Ellsworth News

Each December, volunteers from all over the country make wreaths for fallen soldiers.

Valedictorian Nolan Schroth Ellsworth is the son of Jennifer Schroth and Jon Ellsworth of Brooklin.

A board that oversees the conduct of licensed attorneys in the state of Maine has filed a complaint about a Hancock County prosecutor with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

A local man was arrested Sunday afternoon after smashing a carpet cleaner with an axe during a fight with his wife, police said Monday.

An early morning bear sighting on a downtown residential street had nervous residents looking to authorities for help on Monday.

Local news and information from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, Deer Isle, Isle au Haut, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Stonington and Surry, Maine.

Ted Fletcher received a community service award for, among other things, faithfully arranging transportation for those unable to get to medical appointments.

On May 23rd, from 4pm to 7pm, at the University of Southern Maine, Lee Room, Portland, ME representatives from the state and New England will host a public meeting to discuss draft regional ocean planning goals and associated potential actions.

Dr. Susan Shaw of Marine Environmental Research Institute, meets with Ellsworth Fire Chief Richard Tupper and Lt.

There's a big celebration in the works for Ellsworth. The city is turning 250. On Friday, local students got in on the fun.

Tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. till noon, reporters are invited to watch about 60 program participants and staff from Downeast Horizons helping with a Spring Clean-Up at Camp CaPella - the camp that provides recreation and resources for people with disabilities and their families.

Forest rangers and firefighters walk through a section of woods looking for hot spots after gaining control over a 7-acre grass and woodlands fire in Bradford on Monday.

Hartford's Trey Stover can't make the catch as UMaine's Michael Fransoso slides back to second base during the game in Orono on Sunday.

Tickets are now on sale for the Acadia Choral Society's Spring Concert. The performances will take place on May 11th at 7:00 PM and May 12th at 3 PM at St.

It's spring though most days still don't feel like it. So what do you do when you're craving some spring flowers and budding trees and warmth and sun in order to thaw out the last remnants of winter? Why you take a road trip to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay.

A web camera that's focusing on a bald eagle nest in Maine's Hancock County has recorded two chicks in the nest.

Surry Elementary School Principal Cathy Lewis enthuses about the school, its students, staff and special programs, with Tom Engels, president of the Surry Garden Club, sharing the spotlight for its work with student gardeners.

On Thursday, April 18, Kimberly Phelan's attorney was granted another continuance in the case against her.

A South Carolina woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony drug trafficking charge.