J.W. Oliver

Harpswell voters approved a $6.34 million municipal budget and $186,000 in outlays from federal funds at the town meeting by referendum on Saturday, April 23.

A 61-year-old Harpswell man “suffered serious head trauma” when his pickup truck crashed into a large tree on Harpswell Islands Road, Orr’s Island, Monday morning.

Steven B. Connolly will serve as the next superintendent of Maine School Administrative District 75. He brings more than 40 years of experience in Maine schools, many as a superintendent and principal in Southern Maine.

Harpswell Coastal Academy will continue to plan for the consolidation of its two campuses into one, despite a delay in state approval for the move.

A multiple-year renovation of Cundy's Harbor Library will continue this spring as a contractor replaces the building's siding and trim.

In a series of adjustments to COVID-19 protocols and student concerns, Mt. Ararat High School changed its prom venue to Mitchell Field, then moved it to the Brunswick Golf Club.

A study set to begin this spring will investigate the source of bacterial contamination that has shut down "prolific" shellfish beds in several Harpswell coves.

Harpswell will contribute $9,236,792 toward the Maine School Administrative District 75 budget for the 2022-23 school year, an increase of $511,555 or 5.86% over 2021-22.

Harpswell voters will consider a $6.34 million municipal budget and five proposals to spend funds from the American Rescue Plan Act during the town meeting by referendum on April 23.

The 19th-century Bethel Point Church will host a sunrise service on Easter, the first service at the rustic chapel since a 2019 fire and a long restoration by a family whose ties to the chapel go back to its founding.