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

Harpswell Republicans back Davis for House nomination, Democrats support Sartoris for DA

Jun 15, 2022

Local, state ballots head to June vote

Jun 12, 2022

What’s in a name: The truth about ‘Black Will’ and Bailey Island

Jun 9, 2022

Community celebrates grand opening of accessible trail

Jun 8, 2022

Saving a local landmark: The history of the Tarr-Eaton House

Jun 7, 2022

Anchor crossword builder wins 7th national championship

Jun 6, 2022

Leader of Bandstand Committee and Concert Band passes the baton

Jun 4, 2022

Shaun Meredith: A Harpswell entrepreneur rides the esports wave

Jun 3, 2022

Merriconeag Grange needs active members to ensure survival

Jun 2, 2022

Harpswell honors longtime parade coordinator on Memorial Day

Jun 2, 2022

Replacement of marina at Safe Harbor Great Island nears completion

Jun 1, 2022

Waterfront conversation series tackles access, in all its forms

Jun 1, 2022

High schoolers learn about shellfish firsthand on field trip to clam flats

May 31, 2022

Proposal to grow quahog seed in Ewing Narrows encounters resistance from neighbors

May 31, 2022

New Anchor celebrates 1st anniversary

May 28, 2022

Harpswell Recreation Department recognizes longtime volunteers

May 27, 2022

HCS students raise $400 for kids in Ukraine

May 26, 2022

Flower Moon Garden Party: Come for the music, stay for the community

May 25, 2022

Harpswell’s first postmaster: Washington Garcelon

May 18, 2022

Brunswick Rotary proposes historic marker for cattle pound

May 13, 2022

Booster club dissolves, snack shack to come down

May 12, 2022

Special referendum set for June 14

May 12, 2022

Fishermen train to survive disaster in Cundy’s Harbor

May 11, 2022

State commission greenlights Harpswell Coastal Academy consolidation

May 10, 2022

Collection brings in 75 pounds of medications

May 10, 2022

Lobster boat races will move to Mitchell Field

May 10, 2022

Democratic House candidate ends campaign, citing ‘health challenges’

May 9, 2022

Smoke detectors available for deaf, hard of hearing

May 9, 2022

Town hires ‘multi-office assistant’

May 9, 2022

Pastor of Elijah Kellogg Church to retire after four decades of ministry

May 4, 2022

Harpswell Center man quietly cares for Meeting House flag, like his father before him

May 3, 2022

Midcoast Humane preps new facility for pets, people

May 2, 2022

Harpswell resident’s handmade jars collect change for Ukraine

May 2, 2022

‘Harpswell Supports Ukraine’ transforms helplessness into $41K for relief effort

May 1, 2022

Fishnet Cafe to open on Bailey Island after 12-year absence

Apr 30, 2022

Harpswell Hiking Challenge to return

Apr 30, 2022

Waterfront conversation series to return with panels on access, etiquette

Apr 29, 2022

Cemetery plans for restoration of 1800s gravestones after destructive crash

Apr 29, 2022

Ash Cove Pottery: Magic in the making

Apr 27, 2022

Harpswell voters approve $6.34M municipal budget in referendum

Apr 23, 2022

Harpswell man suffers ‘serious head trauma’ in crash on Orr’s Island

Apr 18, 2022

School board names next superintendent

Apr 14, 2022

Harpswell Coastal Academy to proceed with consolidation, despite delay in state approval

Apr 13, 2022

Library renovations continue with siding job

Apr 11, 2022

Maine’s scallop fishery third only to lobsters, clams

Apr 10, 2022

Robert P. Tristram Coffin: An accidental discovery

Apr 10, 2022

When a spoon is more than a spoon: Local artisan serves up life lessons

Apr 8, 2022

School moves prom to Mitchell Field, then changes plans

Apr 7, 2022

Study to investigate pollution behind closure of ‘prolific’ clam flats

Apr 6, 2022

School board approves budget with 5.86% hike for Harpswell

Apr 6, 2022

Samuel Merritt: A Harpswell man of distinction and success

Apr 5, 2022

Voters to consider $6.34M budget, proposals for relief funds

Apr 4, 2022

1800s chapel on Bethel Point to host first service since 2019 fire

Apr 3, 2022

Second Republican enters House race

Apr 2, 2022

Longtime receptionist and ‘spirit of the town’ to retire

Apr 1, 2022

Landmark Bailey Island restaurant to reopen

Mar 31, 2022

Dingley Island cancer survivor founds charity to help others

Mar 29, 2022

Selectmen pick Warren for school board

Mar 17, 2022

Harpswell Coastal Academy board votes to consolidate onto Harpswell campus

Mar 16, 2022

Larsen wins school board race, voters approve $159K for Curtis Memorial Library

Mar 12, 2022

Resiliency and Sustainability Committee to continue climate work

Mar 8, 2022

MSAD 75 to make masking optional Wednesday

Mar 7, 2022

New category of shellfish licenses seeks to address ‘workforce housing crisis’

Mar 4, 2022

Town office to end mask requirement

Mar 4, 2022

Alan Lightman: Searching for answers close to home

Mar 3, 2022

A CNN Hero of 2021, seal rescuer Lynda Doughty is just getting started

Mar 2, 2022

Cundy’s Harbor 10-year-old looks forward to life after leukemia, 5 years after original diagno...

