J.W. Oliver

ReVision Energy says its offer to pay the town $8,000 per year to lease 5 acres of George J. Mitchell Field for a solar farm could go up as it determines expenses for the project.

Harpswell voters overwhelmingly supported a pair of school budget questions at the polls on Tuesday, June 11. Meanwhile, the town's Republican voters backed Andrew Piantidosi as the GOP challenger to eight-term U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in the 1st Congressional District.

A solar contractor is proposing to lease 5 acres of George J. Mitchell Field for up to 35 years to install a community solar farm.

The Harpswell Select Board has established a new Aquaculture Working Group in response to concerns about the growth of the industry off the town's coast.

Port City Architecture, of Portland, will conduct a feasibility study regarding the future construction of a central emergency services facility on Mountain Road in Harpswell.

A temporary solution may allow users of the Potts Point town dock, destroyed in January's storms, to access their dinghies for the 2024 boating season.

The Harpswell Marine Resources Committee is asking the town's Select Board to impose a yearlong ban on new aquaculture leases.

The historic meetinghouse in Harpswell Center, a National Historic Landmark that predates the existence of the U.S. itself, will receive some long-awaited maintenance this year.