J. Craig Anderson

Family, friends and admirers attended a ceremony outside Harpswell's Centennial Hall on Nov. 10 to dedicate a native black tupelo tree to the late owners of the Vegetable Corner, a beloved local market that closed last year.

After several months of discussion and debate, the local school board has unanimously approved its first-ever policy intended to protect transgender and gender-expansive students from bullying and discrimination.

On the night of two deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office added patrols around the shooter's ex-girlfriend's home in Harpswell to protect her and watch for the suspect, according to police.

A week after being closed for two days following back-to-back mass shootings in Lewiston, area schools were placed on temporary lockdown Thursday, Nov. 2, in response to alleged threats of violence by a Caribou man who was later arrested.

The town of Harpswell is moving forward with plans to build a centrally located facility on Mountain Road that would offer round-the-clock fire and emergency medical services to the surrounding community.

The Harpswell Select Board has approved a partnership agreement between the town and Freeport-based nonprofit The Presumpscot Foundation to jointly submit a bid to acquire Little Mark Island and its nearly 200-year-old tower in Casco Bay from the National Park Service.

The new owners of the former Vegetable Corner site at Harpswell Neck and Mountain roads say they plan to open a seasonal market, bakery and cafe called Corner Market with the eventual goal of making it a year-round business.

Maine voters will have the chance to decide on proposals including a consumer-owned electric utility, a ban on foreign campaign contributions, and various other citizen initiatives and amendments to the Maine Constitution in the upcoming referendum election.

The local school district announced schools would reopen Monday an hour later than usual following a two-day closure in the wake of two mass shootings Wednesday night in Lewiston that killed 18 people and left 13 injured.

The local school district announced schools would remain closed Friday as police continued to search for the perpetrator of two mass shootings Wednesday night in Lewiston that have left at least 18 people dead.