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2 days ago | 
mdislander.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — Since its first issue rolled off the press twenty-five years ago, the Mount Desert Islander has been printed in Ellsworth. That stops this June. Instead, the Islander and its sister papers, The Ellsworth American and Camden-based Midcoast Villager, will be printed in South Portland. The closure of the press and mail rooms will affect approximately 10 full- and part-time employees, according to Publisher Chris Crockett.
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3 days ago | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — The chug and whir of the printing press is the background music of a day’s work at The Ellsworth American. The music stops this June. After 174 years, Hancock County’s paper of record will no longer be printed in Ellsworth. Instead, The Ellsworth American and its sister papers, the Mount Desert Islander and Camden-based Midcoast Villager, will be printed in South Portland.
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4 days ago | 
midcoastvillager.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — The chug and whir of the printing press is the background music of a day’s work at The Ellsworth American. The music stops this June. After 174 years, Hancock County’s paper of record will no longer be printed in Ellsworth. Instead, The Ellsworth American and its sister papers, the Mount Desert Islander and Camden-based Midcoast Villager, will be printed in South Portland.
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2 months ago | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — Former state lawmaker and smalltown innkeeper Rich Malaby died early last week, according to friends. Malaby had moved to Wiscasset in retirement, but for decades, the town of Hancock was home and the Crocker House Country Inn an extension of his family. kAm“#:49 2?5 x EC2G6=65 A2C2==6= A2E9D :? =:76 3@E9 :? 3FD:?6DD 2?5 :? AF3=:4 D6CG:46[” D2:5 qC:2? {2?8=6J[ 7@C>6C DE2E6 D6?2E@C 2?5 @H?6C @7 E96 &?:@?
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2 months ago | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — An Ellsworth man died Friday night, Jan. 24, after being struck by a car on the Bangor Road at the intersection with Shore Road. James Card, 74, had been in the southbound lane and was believed to have been picking up tools that had fallen from his vehicle when the crash occurred, according to police. His vehicle was found parked nearby. The incident was reported at 7:24 p.m. Friday night.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Cyndi Wood
SURRY — Ten animals were killed in a fire that destroyed a Sunfish Lane home the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 9. Assistant Fire Chief Russell Smith said the call came in around 2 p.m. The home’s four residents were not at home at the time. “It’s a total loss, and they lost seven dogs, two cats and a guinea hen,” Smith said. The residents were Evelyn Casanova and her family, he said.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — The Office of State Fire Marshal has arrested two more people following an investigation into a motor vehicle fire that occurred on Oct. 13 on Pinkham Bay Bridge Road in Steuben. Three people have now been charged in connection with the fire, which officials determined to be arson. The first arrest, of 30-year-old Cameron Brown of Steuben, was shortly after the incident. Brown was charged with arson and theft and transported to the Hancock County Jail.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — Can a citizen use force to prevent a law enforcement officer from entering their home if the person does not believe the officer has the legal right to enter? Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and two other judges sitting on the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston pondered that question Jan. 8 during oral arguments in the case of a Hancock man convicted of assault on a federal officer.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
ellsworthamerican.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — The nation returned former President Donald Trump to the highest office in the land Tuesday. Trump was also the pick of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, but Hancock County voters remained unconvinced. With all but two towns reporting, Hancock County favored Vice President Kamala Harris 18,558 to Trump’s 14,539, according to preliminary results. That is similar to past trends. In 2020, county voters favored President Joe Biden with 19,369 votes to Trump’s 14,982.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
mdislander.com | Cyndi Wood
ELLSWORTH — The first shipment of Ruth Foster’s book sold out shortly after hitting the shelves of Main Street bookstore Union River Book and Toy Co. Not to fear, they have since restocked, and the book is available online and soon at other retailers. The new author reports her phone has been ringing off the hook. “Reason, Reality, Humor: Stories of an Adventurous Life in Maine” is fast-paced and fun — a who’s who of Ellsworth and of Maine politics interspersed with personal anecdotes.