Mar 1, 2022

Town raises concerns about discovery of ‘forever chemicals’ in Harpswell Cove

Feb 28, 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

Voters to decide school board race in March, referendum coming in April

Feb 23, 2022

Feedback wanted on streetlight proposal

Feb 21, 2022

Town airboat aids in rescue on Sebago Lake

Feb 21, 2022

SUV crashes and burns in Cranberry Horn Cemetery, occupants escape injury

Feb 20, 2022

Town’s draft budget up 11.41%, taxes expected to rise 3%

Feb 14, 2022

Candidates lining up for House race

Feb 2, 2022

Great Island financial advisor aims to facilitate progress in House

Feb 2, 2022

Harpswell Neck candidate wants to advocate for people in poverty

Feb 2, 2022

Lifelong Cundy’s Harbor resident back for second shot at House

Feb 2, 2022

Harpswell’s climate force defends roads, town landings against rising seas

Feb 1, 2022

Harpswell Heritage Land Trust embarks on leadership transition

Jan 28, 2022

Hawkes resigns from school board, select board to pick replacement

Jan 25, 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

Harpswell a sanctuary for art historian and author Tica Sawin

Jan 9, 2022

Wooden boat-building class to return

Jan 8, 2022

Harpswell clammers confront challenges, from climate change to water access

Jan 8, 2022

A daily kindness: Lifelong islander feeds seagulls at Mackerel Cove

Jan 5, 2022

Select board declares Joint Venture abandoned

Jan 3, 2022

Cook’s Island View Motel sells to owners of former Bailey Island Motel

Jan 3, 2022

The Harpswell Sound: How four young mothers became local celebrities

Jan 1, 2022

School board aims to hire superintendent in April

Dec 19, 2021

Accessible to all, Strawberry Creek section of Cliff Trail reopens after half-year of construction

Dec 18, 2021

Fire in Cundy’s Harbor displaces 3

Dec 17, 2021

Boat sinks in Lowell’s Cove

Dec 15, 2021

‘Very early’ exploration of new Cundy’s Harbor fire station underway

Dec 14, 2021

Nomination papers available for select board, school board

Dec 10, 2021

A labor of love, renovations polish Cundy’s Harbor Library into a community gem

Dec 8, 2021

By crane, barge and tug, a 3-bedroom house travels to Haskell Island

Dec 7, 2021

Committee suggests $20 minimum wage for town firefighters

Dec 6, 2021

English teacher selected as new assistant principal at high school

Dec 4, 2021

Select board adopts mask requirement for town office

Dec 3, 2021

Harpswell native brings ‘comfy gourmet’ style to Iris Eats

Dec 2, 2021

Harpswell Community School ranks 10th in state

Dec 1, 2021

Holiday lights dazzle around Harpswell

Nov 28, 2021

COVID-19 outbreaks reported at Harpswell Community School, Mt. Ararat High School

Nov 18, 2021

Bailey Island Motel closes, will become condominiums

Nov 18, 2021

Harvesters seek to explore methods for clam aquaculture

Nov 17, 2021

Orr’s Island man, 96, emerged from WWII to pioneer a new way of childbirth in America

Nov 14, 2021

Increases in contracts and staff pay on agenda as budget talks begin

Nov 12, 2021

Safe Harbor Great Island plans to replace marina, add boat shop and lift

Nov 11, 2021

Legislature honors former town clerk

Nov 10, 2021

Climate project to examine flood risk at Garrison Cove

Nov 9, 2021

Town hires finance help, names interim department head

Nov 8, 2021

Harpswell backs corridor ban, transportation bond

Nov 3, 2021

Orr’s Island artist and oyster farmer sees connections in everything

Nov 1, 2021

Harpswell businesses report strong season, despite challenges

Oct 31, 2021

From grandfather to granddaughter, a fishing tradition continues in Harpswell

Oct 30, 2021

‘I’m good now’ — Harpswell’s ‘umbrella lady’ brightens days at r...

Oct 29, 2021

Before the Harpswell Anchor, there was the Casco Bay Breeze

Oct 24, 2021

School board votes to continue mask mandate

Oct 22, 2021

MSAD 75 releases assignment at center of board complaints

Oct 19, 2021

Eager to attract subs, school board offers 32% raise

Oct 17, 2021

Harpswell has Maine’s most moorings, and someone has to keep track of them all

Oct 10, 2021

Task force to take on comprehensive plan

Oct 9, 2021

New administration at middle school aims to engage families, offer enrichment

Oct 8, 2021

Love for ‘nature’s beauty and majesty’ drives family’s desire to conserve Gr...

Oct 6, 2021

Mitchell Field hatchery to expand as it tests ‘most efficient carbon removal system in the wor...

