Owner of Halfway Rock to partner with town in pursuit of Little Mark Island
Posted by J.W. Oliver | Sep 20, 2023 | Government & Politics
Library Connections: What is the library’s place in your community?
Posted by Heather Logan, Cundy's Harbor Library | Sep 17, 2023 | Columns
Harpswell sidesteps major storm damage Saturday
Posted by J. Craig Anderson | Sep 16, 2023 | News
Hurricane Lee to bring high winds, coastal flooding to Harpswell Saturday
Posted by J. Craig Anderson | Sep 15, 2023 | Health & Safety
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Harpswell geoscientist consults on ‘Nova’ episode
Sep 24, 2023







Harpswell sidesteps major storm damage Saturday
Sep 16, 2023


Town launches survey on affordable housing
Sep 13, 2023












Select Board approves 20-cent tax hike
Aug 10, 2023

Historic East Harpswell Baptist Church vandalized
Aug 10, 2023










Waterfront conversation series to resume
Jul 29, 2023




Vegetable Corner property listed for sale at $1.1M
Jul 19, 2023



Town, plowing contractor agree to 3-year contract
Jul 10, 2023

HCA buyer revealed, site’s future unknown
Jul 7, 2023




Clara Louise Burnham: A star among us
Jul 5, 2023








Coffee shop hopes for July opening
Jun 22, 2023


First Holowach Scholarship awarded
Jun 20, 2023






Harpswell voters back MSAD 75 budget
Jun 13, 2023


Basin Point Road’s ‘advisory shoulders’ on hold
Jun 12, 2023



Town contracts expert on affordable housing
Jun 7, 2023






Uncle Pete’s employees hope to buy store
May 28, 2023








School board votes 12-2 to allow rainbow crosswalk
May 10, 2023


















Harpswell’s 1st fire administrator to retire
Apr 28, 2023

Harpswell to see 8.56% hike in MSAD 75 bill
Apr 25, 2023

Harpswell Auto Sales plans move to Brunswick
Apr 17, 2023

Harpswell Coastal Academy heads to auction
Apr 16, 2023

HCA students raise funds for festival, prom
Apr 12, 2023

Local student makes dean’s list
Apr 7, 2023

Matt Barter: Grit and gear
Apr 4, 2023

Elroy Johnson: Man of the people
Apr 2, 2023




Wilson fundraiser nets $23,500
Mar 15, 2023


Harpswell pediatrician to compete in state pageant
Mar 13, 2023


Greenleaf, Beattie take school board seats
Mar 11, 2023



Local students make dean’s lists
Mar 7, 2023



Cook’s raises $20K to heat homes
Feb 28, 2023

Harpswell selectman seeks 4th term
Feb 27, 2023




Benefit to support Orr’s Island lobsterman
Feb 19, 2023




Town proposes budget with 9.57% increase
Feb 11, 2023

Verizon ‘in talks’ to join tower at Mitchell Field
Feb 11, 2023


Joint Venture remains at bottom of Lowell’s Cove
Feb 2, 2023

Town reviews needs of Harpswell’s private cemeteries
Jan 30, 2023




PBS series features local host, local scenes
Jan 23, 2023

Climate committee seeks $100K fund
Jan 20, 2023

New deal locks in Curtis contribution
Jan 12, 2023

3 seek 2 seats on school board
Jan 11, 2023

$50K grant to boost heating aid
Jan 10, 2023

Anchor contributor to publish book of poems
Jan 6, 2023

Town picks firm for energy audit
Jan 6, 2023




McCreight reflects on 8 years in Legislature
Dec 31, 2022

Uncle Pete’s is for sale — but not to just anyone
Dec 30, 2022





Town election season begins
Dec 8, 2022


Burpees for Turkeys benefits food bank
Dec 4, 2022


Town adds 3rd part-time firefighter
Nov 23, 2022

Tower at Orr’s Island Fire Station comes down
Nov 22, 2022

Town’s new streetlights friendly to skies and budget
Nov 16, 2022

Firm to study town’s broadband options
Nov 15, 2022









Harpswell man, 21, dies in crash on Mountain Road
Oct 31, 2022



Prince de Neufchatel: An American privateer
Oct 20, 2022

Voters to elect new state representative
Oct 19, 2022

McCreight honored by American Cancer Society
Oct 18, 2022

State reopens 500 acres of clam flats
Oct 17, 2022

Running Tide puts Mitchell Field expansion on hold
Oct 13, 2022




Absentee ballots available Oct. 11
Oct 5, 2022




Town inks deal for new website
Oct 3, 2022


Basin Point Road work to start in October
Sep 26, 2022




Working group exploring bike paths
Sep 11, 2022

Two McCreight bills take effect
Sep 8, 2022



Shredding returns to Recycling Center
Sep 5, 2022


HNPEA event raises $5K for tennis courts
Sep 2, 2022

Comprehensive Plan Task Force selects consultant
Sep 1, 2022





