Harpswell

Harpswell select board members say the policy affirms the town's support for fishermen's right to harvest along the town's 216 miles of coastline. And it reminds members of the public that state law generally protects commercial fishermen from nuisance complaints.

The town of Harpswell has closed almost 15 acres at the mouth of Strawberry Creek to the harvesting of shellfish and marine worms for the rest of the…