Sundrenched owners to set ‘a modern table’ at Bath restaurant
Why own just one restaurant when you can have two? "Life is short," said Khristine Leeman, who, with her husband, Zac Leeman, launched Sundrenched on Bailey Island in 2022.
Itty Bitty Coffee Shop plans soft opening on Nov. 28
After months of delays, the Itty Bitty Coffee Shop in Harpswell Center will have a "soft opening" from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. Starting Dec. 12, the tiny coffee shop — hence its name — will be open every Tuesday-Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Uncle Pete’s Community Market under contract
Pete Arnold, owner of Uncle Pete's Community Market on Harpswell Neck Road, has signed a contract to sell the store. The market, the land, and the gas and diesel pumps had been on the market for nearly a year.
New wedding venue with rustic pavilion opens in Cundy’s Harbor
A new venue for weddings, reunions and other celebrations opened July 25 off Cundy's Harbor Road. Cranberry Mountain Events' seasonal pavilion and an adjoining building is expected to be used primarily for weddings, according to owners Brian and Julia Soper.
‘The crew is 200 now’: Herb and Ruth Weiss, 104 and 97, return to Harpswell on new boat
As they have done for many years, Ruth and Herb Weiss recently flew from their Florida winter home to Portland, where they boarded their new trawler for summer cruising to Harpswell and other ports in Midcoast Maine.
First Holowach Scholarship awarded
Mt. Ararat High School senior Lydia Monks received the first Julie Dimperio Holowach Scholarship at the school's senior awards ceremony on June 7.
Uncle Pete’s employees hope to buy store
Calling themselves "The Three Musketeers," three women who work in the kitchen at Uncle Pete's Community Market want to buy the store.
Gurnet Trading has new owners with ties to Cundy’s Harbor
Two life-changing events convinced Brae and Scott Harley to buy Gurnet Trading Co., a popular seafood market and small restaurant in Brunswick, just across Gurnet Strait from Great Island.
‘Big’ need: Harpswell residents mentor local children, but program needs more volunteers
There's a Big Ten in sports. The Big Easy is the nickname for New Orleans. There's even the movie "Big." But you can be a "Big" right here in Harpswell.
Local underdog Cribstone Communications takes on internet giants
Like David challenging Goliath, homegrown Cribstone Communications is challenging cable giant Comcast's Xfinity to provide internet service for Harpswell.
