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The traditional ball-and-chain moorings in use throughout Maine damage ecologically important eelgrass beds. In Harpswell, an effort is underway to demonstrate how the replacement of these moorings with "conservation" moorings can allow eelgrass to regrow.

A new state law will establish a system to map eelgrass and salt marsh vegetation —aquatic plants important to the economy and environment as both "carbon sinks" and fish nurseries.

Morse’s Cribstone Grill on Bailey Island — known for its lively little bar, its beautiful views, its tasty food (the fried shrimp basket!) and its always crowded parking lot — has closed its doors forever.

The Mt. Ararat High School community gathered Friday, Sept. 17 to celebrate the completion of a $60.7 million building project, including a brand-new high school.

The Maine Department of Transportation plans to reduce the speed limit in Cundy's Harbor to address residents' concerns about speeding in the village.

Local lobstermen say new restrictions from the federal government will harm their industry while failing to advance regulators' goal to save right whales from extinction.

A Harpswell company using artificial intelligence to analyze player performance in esports competitions is one of 10 startups chosen for a new accelerator program aimed at boosting Maine's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The Maine School Administrative District 75 school board will have a special meeting Thursday, Sept. 16 to address members' concerns about a questionnaire regarding students' sexual activity and substance use.

The town expects to receive $519,000 from the federal government through the American Rescue Plan Act. Possible uses for the funds include equipment for first responders and a study to determine the feasibility of building affordable housing on town land.

About two dozen people turned out to help dedicate the Orr’s Island Cemetery’s new veterans monument during a solemn ceremony on a sunny Saturday, Aug. 7.