‘Unsung’ dock installers prepare Harpswell for summer
Across Harpswell, more than a thousand private docks are being assembled and readied for summer recreation and commercial use.
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Filming fear on Bailey Island
The boathouse on Bailey Island is dark and cold. A couple of long, wooden kayaks coated in dust are pushed to the side behind a stack of lobster traps. Johnny Berchtold kneels in a pool of light, trying to ignite an old tin heater. He looks up and peers into threatening shadows, then turns his attention back to the task at hand.
‘Lobsterwomen’ portraits spotlight local workers
In February, Freeport-based photographer Michelle Antoinette was mulling over ways to commemorate International Women's Day on March 8 when she received some inspiration from a friend.
Dystopian student film imagines a darker Harpswell — in Appalachia?
A group of University of North Carolina students set out in 2022 to make a horror thriller called "The Harpswell Incident," which would have taken place in a spooky seaside town.
Itty Bitty women roll with the big hits
Kelley Hughes and Jill Jacobs, friends for nearly 20 years, sat on the floor behind the serving counter at Itty Bitty Coffee Shop, crying. They had fallen and couldn't get up.
Amid climate change, students envision a future Harpswell
As climate change continues to impact Harpswell's coast, a group of students has proposed creative solutions aimed at helping the community adapt and become more sustainable.
Justin Farmer was here to help
Justin Farmer, who lived in the house on Long Point that he grew up in, died on Jan. 27 at 54. Family and friends said he was proud of his town and his state, and he loved the ocean. He was always ready to help when someone was in need. He worked hard, held his family close, and tried to embody kindness, compassion and humor.
In ‘life-changing’ program, Mt. Ararat theater students learn what makes a good show great
High school theater is a rite of passage for many students, but for the cast and crew of Mt. Ararat Stage Company's "A Year with Frog and Toad," it's much more.
‘An architect of our community life’: Longtime Harpswell volunteer receives statewide award
Don Miskill has held onto a simple lesson his father imparted when he was young. "He just looked at me and said, 'People deserve your best effort every day,'" Miskill said in an interview.
Local man runs a lot and very far
Jack Wilson was not born to run. Entering the world many weeks premature, he weighed just under 2 pounds at birth. Emergency, lifesaving intubation inflated both of Wilson's collapsed lungs but left serious internal scarring. Though he survived, doctors told his parents not to expect any more miracles. Their son would never be anything like an athlete.
