Ellsworth News

Animal shelters in Hancock County are reporting dramatic increases in the number of furry residents they're housing so far this summer.

Police are looking into what caused a car accident in Blue Hill Tuesday night that killed two people.

ELLSWORTH, Maine - A high school classmate of the Rev. Barbara Clarke once asked her whether she belonged to "that holy rollers church that meets in the garage." Taken aback, the teenage Clarke replied, "We're ...

More than 700 students wielding garden trowels dug into the middle school ball field June 20 during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new elementary/middle school.

Angus King sees a crisis while Ellsworth residents see a railroad car pass. And there is no cure for the summer construction blues so we might as well figure out what roads to avoid.

Police have charged two teenagers in connection with the burning of two hay trailers over the weekend.

Despite some reservations about consolidating with a much larger school system, the Flanders Bay School Board voted Tuesday night to partner with Ellsworth.

LifeFlight was used to transport a Bangor man to Eastern Maine Medical Center following an accident on Route 46 Tuesday.

Violence, death, human nature and Harry Potter: All part of former Ellsworth resident Thomas Power's new, award-winning play "Small Talk." Thomas Power, who graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1958, ...

Local officials have accepted the resignation of the town's finance director and are working to resolve issues that came to light during a recent audit of the town's finances, the town manager said Wednesday.

Two trailers full of hay parked in a harborside Water Street lot caught fire Saturday evening, sending a smoky haze out over the nearby Union River as the sun was going down.

A Bangor man was arraigned in Hancock County court yesterday after being arrested for a home invasion.

Lamoine remains the exception to the rule, as the only Hancock County community to date to reject its proposed school budget.

BREAKING NEWS! Four Hancock County teams advanced to Eastern Maine baseball and softball semifinals on Thursday, while two others saw their seasons come to a close.

When I signed onto the Ellsworth American blog site, I thought it might at times be useful in asking you, the readers, if you could help me with my research.

A four-week series of news and feature stories that explored the institutional history and contemporary dynamics of The Jackson Laboratory has won a national award from the Foundation for Biomedical Research in ...

On Sunday afternoon on 103.9, you'll be able to hear "yours truly" talking about Barkwheats, pet food, and green business practices all in one Back To Business show! I had the taping of it yesterday along with ...

A Tremont man is facing drug charges after police stopped his vehicle Tuesday night to check for a probation violation.

A boil water order has been lifted for parts of the city but is still in effect for the Water Street neighborhood, which had more water main breaks Wednesday and Thursday.

Bridgeport police say they have arrested a career criminal who allegedly went on a crime spree after escaping from the state psychiatric hospital in Middletown last weekend.