City councilors during the annual organizational meeting on Nov. 12 decided to limit public comments during council meetings ...

We’re trying to put back the trees that used to be in Ellsworth. There’s too much pavement in the world, we need to add more ...

ELLSWORTH — Three Hancock County small businesses are among 13 in the state to receive Rural Energy for America Program grants to install “cost-saving, clean, efficient energy systems on their ...

The following deed transfers were recorded from Nov. 7-13 at the Hancock County Registry of Deeds: David E. Honey Sr., Bangor to Andrea Zwaschka and Allison Zwaschka, Tewksbury, Mass., as joint ...

Jim Boothby of Ellsworth, former superintendent of Regional School Unit 25, will facilitate the 2025 Leadership Hancock ...

Fire of unknown origin claimed two vehicles parked at a Route 172 residence here the morning of Nov. 14, according to Surry ...

The Ellsworth American prints a day early Thanksgiving week, and newsstand copies will be available Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 26. Local subscribers should receive their papers on Wednesday. The deadline ...