
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.

By Jeffrey Good • October 7, 2026
"I love being a barber because it's one of the only industries where you'll see somebody who's 85 still going in and working a few hours. People do it their whole lives. It's not something you get into and can't wait to retire from."

By Jonathan Bisson • October 6, 2026
A Harpswell student will compete for a $100,000 scholarship at the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., this October, as the state champion from Maine.

By Sam Lemonick • October 5, 2026
It's not exactly trash to treasure, but an old landfill behind Harpswell's current Transfer Station could be the site of a solar array that powers several nearby municipal buildings.

By Sam Lemonick • October 4, 2026
Bob Ganung started his career as a minister in New Harbor. Fifty-some years later, he's a new minister again, about 25 miles southwest at Elijah Kellogg Church.

By Jeffrey Good • October 2, 2026
The couple who managed Harpswell's last sizable farm have moved themselves and their livestock off the property and lost their latest appeal to Maine's highest court.
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