Robert Anderson, founder of the original Harpswell Anchor, died March 21 at the age of 70. Anderson’s commitment to his hometown was evident in his dedication to the paper that he ran, wrote for, and sometimes supported by digging clams, for more than two decades.
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Keegan Rowe and Aidan Saunders may still be in their teens, but they’ve already been swimming together diligently for well over a decade.
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Bailey Island brothers Coleman and Payton Hays graduated from U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island in South Carolina fewer than three months apart.
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In 1885, a dedicated group of Bailey Islanders not only built a church, but formed an organization to preserve it. For the last 138 years and counting, the Willing Helpers have maintained, repaired and enhanced the historic Bailey Island Union Church, ensuring that it remains an active and contributing part of island life.
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Richard Bradford Parks, a 99-year-old veteran of World War II and former lobsterman, woodcarver, game biologist, and state conservation official, is officially Harpswell’s eldest resident. Harpswell Select Board Chair Kevin Johnson presented Parks with the town’s Boston Post Cane during a ceremony at the Town Office on Thursday, Jan. 25.
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A Bailey Island woman who serves the community through initiatives for older adults and leadership in her church received the Brunswick Rotary Club’s Walter H. “Doc” Phillips Memorial Award during a ceremony at the Harpswell Town Office on Nov. 16.
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Family, friends and admirers attended a ceremony outside Harpswell’s Centennial Hall on Nov. 10 to dedicate a native black tupelo tree to the late owners of the Vegetable Corner, a beloved local market that closed last year.
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The Harpswell Select Board has begun a search for the town’s oldest resident in order to honor the long-lived individual with the Boston Post Cane. The tradition of the Boston Post Cane “seeks to recognize and show appreciation for the oldest resident of Harpswell,” according to a town policy that governs eligibility for the honor.
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Rob Messier understands that the crucial first step to helping any young person is to show up and make yourself available, so that’s what he does.
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As they have done for many years, Ruth and Herb Weiss recently flew from their Florida winter home to Portland, where they boarded their new trawler for summer cruising to Harpswell and other ports in Midcoast Maine.
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Walking into the Pathway Vineyard Church in Brunswick, where Isabella Mastroianni toils in the commercial kitchen for Sanctuary Baking, it quickly becomes clear that tireless dedication and passion fuel the operation.
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As they painted a new rainbow crosswalk on June 1, students from Mt. Ararat High School and Mt. Ararat Middle School were beaming with the pride the crosswalk represents.
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“Your quilts work magic,” says one thank-you card received by Ocean Waves Quilters, of Harpswell. The group of 35 passionate members makes and donates up to 70 quilts a year to Mid Coast Hospital’s palliative care unit, which serves people with serious illnesses.
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Thirty years ago, Ann Baribeau fell through a crack. She was on her way from Brunswick to Jackman to visit her niece’s family on a Friday evening when she took a wrong turn.
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A top official at Harpswell Coastal Academy said a local resident has come forward to purchase the dissolving charter school’s campus on Ash Point Road in Harpswell after a recent auction to sell the property ended in uncertainty. The new buyer’s identity had not been made public as of Friday, May 19.
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An auction to determine the new owner of Harpswell Coastal Academy’s campus ended in a cliffhanger, with the leading bidder offering to donate his bid to the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust if it agrees to raise additional funds to meet the seller’s minimum price for the property.
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Morgan MacLeod was an eager sixth grader growing up on Orr’s Island when he first witnessed the grandeur of the universe.
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Sparkling spring sunshine pours through the windows of the beautifully appointed Sue Fisher Moren Memorial Reading Room in the Orr’s Island Library. Nearby, a box of donated books waits to be sorted.
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A 5-foot-tall robot races across the floor. Wheels on one side lift off the ground as it corners hard. For a split second the robot looks sure to tip over, then it settles and zooms on toward its target.
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Harpswell native Evan Whidden has been hauling lobster traps since he was 5 or 6. He grew up around his family’s lobster and fishing business on Harpswell Neck, spent summers lobstering in high school and college, and ran his own lobster boat for two years after he graduated from the University of Maine.
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