22+ hour, 54+ min ago   (162+ words) Competitors in the Patch Me if You Can race should wear their own inflatable costumes, such as this one, as they attempt to win half of the race entry fees as a prize. The Steuben Shenanigans Committee has organized a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (142+ words) The Ellsworth American The First Congregational Church of Ellsworth will hold a public supper on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 5-6:30 p.m. The menu consists of roast pork, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, green beans, salad, rolls, homemade pies and beverages (coffee, tea, lemonade). The…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (123+ words) Author Alice Hotopp and artist Coco Faber will talk about their new book, “Atlas of Kinship: Stories of Connection Between Seabirds, People, and Place,” at the Blue Hill Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. “Atlas of Kinship,” published…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (129+ words) ellsworthamerican.com The exhibition “Rooted in Art: Celebrating our Coastal Region” will open with a reception and poetry reading at Courthouse Gallery Fine Art on Wednesday, Sept 16, from 5-7 p.m.For this show, artists and poets created…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (257+ words) Children take a ride down the giant slide. Fair-goers try their luck at the games. Ferris wheel riders take in the views from the top. Goats rest in their pens in the agricultural area. A dragon roller coaster was among…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (317+ words) Walking tours of Castine begin and end outside the Abbott School, which is near the top of the Village Green. Visitors check out a cannon in front of Fort George, one of the stops on the Castine Historical Society’s walking…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (447+ words) This string of political signs criticizing the Trump administration and its tariffs was stolen and vandalized Sept. 1. With a critical midterm election on the horizon this November, resulting heightened political tensions can lead to adverse actions against free expression, Hancock…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (410+ words) American Independence is one of several cruise ships dropping anchor in Bar Harbor and Bucksport this fall. Norwegian Breakaway will visit both Bar Harbor and Eastport this fall. Though large cruise ships like The Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Jewel exceed…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (174+ words) Four candidates are running for Ellsworth City Council this year after returning nomination papers before the deadline on Friday, Sept. 4. Tiffany Dilda-Gaspar, Robert Grant Sr., Casey Hanson and incumbent Nancy Smith each collected at least 50 signatures from voters in Ellsworth…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (218+ words) An advertisement placed in The American tells readers to "watch out for our new clock!" A sketch of the Union Trust Co. clock included in a "Looking Backward" column by Herbert T. Silsbury published in The American in February 1997. A May…...