In its final non-conference action of the season, the Maine Maritime Academy women's basketball team continued to prove why it is the favorite in the North ...

Two women were hospitalized and one man arrested on a warrant after a police pursuit that began on Black North Road in ...

Rivalry games typically produce a lot of theatrics, but when positioning in the Heal Point standings is on the line, that ...

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 recordkeeping ...

A public hearing is scheduled ahead of the vote, which will be held in the council chambers at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Ellsworth Fire Department will hold a public meeting in the Council Chamber on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. to gather feedback for the development of a ...

A serious crash that occurred near Harbor Park on Dec. 18 and sent four people to the hospital has led to one fatality.

There have been important recent actions relating to the status of Maine's two native eagles: a federal Christmas present for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like most, this past year had its share of ups, downs, controversies and curiosities. Hancock County saw devastating storm ...

This week we welcome the arrival of 2025, and with it the start of The Ellsworth American’s 175th year of publication. Maine’s oldest weekly newspaper launched in 1851 and in ...