A public hearing is scheduled ahead of the vote, which will be held in the council chambers at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

A serious crash that occurred near Harbor Park on Dec. 18 and sent four people to the hospital has led to one fatality.

There have been important recent actions relating to the status of Maine's two native eagles: a federal Christmas present for ...

Local veterinarian Dr. Alan Toothaker has agreed to pay $145,360 to resolve claims he violated the Controlled Substances Act through improper storage of controlled substances and recordkeeping ...

The Ellsworth Fire Department will hold a public meeting in the Council Chamber on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. to gather feedback for the development of a ...

The high school track and field regular season is closing in on its halfway point, and many of the area's standouts have produced strong times and distances over the first ...

Like most, this past year had its share of ups, downs, controversies and curiosities. Hancock County saw devastating storm ...

If you’ve driven through Searsport in the past couple of years, you know the community’s downtown has undergone an ...

This week we welcome the arrival of 2025, and with it the start of The Ellsworth American’s 175th year of publication. Maine’s oldest weekly newspaper launched in 1851 and in ...

In a sweeping reversal of decades-old laws reducing or eliminating public workers’ Social Security benefits because they ...

A full-time judge, a district attorney's office detective, a dedicated drug prosecutor and changing approaches to managing ...

The plan is to extend it all the way up to the Central Street neighborhood so you can actually make a loop around the block ...