J.W. Oliver

A trawler that sank to the bottom of Mackerel Cove, Bailey Island, in the 1990s leaked diesel fuel into the cove on Monday, July 10.

The 182-year-old Union Church on Harpswell Neck boasts more than $40,000 of recent repairs, including a new roof, thanks to the stewardship of the Harpswell Garden Club.

R.A. Webber & Sons Inc., of Cundy's Harbor, will remain Harpswell's snowplowing contractor through at least the spring of 2026.

The town of Harpswell has at least one rival in its bid to acquire Little Mark Island and Monument from the federal government. The Whilde School, a Yarmouth-based nonprofit whose founder lives on Orr's Island, hopes to use the property as a "hands-on learning laboratory."

The proprietor of a new coffee shop coming to Harpswell Center is making progress with renovations and hopes to open the business sometime in July.

As the town of Harpswell continues to ponder the future of the administration building at George J. Mitchell Field, it is engaging the Midcoast Council of Governments to review options for the building's use and estimates for rehabilitation or demolition.

Little more than 200 of Harpswell's 4,600-plus voters turned out on Tuesday, June 13, but 85.2% of them supported the school district's $52.8 million budget.

The town of Harpswell is taking an initial step to explore the acquisition of Little Mark Island and Monument from the federal government, which is offering the approximately 1-acre Casco Bay island and its 196-year-old stone tower at no cost.