Mitchell Field survey inconclusive on future of administration building
The results of a survey about George J. Mitchell Field and its administration building show no clear preference for demolition or renovation of the structure.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Feb 2, 2023 | Government & Politics | 0
The results of a survey about George J. Mitchell Field and its administration building show no clear preference for demolition or renovation of the structure.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Feb 2, 2023 | Health & Safety | 0
The powerboat Joint Venture remains at the bottom of Lowell’s Cove more than a year after sinking in November 2021. The town continues to pursue state funds to pay for the boat’s removal, but may remove the boat itself if the funds are not forthcoming.
Read Moreby Sam Lemonick | Jan 30, 2023 | Business & Nonprofits, Government & Politics | 0
Harpswell’s private cemeteries have graves dating back two centuries, but today’s economic and demographic challenges mean some of them may soon need more help from the town to keep operating.
Read Moreby Connie Sage Conner | Jan 29, 2023 | Business & Nonprofits | 0
Like David challenging Goliath, homegrown Cribstone Communications is challenging cable giant Comcast’s Xfinity to provide internet service for Harpswell.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Jan 28, 2023 | Community | 0
After more than 30 years of picking up trash and recyclables from hundreds of customers throughout Harpswell, Cheryl Ward made her last rounds in December.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Jan 27, 2023 | Business & Nonprofits | 0
Two Cundy’s Harbor staples, Holbrook’s General Store and Holbrook’s Lobster Wharf and Grille, will reopen under new management in 2023.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Jan 23, 2023 | Art & Culture | 0
Harpswell summer resident Alan Lightman hosts the new PBS series “Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.” The series features scenes shot near his home on an island in Casco Bay, according to the Portland Press Herald.
Read Moreby Sam Lemonick | Jan 20, 2023 | Government & Politics, Nature & Environment | 0
Harpswell’s Resiliency and Sustainability Committee has asked the town to create a $100,000 fund to help pay for future projects related to climate change.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Jan 12, 2023 | Government & Politics | 0
A new agreement locks in the town’s annual contribution to Curtis Memorial Library through 2025. After annual increases since 2011, the town will pay the same rate for four years.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Jan 11, 2023 | Education, Government & Politics | 0
Harpswell voters will choose two of three candidates for the Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors in the town election on March 11.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Jan 10, 2023 | Government & Politics | 0
The town’s efforts to help residents heat their homes this winter will receive a $50,000 boost from Cumberland County and the American Rescue Plan Act.
Read Moreby Harpswell Anchor | Jan 6, 2023 | Art & Culture | 0
Joann Gardner, a part-time resident of Bailey Island and frequent contributor to the Harpswell Anchor, will publish a book of poems, “Heart’s Core,” in March.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Jan 6, 2023 | Government & Politics | 0
A Yarmouth consulting firm will conduct an energy audit of the Harpswell Town Office for $14,382 as the town seeks to reduce its carbon footprint.
Read Moreby Connie Sage Conner | Jan 4, 2023 | Community, History | 0
Renowned Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary Sr.’s home on Eagle Island will remain closed in summer 2023 for a third straight year for major renovations and eradication of mold.
Read Moreby Doug Warren | Jan 3, 2023 | Education, History | 0
Most days, the cemeteries of Harpswell are places of quiet beauty and solitary reflection where “the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep,” to lift a line from “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” penned by Thomas Gray in England back in 1750.
Read Moreby Sam Lemonick | Jan 3, 2023 | History | 0
Legendary mountaineer Ed Webster died suddenly on Nov. 22 of natural causes at his home on Harpswell Neck. He was 66.
Read Moreby J.W. Oliver | Dec 31, 2022 | Government & Politics | 0
After the maximum four consecutive elections and eight years in the Maine House of Representatives, Harpswell Democrat Joyce “Jay” McCreight’s last day in office was Dec. 7.
Read Moreby Connie Sage Conner | Dec 30, 2022 | Business & Nonprofits | 0
Uncle Pete’s Community Market, which opened less than two years ago, is for sale. Don’t worry, said owner Pete Arnold, he won’t sell it to just anyone.
Read Moreby Connie Sage Conner | Dec 20, 2022 | Art & Culture | 0
Brody Bernheisel chose Harpswell for the first short film he has written, directed and produced, and it was a success. “A Mother’s Nature,” a six-minute narrative, was shot off Mountain Road in June 2021 and won awards nationally and internationally.
Read Moreby David C. Garcelon | Dec 19, 2022 | History | 0
For those of us who live on the Neck, the word Merriconeag is part of our vocabulary. We see it when we pass the Merriconeag Grange in North Harpswell.
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