J.W. Oliver

The Select Board has raised the fee to dispose of materials at the Transfer Station from $145 to $175 per ton, effective Tuesday, May 2.

Harpswell's first fire administrator, Arthur "Art" Howe III, will retire July 10 after six years on the job and nearly a half-century in public safety. Howe, 68, announced his retirement "with bittersweet feelings" on March 23.

Harpswell will see an 8.56% increase in its share of the Maine School Administrative District 75 budget, which may lead to a property tax hike. Harpswell's assessment for the district's 2023-24 budget totals $10,027,134, an increase of $790,342 from 2022-23.

Harpswell Auto Sales plans to move its headquarters from Great Island to the former Yankee Lanes bowling alley in Brunswick. The used-car dealership aims to open the new location around March 2024.

Harpswell Coastal Academy hopes to sell its building and campus at a public auction at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 10. "An auction will allow us to wind up the sale of the property efficiently, and without undue time delay," said Cynthia Shelmerdine, chair of the Harpswell Coastal Academy Board of Directors.

Harpswell Coastal Academy's Student Council hopes to end the charter school's last year with a pair of springtime celebrations, but it needs the community's help.

The chair of the Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors will finish his term after a wave of criticism and support regarding his comments about the influence of conservative activists on the district.

Less than 1% of Harpswell addresses have no options for broadband internet, according to a study by a town consultant. This widespread availability of broadband means Harpswell is not likely to qualify for federal or state grants to improve on existing options, the consultant says.

A March fundraiser at Cook's Lobster & Ale House brought in $23,500 to support Mark Wilson and his family as Wilson recovers from a stroke.