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Seacoast Students Tackle Marine Challenges Through Entrepreneurship, Innovation KITTERY A group of Seacoast-area students recently completed the Blue Innovation & Start-Up Sprint Program, hosted by nonprofit CoastX, which encourages young innovators to develop solutions to real-world ocean challenges. The program ran Jan. 9-10 with a two-day start-up sprint led by Erika Haskins, where students worked in teams to identify marine-related problems and develop early-stage business ideas. Participants moved from brainstorming ideas to presenting concepts, including the problems they were solving, their proposed solutions, target markets,
and next steps for development. Students then continued refining their ideas during afterschool sessions, held from 4 to
6:30 p.m. at the Kittery Community Center. Led by Ian Grant, a serial entrepreneur and former executive director of the Universi-
ty of New Hampshire’s Entrepreneurship Center, students learned key elements of entrepreneurship, including developing problem statements, value propositions and target markets; conducting customer discovery interviews; prototyping; financial modeling; and communicating and selling their ideas. The program concluded with each team presenting before a public audience. Throughout the program, students spoke with potential customers and stakeholders to better understand the problems they were trying to solve and to receive feedback on their ideas. Several student teams developed ideas addressing marine
environmental challenges. One team, consisting of Hannah Rowan and Ellie Sears of Kittery, and Sabian Hallin of Portsmouth, NH, created Harbor Hound Dog Treats, an idea aimed at helping reduce the invasive green crab population by turning the species into sustainable dog treats. Another team developed Sea Strands, a concept focused on reducing local ocean plastic by creating high-end jewelry made from recovered marine debris. The Sea Strands team included Misty Mathison and Ella McCoy of Kittery and Weston Desmond of Portsmouth. A third concept, Pyrobots, led by Camden Marchessault of Dover, NH, explored ways recycling centers could potentially See COASTX on page 10...
Why Sunday, March 29 Matters BERWICK The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump during his first term, designating March 29 as National Vietnam Veterans Day. The date marks March 29, 1973, when the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam. Around that time, Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war. Some 48,000 men and women from Maine answered the nation’s call during the Vietnam War, while an additional 16,000 Mainers served world-
wide during the Vietnam War era. There are 341 names etched on the black granite wall known as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and 12 of Maine’s service members are still missing in Southeast Asia. The Mainers whose names are etched in stone in the nation’s capital came from 151 cities, towns, islands and hamlets across the state, including two who called Berwick home. Today, millions of U.S. Vietnam veterans and their families continue to live among us. March 29 matters because, in the
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7:30 and 11 a.m. at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church, 4 Barrell Ln., York. FMI: 207-363-4177.
6 p.m. at Driftwood Community Church, 2700 Post Rd., Wells. Stations of the Cross. FMI: https:// driftwood.church or 207-985-9287
7:30 and 11 a.m. at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, 6 Whipple Rd., Kittery. FMI: 207-439-0442.
10 a.m. at Beacon of Hope Community Church, 1298 Alfred St., Arundel. FMI: 207-494-7591. 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2 Lord St., Kennebunk. FMI: kennebunklutheran.org or 207-985-4803.
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lives in Vietnam will be read. The ceremony is free and open to the public. For more information, visit The Vietnam Veterans Virtual Wall (www.virtualwall.org), Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org), www.vietnam-
war50th.com, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (www.nps. gov) and the National Archives (www.archives.gov). Photo above: Charles S. Hatch Post 79’s 2025 ceremony, taken from www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pHYI38z7dKo.
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words of Gov. Janet Mills’ state proclamation on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, “On this day, we recall their sacrifices and say to those who served, those who gave their lives, those who were disabled, and those who are still missing in Southeast Asia, thank you for your service. We have not forgotten you, and we will not forget you.” Locally, National Vietnam Veterans Day will be observed in a ceremony at 1 p.m. at the Berwick Town Hall Auditorium, 11 Sullivan St., where the names of Maine residents who lost their
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7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Angels, 4 Angels Way, South Berwick. The last seven words of Christ from the cross. FMI: pal-me. org.
Thursday, April 2 Maundy Thursday Services 2 p.m. at Cape Neddick Baptist Church, 34 River Rd., Cape Neddick. FMI: 207-363-3566. 5:15 p.m. at Union Congregational
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Church, 18 Church St., York. Service with Communion, followed by a light supper. FMI: www.ybcc.org or 207-363-4821. 6 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 141 North St., Kennebunkport. Rev. Tina Civetta offers prayers and reflections. “Stone Soup” evoking the Last Supper will be served. Attendees are asked to bring in cooked rice, vegetables, noodles or chicken to add to the simmering broth. FMI: 207-967-3897. 6 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church, 407 York St., York. Foot washing and stripping of the altar. FMI: www.stgeorgesyorkharbor. org or 207-363-7376. 6 p.m. at St. Martha Church, 30 Portland Rd., Kennebunk. Mass of
the Lord’s Supper. FMI: 207-9856252. 6:30 p.m. at Cape Neddick Baptist Church, 34 River Rd., Cape Neddick. FMI: 207-363-3566. 7 p.m. at Beacon of Hope Community Church, 1298 Alfred St., Arundel. FMI: 207-494-7591.
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