J.W. Oliver

Harpswell voters will decide two questions in a special town meeting by referendum on June 14. The town vote will coincide with the primary election and the Maine School Administrative District 75 budget validation referendum.

When something goes wrong at sea, like a boat capsizing or catching fire, fishermen have moments to make a series of decisions that may determine whether they live or die.

The Maine Charter School Commission approved Harpswell Coastal Academy's consolidation plan in a 4-1 vote on Tuesday, May 10, but the commission's chair says the charter school remains "fragile" and has much work to do.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the town collected 75 pounds of unwanted medications during a four-hour event at the town office on April 30.

The Harpswell Lobster Boat Races are moving from Potts Harbor to Middle Bay, where spectators can watch the July event from George J. Mitchell Field.

One of the two candidates for the Democratic nomination in Maine House District 99 has ended her campaign, saying she is "facing some health challenges."

Anyone in need of smoke detectors for the deaf and hard of hearing is being encouraged to request the devices through the town's safety department.

The town office has a new receptionist at the front desk after the retirement of Linda Strickland. Denise Perry, of Harpswell, will staff the desk as part of her duties as a full-time "multi-office assistant."

The pastor of Elijah Kellogg Church will retire on June 5 after a decade in the role, which he views as the pinnacle of his four decades in the ministry.

When an out-of-control SUV on the road to Cundy's Harbor barreled through a fence into Cranberry Horn Cemetery on a Saturday night in February, it damaged 10 markers and monuments from the 1800s before bursting into flames near the grave of a Revolutionary War soldier.