Mt. Ararat High School celebrates completion of $60.7M building project
The Mt. Ararat High School community gathered Friday, Sept. 17 to celebrate the completion of a $60.7 million building project, including a brand-new high school.
DOT to reduce speed limit in Cundy’s Harbor
The Maine Department of Transportation plans to reduce the speed limit in Cundy's Harbor to address residents' concerns about speeding in the village.
Lobstermen: New restrictions will harm fishery without saving whales
Local lobstermen say new restrictions from the federal government will harm their industry while failing to advance regulators' goal to save right whales from extinction.
School board raises concerns about student questionnaire
The Maine School Administrative District 75 school board will have a special meeting Thursday, Sept. 16 to address members' concerns about a questionnaire regarding students' sexual activity and substance use.
Town expects $519K in federal funds
The town expects to receive $519,000 from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act. Possible uses for the funds include equipment for first responders and a study to determine the feasibility of building affordable housing on town land.
To protect Quahog Bay, land trust seeks to conserve 57-acre forest on Great Island
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust plans to acquire 57.2 acres of woodlands on Great Island to protect water quality in Quahog Bay, a top conservation priority due to the bay's vulnerability.
Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue sounds alarm for volunteers
While the dedication of an aging core keeps the department functioning, the ranks of volunteers at Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue have become so thin the department responds to structure fires without enough people to go inside and has half the people it could use to provide emergency medical services.
On Orr’s Island, former ambassador wants to change minds about Haiti
As chaos swirls in Haiti after the assassination of its president in July and a deadly earthquake in August, former U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Pamela A. White — a Maine native who lives on Orr's Island — says America should shift its approach to a country long plagued by poverty and violence.
Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue station renovations near completion
A major renovation of Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue's Irving F. Chipman Station should be complete around mid-September.
Construction begins on communications tower at Mitchell Field
Construction is underway on a 199-foot wireless communications tower at George J. Mitchell Field that should improve cellular service on Harpswell Neck and may boost signals on the islands too.