Harpswell tax rate down 86 cents after revaluation
Aug 17, 2022


Meraki Gallery finds new home on Harpswell Neck
Aug 17, 2022



Esther Root Adams: Lessons on living large
Aug 5, 2022







Affordable Housing Working Group appointed
Jul 29, 2022


R.A. Webber & Sons celebrates 60 years in business
Jul 21, 2022




Sheriff’s Office shuts down fireworks show
Jul 17, 2022



Arizona restaurant chain buys Bailey Island wharf
Jul 14, 2022

Giant’s Stairs to become ‘EarthCache’ site
Jul 12, 2022






Bailey Islander honored for vaccination drive
Jul 8, 2022






Select board OKs plaque for cattle pound
Jun 30, 2022

Town hires animal control officer, parks monitor
Jun 29, 2022

Lightning strikes Orr’s Island Fire Station
Jun 29, 2022

Installation of LED streetlights to begin soon
Jun 26, 2022

Resiliency committee to present plan
Jun 25, 2022

Town establishes Affordable Housing Working Group
Jun 23, 2022

Harpswell introduces shark hotline
Jun 22, 2022


Local, state ballots head to June vote
Jun 12, 2022













New Anchor celebrates 1st anniversary
May 28, 2022


HCS students raise $400 for kids in Ukraine
May 26, 2022


Harpswell’s first postmaster: Washington Garcelon
May 18, 2022


Booster club dissolves, snack shack to come down
May 12, 2022

Special referendum set for June 14
May 12, 2022



Collection brings in 75 pounds of medications
May 10, 2022

Lobster boat races will move to Mitchell Field
May 10, 2022



Town hires ‘multi-office assistant’
May 9, 2022







Harpswell Hiking Challenge to return
Apr 30, 2022



Ash Cove Pottery: Magic in the making
Apr 27, 2022



School board names next superintendent
Apr 14, 2022


Library renovations continue with siding job
Apr 11, 2022


Robert P. Tristram Coffin: An accidental discovery
Apr 10, 2022








Second Republican enters House race
Apr 2, 2022


Landmark Bailey Island restaurant to reopen
Mar 31, 2022


Selectmen pick Warren for school board
Mar 17, 2022




MSAD 75 to make masking optional Wednesday
Mar 7, 2022


Town office to end mask requirement
Mar 4, 2022





Voters to elect tax collector, town clerk
Feb 27, 2022

‘Outstanding’ animal control officer to resign
Feb 25, 2022

Cook’s Lobster gives $10K to heat homes
Feb 24, 2022

Shibles to enter Maine Basketball Hall of Fame
Feb 23, 2022


Feedback wanted on streetlight proposal
Feb 21, 2022

Town airboat aids in rescue on Sebago Lake
Feb 21, 2022



Candidates lining up for House race
Feb 2, 2022







Paramedic ‘fly car’ crashes during snowstorm
Jan 23, 2022

Town orders $554,592 fire truck
Jan 21, 2022

March election to see race for school board
Jan 20, 2022

First carrier on new tower nearly ready
Jan 18, 2022

Propane truck rolls over on Harpswell Neck
Jan 17, 2022


Wooden boat-building class to return
Jan 8, 2022



Select board declares Joint Venture abandoned
Jan 3, 2022



School board aims to hire superintendent in April
Dec 19, 2021


Fire in Cundy’s Harbor displaces 3
Dec 17, 2021

Boat sinks in Lowell’s Cove
Dec 15, 2021









Harpswell Community School ranks 10th in state
Dec 1, 2021

Holiday lights dazzle around Harpswell
Nov 28, 2021


Bailey Island Motel closes, will become condominiums
Nov 18, 2021





Legislature honors former town clerk
Nov 10, 2021









School board votes to continue mask mandate
Oct 22, 2021


Eager to attract subs, school board offers 32% raise
Oct 17, 2021


Task force to take on comprehensive plan
Oct 9, 2021







Morse’s Cribstone Grill closes permanently
Sep 28, 2021


DOT to reduce speed limit in Cundy’s Harbor
Sep 17, 2021





Town expects $519K in federal funds
Sep 8, 2021

New monument on Orr’s honors 171 island veterans
Sep 7, 2021









Harpswell boys reflect on World Series run
Aug 19, 2021

Town pursues solar energy deal
Aug 16, 2021



Tax rate up by 2 cents
Aug 11, 2021







Harpswell has a new road
Jul 25, 2021

200-year-old sugar maple comes down
Jul 25, 2021

Town re-ups contracts with county
Jul 25, 2021

Salvaged boat removed from beach
Jul 25, 2021

Town lands benefit from donations, volunteerism
Jul 25, 2021

Town to observe Juneteenth
Jul 25, 2021



Town ends state of emergency
Jul 24, 2021
Columns & Letters
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Never Not Amazed: My No. 1 fan
Sep 13, 2023

