The Harpswell Lobster Boat Races raised a record $36,000 this year for the Harpswell Santa Fund, which distributes gifts, ...

The local school board has approved the purchase of a larger, wheelchair-accessible school bus that will reduce crowding on a ...

Bus drivers for the local school district are pressing the school board to offer them competitive pay and benefits in order ...

Fast and strategic work by firefighters kept a blaze that had been growing inside a private art gallery from roaring out of control on a Saturday evening, Sept. 19, off Basin Point Road. After hearing ...

Ah, springtime. It’s right around the corner, and for many of us, this time of year evokes a sense of renewal and a fresh start. Contemplating a major spring-cleaning effort? Downsizing to prepare for ...

Clam diggers and other harvesters are reporting huge shellfish die-offs in mudflats around town. Harpswell's harbormaster and marine resources administrator, Darcie Couture, said it may be linked to a ...

Monica Mejia and Carter Smith assess the framing of a scene on a monitor while filming on Bailey Island on April 9. Smith has been directing music videos, short films and features for almost 30 years, ...

Ashby Hayward as Frog and Lyra Legawiec as Toad perform a post-hibernation duet at the start of “A Year with Frog and Toad” at the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham on March 8. The play is based ...

The Bailey Island Post Office at 2120 Harpswell Islands Road. The privately owned building is for sale, with restrictions intended to keep it a post office as long as the U.S. Postal Service will ...

Over the past 52 years, Harpswell has seen a gradual but dramatic shift from a Republican to a Democratic stronghold, according to an analysis of presidential election results. In 1972, Republican ...