Oct 4, 2021

Community’s generosity drives year-round efforts of Harpswell Santa Fund

Oct 3, 2021

‘Conservation moorings’ could be a lifeline for eelgrass

Oct 2, 2021

New law will map eelgrass, both ‘carbon sink’ and fish nursery

Oct 1, 2021

Morse’s Cribstone Grill closes permanently

Sep 28, 2021

Mt. Ararat High School celebrates completion of $60.7M building project

Sep 22, 2021

DOT to reduce speed limit in Cundy’s Harbor

Sep 17, 2021

Lobstermen: New restrictions will harm fishery without saving whales

Sep 17, 2021

Maine esports startup gets hotly contested slot in Portland institute’s new tech accelerator

Sep 16, 2021

School board raises concerns about student questionnaire

Sep 13, 2021

Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay found solace on Ragged Island

Sep 9, 2021

Town expects $519K in federal funds

Sep 8, 2021

New monument on Orr’s honors 171 island veterans

Sep 7, 2021

To protect Quahog Bay, land trust seeks to conserve 57-acre forest on Great Island

Sep 7, 2021

‘A sense of discovery’: Bailey Island photographer reflects on globe-trotting career

Sep 6, 2021

Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue sounds alarm for volunteers

Sep 5, 2021

Colleagues remember former OBIFD chief as a dedicated leader

Sep 4, 2021

On Orr’s Island, former ambassador wants to change minds about Haiti

Sep 3, 2021

Local organizations collaborate to present waterfront conversation series

Aug 31, 2021

Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue station renovations near completion

Aug 30, 2021

Construction begins on communications tower at Mitchell Field

Aug 25, 2021

Harpswell boys reflect on World Series run

Aug 19, 2021

Town pursues solar energy deal

Aug 16, 2021

Cundy’s Harbor Days returns with nearly full slate of events

Aug 16, 2021

New principal of Mt. Ararat High hails from Great Island

Aug 11, 2021

Tax rate up by 2 cents

Aug 11, 2021

Harpswell’s Merriconeag Yachting Association celebrates 100 years

Aug 10, 2021

Flare take-back protects community and environment

Aug 7, 2021

Major project at recycling center to start this month

Aug 5, 2021

Fishermen and restaurants adjust to shortage of workers

Aug 3, 2021

Bailey Island lobsterman medaled in hammer throw at 1928 Olympics

Aug 2, 2021

A year later, Bailey Island remembers Julie Dimperio Holowach

Jul 27, 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

Harpswell backdrop for TV episode, commercial, photo shoot

Jul 25, 2021

Basin Point, Gurnet Landing roads to see improvements

Jul 24, 2021

Town ends state of emergency

Jul 24, 2021

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

Cooking at 43° North: Hold the butter and the syrup

Jun 7, 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

Lost on a Loop Trail: Nomenclature for COVID variants

May 14, 2022

Cooking at 43° North: A Maine Saturday night tradition

May 8, 2022

Thinking in Public: Positively aging

May 6, 2022

Dyakuyu, School House 1913

May 1, 2022

Lost on a Loop Trail: Dust bunnies must be euthanized

Apr 14, 2022

Notes From the Mad Farmer: Civil War experiences

Apr 12, 2022

Cooking at 43° North: All about the sides

Apr 9, 2022

Student Voices: Are students under too much pressure?

Apr 8, 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

Lost on a Loop Trail: How do you like your Regards served?

Mar 8, 2022

Student Voices: Girls basketball team makes a splash

Mar 7, 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

Live Well, Harpswell: Community solar farms — hey, what gives?

Feb 6, 2022

Community arts and poetry project

Feb 6, 2022

Thinking in Public: Past the expiration date for safe consumption

Feb 5, 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

Notes From the Mad Farmer: The account book of Capt. Andrew Dunning

Jan 14, 2022

What it’s like to lobster for a living in winter

Jan 13, 2022

Writing family: Author of ‘Involuntary American’ explores life of Scottish prisoner

Jan 7, 2022

Student Voices: National Honor Society makes spirits bright

Jan 4, 2022

A holiday goose

Jan 2, 2022

Harpswell Naturalist: Wild Harpswell

Jan 1, 2022

Thinking in Public: Well-known secrets of growing old

Dec 31, 2021

Neighbors helping neighbors

Dec 12, 2021

Student Voices: A little compassion goes a long way

Dec 9, 2021

Thinking in Public: 21st-century plague

Dec 8, 2021

A visit to Harpswell: Couple from Harpswell, Maine explores Harpswell, England

Dec 7, 2021

Whatever happened to ‘The Pearl of Orr’s Island?’

Nov 7, 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

Grand Adventures: Autumn brings foliage, pumpkins and a corn maze

Oct 11, 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

The Charge of the Light Brigade … or 10 Men and a Truck

Sep 5, 2021

Thinking in Public: Morning on the rock

Sep 4, 2021

Grand Adventures: rainy days, outdoor play, sweet treats and swimming

Jul 25, 2021

Keep the Forest Playground alive

Jul 25, 2021