3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (591+ words) An Island Explorer bus outside the Acadia Gateway Center is ready to take passengers to Bar Harbor. The Acadia Gateway Center, an intermodal transportation hub and information center, opened in the fall of 2025. It is owned by the Maine Department…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (738+ words) A customer picks up an order from Laura Connery at Triple B Food Trailer on the Bucksport Road in Ellsworth. Triple B offers combo plates, like this one with ribs and pulled pork, with your choice of sides. A wood-fired…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (31+ words) AOTW: Jagger Huffman The Ellsworth American Jagger Huffman pitched a three-hit shutout for the Trenton Acadians in the state Junior American Legion baseball tournament and is our Athlete of the Week....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (336+ words) “Harbor Scene,” by Francis Hamabe, ca. 1960s The Blue Hill Public Library will host an opening reception for a comprehensive exhibit of the works of Francis Hamabe (1917-2002), on Friday, Aug. 7, from 4:30-6 p.m. “Honoring Frank” includes works from throughout his career,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (146+ words) Runners participate in the Kinsley Ray 5K road race in Ellsworth on Saturday morning. More than 170 runners and walkers descended on Ellsworth on a sunny Saturday morning for the annual Kinsley Ray 5K road race. The race honors the memory of Kinsley…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (132+ words) The Grand invites audiences to experience the magic of Broadway while supporting local arts programming at A Grand Enchanted Evening on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. This special fundraiser will feature talented vocalists from The Grand's live theater community performing an inspiring…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (385+ words) The Deer Isle-Stonington girls' basketball team took home the first-place plaque at the Walter Crabtree Invitational at Sumner High over the weekend. The Mariners beat Narraguagus 35-17 in the championship game on Sunday. In Maine, it's never too early to think…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (38+ words) The Ellsworth American Dawson Sukeforth of Bucksport and Lily Alley of Ellsworth, who have raised the most money among their Eastern Maine Lobster Bowl brethren, are our Athletes of the Week....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (396+ words) Fresh greens grow at Swan Song Saltwater Farm in Sullivan. The sprawling property along the Sullivan coast provides fresh produce, flowers, lodging and a cruelty-free ethos. Fresh produce and a colorful bouquet of seasonal blooms are true markers that summer…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (493+ words) A gyro on pita bread with tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, lettuce, onion and feta cheese made at the Phoenix Café. Once Verona Wine and Design, then Verona Wine and Bistro, the Bucksport eatery has been reborn as the Phoenix Café, a…...