
By Jeffrey Good • November 1, 2026
After Harpswell's first townwide revaluation in two decades showed a typical property's assessed value had jumped by nearly 50%, officials assured anxious residents that they would not face a similar increase in their tax bills.

By Jeffrey Good • November 1, 2026
Firefighters from Harpswell and neighboring departments labored until late Saturday night and much of Sunday to successfully contain a stubborn woodland fire that began Halloween afternoon and smoldered for nearly 24 hours.

By Bisi Cameron Yee • October 31, 2026
The Oct. 7 opening reception for the Doucett New Art Gallery at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick brought out almost 100 supporters to celebrate its collection of original works by local artists.

By Sam Lemonick • October 30, 2026
September's algae bloom has faded from the waters around Harpswell, but harvesters and growers are still taking stock of the damage.

By Sam Lemonick • October 30, 2026
The Baxter State Park Authority is selling the Austin Cary Lot, a 228-acre woodlot on the north end of Great Island, to the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust for $100. The agreement gives a local organization control over a property whose distance from northern Maine made it difficult for the park to manage.

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.
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