with Kennebu n k por t Ha rbor ma ste r Frank Orr, who brought his skiff
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the seal and began to formulate an appropriate response. MMoME Executive Director Lynda-Ada Doughty noted, “Our team is trained to be prepared for any situation at any time, anywhere within our response region of Kittery to Rockland. This situation is the perfect example of why it’s important to have an experienced, caring, authorized team to help at a moment’s notice.” T he initial evaluation revealed that the entangled animal was a sub-adult harbor seal wrapped in both rope and chain from a mooring ball line, extending from its rear flipper up through the lower abdomen. Its frantic efforts to free itself had
worsened the situation, tightening the entanglement to the point that it had to be brought aboard for removal. Working together, two MMoME staff members experienced in safely handling seals, along with the harbormaster – who focused on maneuvering the boat and gear – successfully disentangled the animal. Once freed, the seal’s rear f lipper showed no external injuries but was significantly swollen and required further evaluation. With assistance from the shore-based team, the seal was transferred to the beach, kenneled, and transported to MMoME’s rehabilitation facility in Brunswick for examination by the organization’s veterinarian. “The success of this case is the result of our caring community and committed town See SEAL on page 12 . . .
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