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Harpswell Anchor launches archives website

Harpswell Anchor launches archives website

By Harpswell Anchor • August 6, 2026

The archives of the Harpswell Anchor, from its first edition in July 1998 through June 2026, are now available in a searchable database at harpswell.historyarchives.online.

First Person: ‘My job is to show up. God does the rest’

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First Person: ‘My job is to show up. God does the rest’

By Jeffrey Good • August 2, 2026

"Did I always want to be a priest? It's an unfortunate answer, but it shows God has a sense of humor — and knows what he's doing. I was going to Seton Hall University on a track scholarship. It's a Division I school, so I was pretty fast. I went to the weight room, went to the workouts. The one thing I wasn't going to was the classes."

From a kitchen far, far away: Chef with Hollywood connections premieres at Harpswell Neck’s Auburn Colony

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From a kitchen far, far away: Chef with Hollywood connections premieres at Harpswell Neck’s Auburn Colony

By Bisi Cameron Yee • August 1, 2026

The dining hall at the historic Auburn Colony in South Harpswell overflowed with members on a Wednesday evening in July. A breeze off Casco Bay ruffled the sheer white curtains. There was an energy in the air, a buzz of anticipation.

Driver charged in Orr’s Island fatality had long history of OUIs, drug use — and kept driving for months after crash

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Driver charged in Orr’s Island fatality had long history of OUIs, drug use — and kept driving for months after crash

By Jeffrey Good • July 31, 2026

The husband of an Orr's Island grandmother who died in a January crash — and the first responders who tried to save her — are asking why the driver accused of killing her was on the road at the time of the crash and for months afterward, despite a record of impaired driving and drug possession.

Harpswell Collective’s grand opening highlights Open Studio Tour

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Harpswell Collective’s grand opening highlights Open Studio Tour

By Hannah Miller • July 30, 2026

The grand opening of the Harpswell Collective, a gallery and studio space in the former Estes Lobster House, attracted hundreds of curious visitors during the third annual Harpswell Open Studio Tour on July 18 and 19.

In a Cundy’s Harbor tradition, church members handcraft quilts for graduates

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In a Cundy’s Harbor tradition, church members handcraft quilts for graduates

By Hannah Miller • July 27, 2026

Handmade quilts lined the walls of the sanctuary at the Cundy's Harbor Community Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, June 28. Carrying on a tradition that has lasted more than 20 years, volunteers crafted quilts for high school graduates with connections to the church.