HCS students raise $400 for kids in Ukraine
Students in Kelly Nelson's fourth and fifth grade class at Harpswell Community School raised $400 for Save the Children Ukraine in the first two weeks of May.
Collaboration offers free container gardens for community
Gardening provides delicious food, exercise and stress relief, but it's not always an option. Many seniors are no longer capable of growing large gardens, and transportation may be a barrier to tending a community plot.
Dyakuyu, School House 1913
Whether it's in English or Ukrainian, we owe a huge debt of gratitude and thanks to The School House 1913 restaurant. Their generosity was the keystone upon which Harpswell Supports Ukraine was built.
Harpswell Hiking Challenge to return
The Harpswell Hiking Challenge will return on June 4 and 5 after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Harpswell Recreation and the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust are excited to bring back this popular community event.
Hospital reopens vaccination clinic for 2nd booster
Brunswick's Mid Coast Hospital reopened its vaccination clinic on Thursday, March 31, in response to the authorization of a second booster of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Do you need a hand?
Harpswell Aging at Home wants to help you, our Harpswell neighbors, stay safer, warmer and drier as you continue to live in your homes. Do you need a hand?
The needs of the many
Do you remember polio, or know anyone who ever had it? Chances are that if you're under 70, polio falls in the category of Spanish flu, black plague and other "ancient" scourges.
John Gilliam Day
I grew up in New England, but I'm a relative newcomer to year-round living in Maine. I have to say, when people spoke of mud season, I didn't know what to expect.
Plots available at Harpswell Community Garden
Harpswell Community Garden, at George J. Mitchell Field on Harpswell Neck, has 10-by-15 and 10-by-10 plots for rent for the 2022 season.
It takes a village: Community-based learning at Harpswell Coastal Academy
Sam Kemos doesn't care about fame or fortune. The Harpswell Coastal Academy senior strives to be a hotshot guitarist, but he doesn't need to be a rock star.
