SEARSPORT — If you’ve driven through Searsport in the past couple of years, you know the community’s downtown has undergone an infrastructure transformation with the reconstruction of Main ...

BAR HARBOR -- Rivalry games typically produce a lot of theatrics, but when positioning in the Heal Point standings is on the line, that only adds to the drama. And when the curtain dropped on ...

There have been important recent actions relating to the status of Maine's two native eagles: a federal Christmas present for the bald eagle and a state-level New Year's resolution for the golden ...

BAR HARBOR — Nine-year-old Skyler Ehrlich of Bar Harbor has taken third place in the 2023-2024 National Poetry Contest held by the National Garden Clubs. Every year, the National Garden Clubs ...

ELLSWORTH — Freya Arlene Curtis, the first baby born in 2025 at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital, arrived at 8:43 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The child of Cecilia Arlene McCoy and Isaac Robert ...

ELLSWORTH — A special City Council meeting will be held next Tuesday, Jan. 7, where councilors will decide if the city should meet the requirements set by the Maine Judicial Branch to build the ...

ELLSWORTH — 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 ...

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 Eastern Maine Indoor ...

ELLSWORTH — The first two buildings of the Peters Block, located at 52 Main St., have been listed on the market for $1.6 million. The first building houses popular Indian and Sri Lankan ...

Like most, this past year had its share of ups, downs, controversies and curiosities. Hancock County saw devastating storm damage, the closure of its last nursing home, changes in municipal ...

The Eagles' boys picked up a dual meet victory over Brewer/Hampden Academy in a meet held at the Bangor YMCA while the Ellsworth girls put forth some strong swims, including two first-place ...

ELLSWORTH — In a sweeping reversal of decades-old laws reducing or eliminating public workers’ Social Security benefits because they receive government pensions, Congress passed the Social ...