ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth American at the Maine Press Association annual conference Saturday won first place in the General Excellence category for large-circulation weekly newspapers. Earlier in the day, former Ellsworth American Editor Stephen Fay was inducted into the state association’s Hall of Fame. Fay was editor of The American for 23 years before his …
ELLSWORTH — The New England Newspaper and Press Association on Oct. 10 named The Ellsworth American a “Distinguished Newspaper” among large-circulation New England weeklies in its “Newspaper of the Year” contest. The award was announced at the New England Newspaper Conference in Worcester, Mass. The American’s sister paper, the Mount Desert Islander, was named “Newspaper …
LAMOINE — If he gets his way, there will be no tears at Don Clark’s goodbye bash — only smiles. The Lamoine man and former Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year is losing his three-and-a-half-year battle with cancer, but not his positive attitude. When he learned his disease was terminal, he decided …
ELLSWORTH — The leaves are turning, apples have ripened and Autumn Gold is this weekend: fall is officially here. The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce will offer its signature events, including Chowderfest and the car show, again this year. Activities will be going on all over Ellsworth. Kick off the weekend with the shop, sip …
ELLSWORTH — A driver and two passengers in his vehicle were arrested following a traffic stop in Dedham Aug. 21, according to state police. Trooper Dana Austin stopped a vehicle driven by Alfred Lanpher, 50, of Mount Desert on Route 1A. Lanpher and passenger Jennifer Hunt, 44, of Southwest Harbor were each arrested on a …
ELLSWORTH — Stephen Fay, former managing editor of The Ellsworth American, will be inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame this fall. Fay will be joined by two other new members, Marian McCue, former editor of The Forecaster newspaper in Falmouth, and the late Chris Cousins, a Bangor Daily News political reporter who …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth American is gearing up for a planned renovation and expansion of its Printing House Square building located off Water Street. The modernized facility will consolidate the newspaper’s operations under one roof. In anticipation of the move, The American’s other downtown location, a stately, three-story, brick building at 30 Water St., has …
ELLSWORTH — Maine bicentennial commemorative license plates are now available for sale at The Ellsworth American’s Water Street office. The plates were unveiled last fall as preparations to celebrate Maine’s 200 years of statehood in 2020 got underway. The plate, designed by the Office of the Secretary of State, depicts the radiant, five-pointed star and …
ELLSWORTH — Terry Carlisle’s not shy about her pride in her hometown and its weekly newspaper. For years, her car bore an Ellsworth “Townie” sticker affixed to the rear window and “EA NEWS” vanity plates. The Ellsworth American’s longtime general manager grew up on the Surry Road and now resides across town on Graham Lake. …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner and awards night May 16 was a full house — or rather a full tent. The sold-out event was held under a big white tent in the parking lot of Coastal Auto Parts NAPA, this year’s recipient of the Chamber’s coveted Top Drawer Award. Civic …
ELLSWORTH — Law enforcement on May 2 arrested more than two dozen suspects, seizing firearms and large quantities of crack and Fentanyl as part of a multi-agency investigation into the drug trade from New York City to Washington and Hancock counties. United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced Friday that the following individuals had been …
ELLSWORTH — Women: check your breasts and trust your gut. That’s the message Barbara Courchesne, owner of the Bud Connection, would like to impart with her new initiative, Bud for Boobs. For every reusable vase or basket that customers bring in, the shop will make a donation to the mammography scholarship fund at Northern Light …
