What’s New

The January edition of Down East magazine includes a two-page spread about the Harpswell Anchor. The piece, "Raising the Anchor," focuses on the newspaper's resurrection as a nonprofit in June 2021.

In its first year of eligibility, the new Harpswell Anchor earned recognition in 10 categories of the Maine Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest for 2021-22.

Harpswell News, the nonprofit organization that publishes the Anchor, is launching its 2022 NewsMatch program.

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.