Ellsworth News

Dale Henderson has no intention of giving up a fight. For weeks, the prominent eastern Maine landowner has been battling the Maine departments of transportation and conservation on their rail rehabilitation ...

An Ellsworth man has been elected president of the Maine Chapter of Voice of the Faithful.

With a helping hand from Mother Nature, Maine wild blueberry growers this year expect to produce as much as 80 million to 100 million pounds - a near record yield.

A Bangor man convicted of murdering Tad Howard of Ellsworth by shooting him to death last July was sentenced to 50 years in prison Tuesday.

The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating Monday what remains of the Church of Life and Praise, which was destroyed by a fire that began Saturday evening.

Fire of undetermined origin Saturday night gutted the Church of Life and Praise at 321 State St.

Town and school leaders are discussing how to protect school-owned properties once the SAD 63 system is absorbed into a regional school unit, while the deadline for the state-mandated consolidation is fast ...

Homeless shelters in the Ellsworth area are seeing record numbers and some organizers say rising fuel and food costs are to blame.

The Maine Resource Recovery Association Friday honored city of Ellsworth transfer station attendant Van Stevens as its operator of the year.

This town might be poised to give up the unflattering distinction of producing more garbage than just about any other town in the area.

FALMOUTH, Maine, July 8, 2008A ??What is it about loons that has compelled Rebecca Black to participate in Maine AudubonA ?'s Loon Count for the last 25 years? A ??Everything comes to a stop around here when ...

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed an appeal by the owners of the Bassa restaurant in Northeast Harbor regarding a conditional use permit granted to them by the town's planning board.

Jan Willem van de Wetering, author of more than 30 works of fiction and nonfiction, died Friday, July 4, in Ellsworth.

The city of Ellsworth is seeking applicants for two associate member seats on the Planning Board.

On Monday, July 28, at 7 p.m. the Ellsworth Garden Club will host a program by Joshua Campbell Torrance, executive director of the Woodlawn Museum.

Get Flash to see this player. Ellsworth's Grand Auditorium received a new projector, Monday, June 30th.

Maine's mysterious forests, deep lakes and rocky coasts have served as inspiration to many writers over the years.

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 ...