What’s New

Jane Warren has joined the Harpswell Anchor staff in the newly created position of advertising and sponsorship manager.

The Harpswell Anchor is looking to hire an Advertising and Sponsorship Manager. Please read the description below, and if you're interested, contact Janice Thompson at janice@harpswellanchor.org or at (207) 504-4428.

As the Harpswell Anchor marks the completion of our first year of publication, we also have something else to celebrate: the IRS has granted us 501(c)(3) status.

A $2,500 grant from the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust will support the operations of the Harpswell Anchor in 2022.

This annual report was originally published in the February 2022 edition of the Anchor, and details our efforts to create a new nonprofit news source, as well as the donors and sponsors who made that possible.

Do you own or manage a business in Harpswell? The Harpswell Anchor wants to hear from you — and not just to talk about sponsorships.

The results of a spring survey about what the community wants from a new Harpswell Anchor show widespread excitement and support for the newspaper's return.

Fifty-one local businesses, nonprofits and churches stepped up to sponsor the first two issues of the Harpswell Anchor. On the evening of July 21, we invited them all to join us at the School House 1913 restaurant to meet our new editor, JW Oliver. The event also gave us an opportunity to thank these organizations for their support.