Ellsworth

Friday morning, area fire departments and police and sheriff departments will provide an escort from Ellsworth to Bangor as the body of recently deceased Ellsworth Deputy Fire Chief Bobby Dorr will be transported from Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home in Ellsworth to Mount Hope. This escort will leave Ellsworth at 8:45 a.m. arriving in Bangor at Mount Hope at 10 a.m.

We thank him for his service. Rest in peace, sir.

By today's standards, the current Hancock County courthouse on State Street in Ellsworth has become "insecure", with far too many entry points into the building.  Not to mention that offices are inconveniently spread throughout the building making the process of working together a hassle...

It's time to belly up to a crab roll.

This very distinguished feline was named after Clark Gable, and for good reason.

This is fabulous news for our senior population in Ellsworth and beyond, and we thank everyone for making it happen!

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Wes is another cat that was transferred from Georgia to the SPCA of Hancock County, and he is still in need of a special home. Here's why.

We didn't know him; the older man who walked up to the window of the car as we were waiting in the new drive-thru lane at Jordan's Snack Bar last summer for our burgers and shakes. We had no idea who he was, the man who proudly wore his U...