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‘Welcome to the fishing grounds’: A journey with a tuna harpooner

‘Welcome to the fishing grounds’: A journey with a tuna harpooner

By John Gormley • August 3, 2026

The sun has just begun to peek over the horizon on June 29 when Tyler McLaughlin guides his boat, Cartwheel, away from its dock in Mackerel Cove.

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.