J. Craig Anderson

A local school board member and former school district superintendent are warning against ongoing "micromanagement" of the superintendent's office by at least one board member, revealing new details about the superintendent's departure in an attempt to curb the behavior that pushed him to resign.

Harpswell avoided any major damage Saturday from the former Hurricane Lee, which has been recategorized as a post-tropical cyclone.

Harpswell residents are being advised to hunker down and avoid the shoreline Saturday as Hurricane Lee grazes the Maine coast.

The local school board's Policy Committee has updated its proposed anti-discrimination policy for transgender and gender-expansive students to address legal concerns around withholding information about a student's gender identity from their parents or guardians.

The Harpswell Coastal Academy site's new owner plans to convert more than half of the former charter school into office space, according to an application filed with the Harpswell Planning Board in late August.

Dozens of Harpswell residents gathered Tuesday, Aug. 22, to discuss the town's lack of affordable housing, share their concerns and offer possible solutions to the complex problem.

The local school board is nearing adoption of its first-ever policy intended to foster a safe and accommodating environment for transgender and gender-expansive students.

As coastal Maine communities such as Harpswell continue to attract new seasonal and year-round residents from far and wide, there is a growing risk of longtime residents being priced out.

Harpswell audiences journeyed back to the Wild West in early August for three live performances filled with plottin', schemin', singin', dancin' and heaps of cowboy humor.