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Thank you To The Mandrake Family from East Bay, Maine

Good afternoon, East Bay.

I am pleased to share some unexpected and wonderful news with our community. I would have posted this sooner, but I just couldn’t compete with Finch and the Fireworks.

Earlier today, the Town received an extraordinarily generous financial gift from the Mandrake family, the new owners of the former Pibble property overlooking the harbor. Their generosity came as a complete surprise and will benefit East Bay for many years to come.

After consulting with the Select Board, a significant portion of these funds will be directed toward the complete repaving of Main Street and Pier Street during the coming year. Anyone who has driven either road lately knows this investment is long overdue.

Another substantial portion of the gift has been designated for East Bay High School. Principal Scott has informed me that these funds will strengthen the school’s athletic programs, and he tells me—with no shortage of optimism—that East Bay is about to have its best football season yet.

There will be more information to share as projects move forward, but today is simply a good day for our town.

Finally, I am honored to announce that the East Bay Observatory has been formally recognized by the Town as the first Official Historical Building of East Bay. It’s a landmark that has watched over our community for generations, and it is fitting that it receive this designation as it begins a new chapter in the Mandrake family’s possession.

On behalf of the Select Board and the people of East Bay, thank you to Mr. Martin Mandrake and family for your extraordinary generosity and for choosing to invest your future community.

— Elmer Flanagan
Town Manager, East Bay

July 1

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24 Comments — Comments open to East Bay residents only via HarborWire App.

  1. bernice whitethat is amazing news!
  2. bob rthis is incredible
  3. Carol HI can't believe it. the mandrakes sound like a decent family
  4. annettenew uniforms for the cheer squad?
  5. finchlet's get that one canyon on Pier Street fixed. I lose teeth every time I hit it.
  6. Alma Knightwonderful.
  7. J VaughnI hope they restore the observatory.
  8. McDonald_TobaccoI still remember old Pibbles. He liked balkins and english.
  9. finchI still still have a mason jar with his personal blend in my hutch, McDonald.
  10. McDonald_TobaccoYou still have some???
  11. finchI will bring it over one of these days and we can smoke a bit.
  12. Coach BriggsThat's right! We're going to have a no-loss season!
  13. Lisa Findleythis is great news.
  14. Annaathletics gets funding, and we can't buy a $120 harbor camera?
  15. Mr. ScottFraid our athletics department is seriously underfunded.
  16. KaseyIt's $120.
  17. Mr. ScottI will put it into the 2029 budget. Sorry but our budget for this year has been allocated.
  18. KeenanI'm just impressed that family donated that much money. Who does that?
  19. Jillapparently rich people?
  20. Annawell, don't know much about them but they're in the shipping business, so yeah, they probably are fairly affluent.
  21. Mikewhen are they moving in?
  22. Annasome time in july?
  23. Finchlast I heard, just the kid was going to come, and he's only supposed to be here a week before leaving again. Parents said they had other obligations.
  24. Annaso wait. they're not going to live here?

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