The No. 7 seed Dexter boys basketball team held off No. 10 seed Bucksport 54-35 to earn a spot in the Class C North boys quarterfinals. Read More
The Ellsworth boys cruised to an easy victory over Winslow on Tuesday evening at home, winning 68-43. Read More
BAR HARBOR — The National Park Service is recruiting six Acadia Teacher Fellows to spend the summer learning about Acadia National Park’s diverse natural and cultural resources, and ways to protect them. Teachers will be selected to work on Mount Desert Island and at Schoodic Point. Acadia… Read More
In the second day of action for the 2019 Maine high school basketball tournament, the first eight quarterfinal games kick off in Class AA for both girls and boys. Read More
Keep up with the latest schedule and scores from the 2019 Maine high school basketball tournament. Read More
Check out the latest standings across all classes for the 2019 Maine high school basketball tournament. Read More
The ban, if adopted, would add Ellsworth to the ranks of more than a dozen municipalities in Maine that have adopted restrictions on the use of plastic shopping bags or polystyrene food takeout containers. Read More
ELLSWORTH — Downeast Business and Professional Women are now accepting applications for a scholarship to a graduating high school senior who is pursuing a post-secondary education. The local organization is also accepting applications for a scholarship to an area college student who is continuing her post-secondary… Read More
TRENTON – Following an extensive nationwide search, the SPCA of Hancock County has hired a veteran animal welfare professional, Nichola Redmond, as its new executive director. Redmond, the current executive director of the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society in Gloucester, Va., will begin her new position at the SPCA later… Read More
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Mount Desert Island Hospital’s Community Dental Center is pleased to announce that Debra Byers, DMD has joined its practice. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Byers to our team,” says Lauri Kandutsch, Practice Manager for both the Community Dental Center and the Community… Read More
Many of the trees slated to be removed in Acadia are dead red pines that succumbed to red pine scale, an invasive insect that harms the trees. Read More
A youthful Hermon team with seven sophomores and six freshmen battled through the disappointment of a loss at its regional competition two weeks ago to return to the top at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday. Read More
Central Aroostook of Mars Hill cheering squad not only maintained its status as the the state’s best Class D cheering squad Saturday, but also did so in record-setting fashion at the Augusta Civic Center. Read More
A Pembroke man was indicted Thursday by a Hancock County grand jury in connection with a fatal accident last summer on Route 9. Read More
A New York man arrested last month after he allegedly kept a woman captive and sexually assaulted her at an Ellsworth resort was indicted Thursday by a Hancock County grand jury. Read More
The park currently owns two buildings on the property, built in 1962, that can house eight people. Read More
A steady increase in call volume, along with already cramped quarters, has Hancock County looking to expand its emergency communications center in the basement of the county courthouse. Read More
ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND—Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Organization members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture or natural resources are invited to apply for a Ronald P. Guerrette FFA Scholarship through the Maine Community Foundation. Read More
Bucksport High School Second quarter honor roll googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
From a fishing derby to a winter festival to a magical play, there's lots to do in Hancock County this weekend. Read More
