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Obituaries

Obituary: James “Bau” Graves

October 10, 2025

HARPSWELL – With great sadness we share the news that James “Bau” Graves passed away on Sept. 24, 2025, in Harpswell. …

Arts & Entertainment, Feature Obituary, Life & Culture, Maine

Bau Graves, who helped shape Maine’s music and cultural scene, dies at 73

by Ray Routhier October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Graves was artistic director of the Maine Festival, the state’s showcase summer arts and music event for decades. He and his wife started the New Year’s Portland celebration in the early 1980s and also ran the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland.

Do This, Life & Culture, Maine

30 things that should be on every Mainer’s bucket list

by Aimsel Ponti October 6, 2025May 27, 2026

Here are the natural wonders to see, events to attend and places to visit if you want to truly know the state.

Op-eds, Politics, Times Record, Times Record Opinion

Six laws take effect in Maine this week, and they’re designed to help you | Opinion

by Sen. Mattie Daughtry September 24, 2025September 29, 2025

On the consumer protection front, we’re making nation-leading progress.

Obituaries

Obituary: Patricia (Cousens) Hansen

September 21, 2025

HARPSWELL – “Getting old is no fun – but I’ve had a lot of fun getting old” is a recent quote …

Times Record

Harpswell sets referendum questions for November ballot

by J. Craig Anderson Harpswell Anchor September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

The Harpswell Select Board voted 3-0 on Thursday, Sept. 4, to send four local referendum questions to voters on a Nov. 4 ballot. One measure asks voters to adopt a new comprehensive plan as recommended by the Comprehensive Plan Task Force. If approved, it would replace a plan adopted in March 2005 and amended in 2006 […]

Times Record

Harpswell maritime disaster the worst in Maine history

by Lori-Suzanne Dell Stories from Maine September 10, 2025September 11, 2025

One of the deadliest maritime disasters in Maine history saw a day of fun and pleasure turned into a catastrophe claiming the lives of 34 persons, launched a mammoth rescue effort and began an enduring controversy lasting nearly 85 years. And this historic tragedy all began at Bailey Island. On June 29, 1941, a group […]