Harpswell Select Board members voted unanimously Wednesday evening to partner with the Presumpscot Foundation, a nonprofit founded by lighthouse owner Ford Reiche, to apply for ownership of Little Mark Island and stewardship of the monument that pins it to the waters of Harpswell Sound.
The town of Harpswell will explore a proposal to improve public access to Clark Cove via state land on Allen Point Road, although neighbors oppose the idea. If the town partners with the state to manage the little-known property, improvements might consist of a gravel parking lot and a path to the water, where visitors […]
Harpswell Coastal Academy hopes to sell its building and campus at a public auction at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 10. “An auction will allow us to wind up the sale of the property efficiently, and without undue time delay,” said Cynthia Shelmerdine, chair of the Harpswell Coastal Academy Board of Directors. The May 10 […]
Harpswell's $6.9 million 2023 budget proposal includes hikes to cover the rising cost of salaries and utilities, economic factors other Midcoast town leaders expect to come up in their own budget processes.
Earth caching is an activity that involves locating a geological site using coordinates provided by the original earth cache finder and answering a series of questions about the site.