Brendan Nordstrom

Two of Georgeann Acworth's stuffed animals are a seal and dolphin, aptly named Sealy and Dolphy. So, when the 7-year-old noticed a porpoise trapped in a net while fishing with her father, Edward Acworth, in Lowell's Cove, she was understandably scared and upset.

Two herons flew over the Anna M. Tondreau Preserve on the morning of Saturday, June 29. At the time, members of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust were setting up for the preserve’s opening celebration across the street.

Anne Wilkes sat at a small, red-and-blue table in a corner of the Orr's Island Library, flipping through the pages of a children's book on a gloomy Tuesday afternoon.

Harpswell residents adorned in blue and yellow, eager bidders, and the spirit of charity filled Centennial Hall during a June 12 fundraiser to support the people of Ukraine.

Many onlookers gathered along the Cribstone Bridge’s railing just after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, with binoculars and phone cameras at hand. Passing cars slowed down or even stopped to catch a glimpse of the commotion along the bridge’s east side.