Harpswell Naturalist: Hairy woodpecker
Sep 12, 2023

Cooking at 43° North: Reaping the benefits of summer
Sep 12, 2023

Thinking in Public: Winter on the wharf
Sep 10, 2023

To enhance women’s prosperity
Sep 6, 2023

Who are we to judge?
Sep 5, 2023

Editor’s Corner: Introducing ‘Ask the Anchor’
Sep 2, 2023





Thinking in Public: It’s what’s for dinner
Jul 31, 2023

Thank you, Harpswell
Jul 30, 2023

Harpswell Art Tour
Jul 29, 2023

Cooking At 43° North: Leftovers for dinner
Jul 28, 2023

Ice cream instead of sunshine
Jul 27, 2023

Message to Vegetable Corner customers
Jul 19, 2023

Lost on a Loop Trail: Walking the line
Jul 12, 2023

Harpswell Naturalist: The river to recovery
Jul 12, 2023

Cooking at 43° North: Everyone has a story
Jul 9, 2023

Thinking in Public: Signs and wonders
Jul 8, 2023

Sketch book of the islands
Jul 2, 2023

Library Connections: The library is a catalyst
Jul 1, 2023

The evolving Harpswell-Verizon saga
Jul 1, 2023

Never Not Amazed: You’re one step from greatness
Jun 30, 2023

A night to remember
Jun 30, 2023

Pick up after your dog
Jun 27, 2023

Editor’s Corner: Scoops happen
Jun 27, 2023

Cooking at 43° North: For the love of cheese
May 31, 2023

Thinking in Public: Sounds of home
May 30, 2023

Fundraiser supports local students
May 27, 2023

Lost on a Loop Trail: Bouncing
May 26, 2023

Never Not Amazed: My nemesis, zucchini
May 25, 2023

Pump or environment
May 25, 2023

Harpswell Naturalist: An assist for common loons
May 24, 2023

Precious groundwater
May 24, 2023

Library Connections: Continuing education
May 23, 2023

Harpswell needs a community center
May 23, 2023

HCA risks outweighed benefits
May 22, 2023

Editor’s Corner: More stories than time
May 22, 2023

Mainers have climate clout
May 15, 2023

What’s in my journal
May 14, 2023


Lost on a Loop Trail: Pump or bar?
May 12, 2023

Never Not Amazed: Decisions, decisions, decisions
May 11, 2023

Harpswell Naturalist: Marsh Madness
May 9, 2023

Concerns about sale of HCA
May 8, 2023

Cooking at 43° North: Best-laid plans
May 7, 2023

Thinking in Public: Springing ahead
May 5, 2023

May we all be helpers
May 5, 2023

Something Harpswell could cherish
Apr 21, 2023

Library Connections: 10,000 books
Apr 20, 2023

Lost on a Loop Trail: Hi noon on Cundy’s Harbor Road
Apr 18, 2023

John Gilliam Day ditty
Apr 17, 2023

Let’s all do our part
Apr 16, 2023

Harpswell Naturalist: The case for hunting
Apr 15, 2023

A better product!
Apr 13, 2023

Cooking At 43° North: Celebrate with carrot cake
Apr 12, 2023

A special thank you
Apr 11, 2023


The importance of lobster
Apr 7, 2023

Cliff Trail rescue
Apr 6, 2023

Never Not Amazed: A call to helpers everywhere
Mar 29, 2023

Editor’s Corner: Why I work at the Anchor
Mar 28, 2023


Never Not Amazed: The symptoms of aging
Mar 18, 2023


