J. Craig Anderson

A 40-foot Tartan sailboat was towed to Safe Harbor Great Island marina on the afternoon of Friday, June 19, after its crew abandoned the vessel off Pond Island the previous day, according to Harpswell Harbormaster Darcie Couture.

Harpswell voters will weigh in on the proposed school budget and two other education spending questions, a change to town leash rules, and party nominees for county, state and federal offices on Tuesday, June 9.

A report by the investigator of an October 2025 house fire on Harpswell Neck confirms that a 78-year-old man found dead by firefighters had died of natural causes before the fire started, and that the fire started because another occupant failed to properly dispose of a lit cigarette.

A voter-approved project to build a central station for Harpswell's municipal fire and rescue workers is facing setbacks on multiple fronts, including construction cost increases and possible delays to address environmental concerns.

A group of roughly 120 residents has given initial approval to Maine School Administrative District 75's proposed $61.2 million budget for the upcoming academic year.

The town of Harpswell hopes to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 29, to open the new public boat launch at George J. Mitchell Field, but there were still a few issues to be worked out in the preceding week.

The Harpswell Select Board has notified the community of a "cybersecurity fraud incident" in which town staff issued a large payment to a scammer posing as a legitimate vendor.

Harpswell Fire Administrator Mike Drake, a lifelong firefighter and leader at multiple departments on the Midcoast, died unexpectedly last weekend at the age of 52.