J.W. Oliver

Harpswell voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to cast ballots in state and regional contests, as well as a town referendum. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Harpswell Community School.

Residents of Harpswell and east Brunswick will elect a new member of the Maine House of Representatives on Nov. 8. After four consecutive terms, state Rep. Joyce "Jay" McCreight, D-Harpswell, cannot run for reelection because of term limits.

The Maine Department of Marine Resources has reopened about 500 acres of clam flats in Harpswell for year-round harvesting, thanks to improvements in water quality.

Plans for Running Tide Technologies Inc. to expand its operations at George J. Mitchell Field with the construction of a new building are on hold.

Harpswell Coastal Academy will close at the end of the 2022-23 school year, following the Maine Charter School Commission's decision not to renew HCA's charter.

Maine School Administrative District 75 has 23 vacancies for special education staff and 10 for bus drivers, a shortage the superintendent expects to grow worse.

Absentee ballots for the November election and town referendum will be available from the town clerk's office on Oct. 11. To request an absentee ballot, voters may call the town clerk's office at 207-833-5822.

Harpswell Coastal Academy students and alumni, along with parents and other supporters, made their case for renewing the school's state charter during a public hearing before the Maine Charter School Commission on Thursday, Sept. 29.

The town will soon launch a new website after signing a contract with GovOffice LLC, of Minneapolis, on Sept. 15.

Harpswell Coastal Academy hopes the school community will turn out for a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 29, to support its application for charter renewal.