Thinking in Public: New discoveries
Mar 15, 2023

Carbon emissions and dark skies
Mar 12, 2023

The legacy of HCA
Mar 5, 2023

A day to celebrate
Mar 3, 2023

Cooking at 43° North: A recipe from the heart
Feb 13, 2023




Harpswell Naturalist: The bald eagle
Feb 5, 2023

Thinking in Public: On being quiet
Feb 4, 2023

Clash of cultures
Feb 1, 2023

A good man
Jan 30, 2023

Why I’m running
Jan 28, 2023

Running for school board
Jan 27, 2023

Trash Talk 101: Resolve to recycle in the new year
Jan 15, 2023

Lost on a Loop Trail: Memento mori quack quack
Jan 14, 2023

Harpswell Naturalist: Too many deer?
Jan 13, 2023


Preserving our lobstering heritage
Jan 7, 2023

Thinking in Public: Anticipation
Jan 7, 2023

Theater binds us together
Jan 5, 2023

Library Connections: Choosing your preferences
Jan 5, 2023

Finest public librarian we know
Jan 4, 2023

Santa’s elves, working in the dark
Jan 3, 2023

Never Not Amazed: Announcing the year of …
Jan 1, 2023

Disappointment and disbelief
Dec 30, 2022

Never Not Amazed: Santa
Dec 21, 2022

Lugging the Anchor inland
Dec 18, 2022


Library Connections: Book clubs of Cundy’s Harbor
Dec 16, 2022

Lost on a Loop Trail: Faux Food for Thought
Dec 15, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Eiders down
Dec 14, 2022

Cooking at 43° North: A taste of the Maine coast
Dec 13, 2022


Thinking in Public: Eyes on the road
Dec 11, 2022

Thank you to Harpswell
Dec 7, 2022

Johnson poems back in print
Dec 6, 2022

Verizon signal weak on water
Dec 5, 2022

Never Not Amazed: On gratitude
Nov 14, 2022


Harpswell Naturalist: Coyotes in Harpswell
Nov 11, 2022


Thinking in Public: A season too soon
Nov 7, 2022

Law limits landowner liability
Nov 4, 2022

Marjorie Johnson: Bailey Island’s favorite poet
Nov 3, 2022

Imperative that young people vote
Nov 1, 2022

Teel is the real deal
Oct 29, 2022

Impressed with Golek
Oct 28, 2022

Lost on a Loop Trail: Leech Wars, Episode II
Oct 16, 2022

Never Not Amazed: The best-laid plans
Oct 15, 2022

Property owners’ liability
Oct 12, 2022



We need Golek in Augusta
Oct 9, 2022


Thinking in Public: Can we talk?
Oct 7, 2022

Take up the cause
Sep 30, 2022


Library Connections: What is a library?
Sep 22, 2022

Poems From Home: Writer and photographer Cate Wnek
Sep 19, 2022

Lost on a Loop Trail: Leech wars, Episode I
Sep 18, 2022

Never Not Amazed: What, me worry?
Sep 16, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Insect invasion
Sep 14, 2022


Thinking in Public: The smoker and the cough
Sep 10, 2022

Support library at Mitchell Field
Sep 4, 2022

A special and fun event
Sep 3, 2022

Honor to provide TV services
Sep 2, 2022

Property tax freeze for seniors
Sep 1, 2022

Maine, memories and delicious food
Aug 29, 2022

Lost on a Loop Trail: So b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l
Aug 14, 2022

