J.W. Oliver

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.

A major renovation of Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue's Irving F. Chipman Station should be complete around mid-September.

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.

The town is pursuing a deal to buy solar energy from an out-of-town installation, a move with potential to shave 15% off its electricity costs.

Cundy’s Harbor Days was back the weekend of Aug. 6-8 with most of its marquee attractions after COVID-19…

Harpswell students will have a new principal when they return to Mt. Ararat High School later this month — one who has a few things in common with them, as a graduate of the school who grew up on Great Island.

Property owners will see a two-cent hike in Harpswell's tax rate this year, from $6.74 to $6.76 per $1,000 of valuation.

A flare take-back program in Harpswell — the only program of its kind in Maine — is collecting hundreds of expired flares in its third year, protecting both the community and the environment. Meanwhile, a Harpswell legislator’s bill will help sustain the program and make it possible for more communities to participate.