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.
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The town has added a third part-time firefighter as it seeks to maintain 12 hours of daytime coverage on weekdays. The Harpswell Board of Selectmen agreed to hire Mike Drake for the position on Nov. 10, with a start date of Nov. 14.
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Workers removed the lightning-damaged emergency communications tower at the Orr’s Island Fire Station in seven hours on Monday, Nov. 21.
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The leaders of a campaign to pressure Verizon to join the tower at George J. Mitchell Field have turned in a petition with 817 signatures. The signatures were accompanied by a letter of support from the Harpswell Board of Selectmen.
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A 21-year-old Harpswell man, Mason Warren, died when he crashed his pickup truck on Mountain Road in Harpswell shortly before 7 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31.
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Students at Brunswick’s Region 10 Technical High School fabricated new channel markers for Will’s Gut and a mooring hauler for Harpswell’s harbor master this year, in “live work” projects that allow students to gain real-world experience and serve their community.
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Smoke rises from a woods fire on the east shore of Long Reach, Great Island, on Saturday, July 30....
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Cundy’s Harbor Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Aaron Despres (left) and Jonathan...
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The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office shut down an informal fireworks show at Graveyard...
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Gov. Janet Mills has appointed Harpswell resident Steven C. Blessington, a physician assistant at...
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Cundy’s Harbor Volunteer Fire Department Chief Benjamin Wallace Jr. presents a plaque to...
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Gayle Hays (center) poses for a photo with Mary Snyder, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, New England, and...
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Lightning struck the Orr’s Island Fire Station the afternoon of June 17, damaging equipment...
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Harpswell officials want anyone who spots a shark in town waters to immediately report it through...
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Cundy’s Harbor lobsterman Matt Gilley floats on his back in an immersion suit during a...
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The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the town collected 75 pounds of unwanted...
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Anyone in need of smoke detectors for the deaf and hard of hearing is being encouraged to request...
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A 61-year-old Harpswell man “suffered serious head trauma” when his pickup truck crashed into a large tree on Harpswell Islands Road, Orr’s Island, Monday morning.
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Maine School Administrative District 75 will make masking optional effective Wednesday, March 9,...
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The town office will end its mask requirement Monday, March 7. The select board approved the...
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