Select board adopts mask requirement for town office
All visitors to the town office must wear masks starting Monday, Dec. 6 and likely continuing...
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Category: Government & Politics
Increases in contracts and staff pay on agenda as budget talks begin
As the town develops its 2022 budget, officials will consider the future of the administration...
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Legislature honors former town clerk
The Maine Legislature recently recognized Rosalind “Roz” Knight, Harpswell town clerk...
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Climate project to examine flood risk at Garrison Cove
An upcoming study will examine flood risk at the Garrison Cove town landing and options to protect...
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Town hires finance help, names interim department head
Ronda Peek joined the town staff Oct. 25 as deputy treasurer and general administrative clerk....
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Harpswell backs corridor ban, transportation bond
Harpswell voters favored a ban on the Central Maine Power corridor, a $100 million transportation...
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Harpswell has Maine’s most moorings, and someone has to keep track of them all
Harpswell Harbor Master Paul Plummer takes a picture of a mooring ball near The Goslings after...
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Task force to take on comprehensive plan
A new task force will update Harpswell’s 16-year-old comprehensive plan — a job that could...
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‘Conservation moorings’ could be a lifeline for eelgrass
An illustration from a presentation to the Harpswell Board of Selectmen shows a traditional...
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New law will map eelgrass, both ‘carbon sink’ and fish nursery
Eelgrass absorbs and stores carbon and provides habitat for baby fish and lobsters. A new state...
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DOT to reduce speed limit in Cundy’s Harbor
The Maine Department of Transportation plans to reduce the speed limit in Cundy’s Harbor to...
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Town expects $519K in federal funds
The town expects to receive $519,000 from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan...
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On Orr’s Island, former ambassador wants to change minds about Haiti
Pam White and her husband, Steve Cowper, pose for a photo with Haiti’s president and first...
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Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue station renovations near completion
Harpswell Neck Fire and Rescue’s Irving F. Chipman Station. (J.W. OLIVER PHOTO) A major...
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Construction begins on communications tower at Mitchell Field
The future site of a communications tower at George J. Mitchell Field on Harpswell Neck. (J.W....
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Town pursues solar energy deal
The town is pursuing a deal to buy solar energy from an out-of-town installation, a move with...
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Tax rate up by 2 cents
Property owners will see a two-cent hike in Harpswell’s tax rate this year, from $6.74 to...
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Major project at recycling center to start this month
Big changes are coming to what likely is the most visited place in Harpswell — the Recycling...
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Harpswell has a new road
Harpswell has a new road as of July: Willow’s Way. Willow’s Way branches off Hildreth Road, which...
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Town re-ups contracts with county
The town will pay $451,265.55 for general law enforcement and $277,481.06 for marine patrol this...
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