J.W. Oliver

Town officials expect increases in labor costs to impact the 2022 budget, which they are beginning to prepare for the annual town meeting in March.

Safe Harbor Great Island plans to replace its aging marina, install a new boat lift, and erect a 20,000-square-foot building for boat maintenance and repair.

The Maine Legislature recently recognized Rosalind "Roz" Knight, Harpswell town clerk from 1997-2021, with a legislative sentiment in her honor.

A grant from a state climate initiative will allow Harpswell to study the risk of flooding at Garrison Cove town landing and plan for upgrades.

Ronda Peek joined the town staff Oct. 25 as deputy treasurer and general administrative clerk. Peek, a recent transplant to Harpswell, brings finance experience as a controller at several companies in New England.

Harpswell voters favored a ban on the Central Maine Power corridor, a $100 million transportation bond and a "right to food" in November's statewide referendum.

Harpswell businesses are reporting a strong season, despite challenges that include an unreliable supply chain and an unrelenting labor shortage.

Maine School Administrative District 75 will continue to require face masks in all schools until the district's superintendent deems it safe to lift the mandate.

A homework assignment at the center of complaints from school board members during a September meeting focused on the "seven dimensions of wellness" and, while it included a link to an online survey with questions about sexual activity and substance use, did not ask students to turn in their answers.