Eager to help neighbors
Aug 10, 2022

Never Not Amazed: Crows and the future of flying
Aug 10, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Moonbug
Aug 9, 2022


Thinking in Public: Misunderstandings
Aug 7, 2022

Removal of campaign signs
Aug 1, 2022

The days of wine from roses
Jul 22, 2022

Student Voices: Breaking ground on graduation
Jul 21, 2022


Cooking at 43° North: Keeping it simple with lobster
Jul 13, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Harpswell from the sea
Jul 10, 2022

Observations on the field
Jul 9, 2022


Corn fritters
Jul 6, 2022

A unique volunteer experience
Jul 5, 2022


Great job on Hiking Challenge
Jun 30, 2022

A heartfelt thank you
Jun 28, 2022

Poems from Home: Harpswell Community School students
Jun 23, 2022

Lost on a Loop Trail: No peas, please
Jun 13, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: The osprey
Jun 8, 2022


Thinking in Public: Easy pickin’s
Jun 5, 2022

Musician in search of musicians
Jun 5, 2022

Pick up, please
Jun 4, 2022

Sam’s enthusiasm for the library
Jun 3, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Moving month
May 15, 2022



Thinking in Public: Positively aging
May 6, 2022

Dyakuyu, School House 1913
May 1, 2022


Notes From the Mad Farmer: Civil War experiences
Apr 12, 2022

Cooking at 43° North: All about the sides
Apr 9, 2022


Harpswell Naturalist: Tick time
Apr 5, 2022

Thinking in Public: Every winter
Apr 4, 2022

Do you need a hand?
Apr 3, 2022

The needs of the many
Apr 1, 2022

John Gilliam Day
Mar 31, 2022

Cooking At 43° North: Supper in 20 minutes
Mar 9, 2022



Thinking in Public: Pleasant surprises
Mar 6, 2022

Poems from Home: Richard Craig Sipe
Mar 5, 2022

Letter writer to be commended
Mar 1, 2022

Adapting to the times
Feb 28, 2022

Washburn’s experience is invaluable
Feb 26, 2022

School board elections count
Feb 26, 2022

Covey seeks second term on select board
Feb 26, 2022

Excellent addition to school board
Feb 24, 2022

All about the kids
Feb 24, 2022

Teachers can’t just be replaced
Feb 12, 2022

Cooking at 43° North: Comfort in a bowl
Feb 11, 2022

Perfect for a library
Feb 9, 2022

Lost on a Loop Trail: Just a little bit
Feb 8, 2022

Walk on the left
Feb 7, 2022


Community arts and poetry project
Feb 6, 2022


Student Voices: Confronting the future
Feb 5, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Raptor madness
Feb 4, 2022

Wish you were here: Postcards from Bailey Island
Jan 16, 2022


What it’s like to lobster for a living in winter
Jan 13, 2022



A holiday goose
Jan 2, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Wild Harpswell
Jan 1, 2022


Neighbors helping neighbors
Dec 12, 2021


Thinking in Public: 21st-century plague
Dec 8, 2021



Live Well, Harpswell: Renewable Energy and You
Nov 5, 2021

Thinking in Public: The little things
Nov 3, 2021

Harpswell Naturalist: Deer time
Nov 2, 2021

Survey story all too familiar
Nov 1, 2021

Coming to our rescue
Oct 30, 2021

MSAD 75 school board elections
Oct 26, 2021

Evidence supports mask-wearing
Oct 13, 2021


Notes From a Mad Farmer: Work ethic
Oct 7, 2021

Thinking in Public: The old man and the Scout
Oct 5, 2021

Town must balance revenues, safeguards
Sep 9, 2021

A Harpswell Coastal Academy introduction
Sep 8, 2021

Harpswell Naturalist: Maine’s Atlantic puffins
Sep 6, 2021


Thinking in Public: Morning on the rock
Sep 4, 2021


Keep the Forest Playground alive
Jul 25, 2021
Nonprofit Corner
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Need a ride? Harpswell Aging at Home can help
Sep 7, 2023

