Cyndi Wood

ELLSWORTH — There’s still an appetite for local news, the information is consumed in various ways and when it comes to paying the tab most publishers are still trying to

NOAA Fisheries has determined that rope removed from an endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard in January came from Maine fishing gear.

The Wreaths Across America escort to Arlington kicks off Saturday, Dec. 9, and will make an Ellsworth stop the following morning.

ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth American received state and regional recognition in press association awards ceremonies this month.

WINTER HARBOR — A bicyclist sustained a head injury when the bike crashed on Main Street Oct. 3.

TRENTON — The town is pursuing a 180-day moratorium on solar project applications after residents expressed concern that current regulations might be insufficient to protect the environment and character of

The fourth annual Ride for a Cure departed the Acadia Area ATV’ers clubhouse in Hancock Sunday morning. More than 80 vehicles registered for the record-setting event. In the past three

The Navy has announced plans to restore the fire-damaged exterior of the keeper’s cottage at the Prospect Harbor Lighthouse but to leave the interior of the historic structure unfinished for

Whether a donation was ten dollars, $100,000 or well over a million, all helped make the capital campaign for the new hospital attainable, says Sarah Joy, director of the philanthropy

WINTER HARBOR — An iPhone and its owner were reunited Saturday after police accepted a call from “Mom” on the found device.

A few inches of snow blanketed downtown Ellsworth on Friday, Jan. 20. Local schools were closed and the streets quiet.

ELLSWORTH — The $1.7 trillion federal omnibus appropriations bill unveiled Tuesday includes a provision championed by Maine’s congressional delegation to pause any new regulations of the lobster fishery for six

ELLSWORTH — Governor Janet Mills on Tuesday announced a $474 million emergency winter energy relief plan that would provide Mainers with $450 to offset rising heating costs, contribute $50 million

ELLSWORTH — U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) will continue to represent Maine’s Second Congressional District after coming out ahead in both rounds of counting Nov. 8 ballots.

ELLSWORTH — Maine’s first female governor was reelected Tuesday, denying former Republican Governor Paul LePage a comeback tour. With 80.6 percent of precincts reporting mid-Wednesday morning, Governor Janet Mills, a

City Planner Elena Piekut tendered her resignation Nov. 2 in a 28-page letter citing “a lack of accountability and an abundance of dysfunction” at City Hall and accusing other city officials of violating Maine’s Freedom of Access Act and the city charter. Her letter stated her willingness to stay on…

The state’s climate goals are that 80 percent of retail electric sales be from renewable sources by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. The plan is to achieve carbon neutrality

The Ellsworth American received 16 awards for reporting, advertising and design during the Maine Press Association’s annual conference Saturday at the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel & Event Center.

The state’s climate goals are that 80 percent of retail electric sales be from renewable sources by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. The plan is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.

Recently, the conservancy closed on the purchase of two “forever-wild” easements on the large swath of land in Aurora, referred to as Whalesback.