Bailey Island Post Office property sold
The owner of the Bailey Island General Store has purchased the Bailey Island Post Office property, but the building will remain a post office indefinitely.
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Harpswell picks construction manager for fire station
The Harpswell Select Board has chosen the Portland-based construction firm Wright-Ryan to oversee construction of the town's first municipal fire station.
Photo gallery: Demolition of administration building begins
After years of debate about what to do with a town-owned building at George J. Mitchell Field, demolition of the Cold War-era structure is underway. Residents voted to take down the long-vacant waterfront building, known as the administration building or Building 126, in June.
Two Coves Farm shuts down in dispute between farmers, landowner
A dispute about rent, productivity and other issues has led to an arbitration ruling ordering the longtime operators of Two Coves Farm on Harpswell Neck to vacate the property.
Storm leaves 3,000 without power in Harpswell
About 3,000 Central Maine Power customers in Harpswell were without electricity Friday afternoon as high winds and heavy rain moved through the area.
3 local offices up for election in March
Two local school board seats and a Harpswell Select Board seat are up for election in March.
Town reveals details of Clark Cove access plan at meeting
Harpswell officials hosted a community meeting Tuesday, Dec. 9, to explain a Town Meeting warrant article that would allow the town to improve and maintain public access to a rocky, state-owned beach at Clark Cove.
School district issues road map for upgrading local facilities
The local school district has released a detailed road map outlining how it plans to decide what to do with its aging school buildings, including Harpswell Community School.
New artwork at Town Office highlights importance of wetlands
Local artists John Wright, of Harpswell, and Valerie Upham, of Brunswick, have installed a collaborative artwork titled "Wetlands" at the Harpswell Town Office, where it will be displayed for about a year.
Harpswell committee seeks input from lobstermen
The Harpswell Fisheries Committee is asking for about 15 minutes of every local lobsterman's time to help it add the areas where they fish to a recently developed map.