Recycling Center offers free shredding
Sep 3, 2023

Mid Coast offers vaccine clinics
Sep 1, 2023


Harpswell to hold Coastal Cleanup Day
Aug 24, 2023

HCA graduate wins Mitchell Scholarship
Aug 23, 2023

New OBIFD program recruits future first responders
Aug 11, 2023


Mills signs Golek’s bus safety bill
Aug 3, 2023



Local college students graduate, earn honors
Jul 18, 2023


Harpswell Community Garden launches survey
Jul 6, 2023



Harpswell students earn academic honors
Jun 26, 2023

OBIFD invites community to all-day celebration
Jun 26, 2023

HHLT closes on Tondreau Preserve
Jun 20, 2023

Casco Bay water monitoring program adds PFAS testing
Jun 19, 2023

Giving Tree awards record $100K
Jun 15, 2023

Local foundation supports young musicians
Jun 13, 2023

Boat pump-out service opens for season
Jun 7, 2023

Sharing Tables to return in June
May 31, 2023

Kellogg’s Heritage Sunday honors history
May 31, 2023


Energy-saving window inserts available for order
May 29, 2023

Holbrook wins grant to replace floats
May 26, 2023


Harpswell event raises ‘seafood awareness’
May 24, 2023



Mediation nonprofit offering services in Harpswell
May 16, 2023




Kindergarten registration open at HCS
May 3, 2023

Protecting our dark sky
May 1, 2023



Presidential scholar to speak at First Parish
Apr 27, 2023


Local conservation organizations join forces
Apr 11, 2023


Plots available at Community Garden
Apr 3, 2023




HHLT hires lands and stewardship director
Mar 17, 2023


Maine Press Association awards scholarships
Mar 13, 2023









Guide to Harpswell waterfront published
Dec 29, 2022


The future of accessible trails in Harpswell
Dec 8, 2022



That’s Invasive: Asiatic bittersweet
Nov 10, 2022



Mingo Club awards 2 scholarships
Nov 5, 2022

Giving Tree seeks preliminary proposals
Oct 13, 2022

United Way kicks off $1.65M fall campaign
Oct 8, 2022

Unitarian church calls new minister
Oct 7, 2022


Kellogg Church holiday fair approaches
Oct 5, 2022

OBIFD recognizes first responders, board members
Oct 4, 2022




Land Trust names McLeod executive director
Aug 18, 2022

Sebascodegan Artists to open show at Centennial Hall
Jul 26, 2022

‘Dancing Under the Stars’ to benefit OBIFD
Jul 24, 2022

HHLT elects trustees, recognizes longtime leader
Jul 19, 2022




Kellogg Church names Carson pastor emeritus
Jun 27, 2022


HHLT receives $250K grant toward land buy
Jun 20, 2022

Comp Plan Task Force enters new phase
Jun 14, 2022

Rotary cleans up Harpswell beaches
Jun 9, 2022


Maine Women’s Giving Tree distributes record $82,500
May 29, 2022

Local band raises funds for student scholarships
May 29, 2022

Harpswell Heritage Apples enters 14th year
May 26, 2022



Making way for native plants
May 5, 2022

Lunch and Snacks with Friends are back!
May 3, 2022


Plots available at Harpswell Community Garden
Mar 30, 2022




Girl Scouts learn about countries and cultures
Feb 25, 2022

Town posts roads after early thaw
Feb 22, 2022

Monkfish stew feeds Mainers in need
Feb 22, 2022

OBIFD welcomes new board members
Feb 19, 2022

In a pinch? Harpswell Aging at Home delivers!
Feb 19, 2022





Volunteers for search team to meet
Nov 24, 2021



On the lookout for buckthorn
Oct 31, 2021


HHLT’s Nature Day Camp makes successful return
Oct 6, 2021


Mingo Club presents two scholarships
Sep 30, 2021





Barn sale preparations underway
Aug 18, 2021


Online auction opens holiday fair
Aug 13, 2021

Shredding service returns
Aug 13, 2021

Town to update comprehensive plan
Aug 11, 2021

Harpswell News joins nonprofit news network
Jul 25, 2021

Harpswell Business Association regroups
Jul 25, 2021