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Harpswell legislator keeps focus on housing in bid for 3rd term

Harpswell legislator keeps focus on housing in bid for 3rd term

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.

House candidate wants to help young people stay in Harpswell

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House candidate wants to help young people stay in Harpswell

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.

School district agrees to negotiate with bus drivers

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School district agrees to negotiate with bus drivers

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.

Land Trust and partners prepare to restore Great Island salt marsh

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Land Trust and partners prepare to restore Great Island salt marsh

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.

First Person: ‘Everybody is living their lives and I adjust the haircut for them’

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First Person: ‘Everybody is living their lives and I adjust the haircut for them’

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."

Special Reports

The $42 Million Question

The Harpswell Anchor's 2026 special report, "The $42 Million Question," examines the state of the lobster fishery in Harpswell. Anchor journalists interviewed lobstermen at wharfs across town and talked to scientists and economists to gain their perspective.

byHarpswell Anchor

August 31, 2026