
By J. Craig Anderson • October 29, 2026
Harpswell voters will choose officials at the county, state and federal levels in the upcoming general election, but there will be no municipal candidates or local referendum questions on the ballot.

By Jeffrey Good • October 28, 2026
Orr's Island Republican Ben Porter knows he faces a steep challenge in trying to unseat Democratic incumbent Mattie Daughtry as the state senator representing Harpswell and neighboring towns in District 23. But as Porter and supporters campaigned at the corner of Route 24 and Cundy's Harbor Road one recent afternoon, he heard an inspiring sound.

By J. Craig Anderson • October 28, 2026
Harpswell officials are planning a new round of public meetings to help determine the future of George J. Mitchell Field, including the fate of two remaining buildings and the development of a new long-term plan for the town-owned waterfront property.

By Sam Lemonick • October 27, 2026
State Rep. Cheryl Golek is running for her third term representing Harpswell and eastern Brunswick as a Democrat. She lives on Harpswell Neck, where she and her partner run The Vicarage by the Sea, a residential care center for people with dementia.

By Sam Lemonick • October 27, 2026
Braeden Webber is challenging current state Rep. Cheryl Golek to represent Harpswell and eastern Brunswick as a Republican. He lives on Great Island and works at the Safe Harbor Great Island boatyard while also going to college and helping his grandfather operate the Webber & Sons lobster wharf.

By Jeffrey Good • October 21, 2026
A former lawyer who shifted gears to become a sustainability author and Earth Day organizer has become the seventh recipient of an annual community service award named for Harpswell volunteer Walter H. "Doc" Phillips.

By Sam Lemonick • October 20, 2026
Maine School Administrative District 75 has opened negotiations with the union that represents bus drivers and other support staff, a month after several drivers told the school board that low compensation relative to nearby districts is hampering efforts to hire and keep drivers.

By Sam Lemonick • October 8, 2026
Starting this winter, crews could begin a multiple-year process to try to reverse harmful effects of agriculture on Long Marsh. If the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust and its partners are successful, the salt marsh will provide more habitat for animals and be more resilient to rising sea levels.
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