Hancock Archives - Bangor Daily News

New outpatient clinic could close methadone gap in Ellsworth

by Sabrina Martin 15 hours agoMarch 25, 2026

Everest Recovery, which owns four opioid use treatment centers in Maine and Massachusetts, is set to open a site at 190 Bangor Road.

Ellsworth freezes discretionary spending amid department overspending

by Sabrina Martin 15 hours ago

Dysart’s buys vacant riverfront industrial site in Bucksport

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

NH firm wants to revive Bucksport freight rail service

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

MDI hotel to be sold for $60M after unpaid contractors force owner into bankruptcy

by Sabrina Martin March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Maine Maritime Academy’s new training ship arrives in Portland

by Wendy Watkins March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

Police and Courts

Bucksport man killed in single-car crash in Penobscot

by Wendy Watkins March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

Ellsworth mulls $100K program to protect ash trees from emerald ash borer

by Sabrina Martin March 22, 2026March 23, 2026

Police and Courts

Fire destroys Otter Creek home, leads to power outage

by Carrie Jones, Bar Harbor Story March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

Road project will create long detour in Hancock County town

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Down East man peddles affordability by selling potatoes in Maine parking lots

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 20, 2026March 22, 2026

Request to modify pier hints at plans for long-dormant Bucksport riverfront site

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 19, 2026March 24, 2026

Acadia building new path to protect pedestrians at Cadillac Mountain summit

by Sabrina Martin March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

Tremont might become 1st MDI town to hold deer hunt in nearly 100 years

by Shaun Farrar, Bar Harbor Story March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

Ellsworth to spend $750K to rebuild school track and field

by Sabrina Martin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Police and Courts

Hancock County probate judge turns himself in at jail for overdue child support

by Sabrina Martin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Police and Courts

Ellsworth takes composter to court over bad stench

by Sabrina Martin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Pests and storms in changing forests bring new problems for Maine woodlot owners

by Elizabeth Walztoni March 17, 2026March 22, 2026

Hancock County Sheriff won’t seek reelection

by Sabrina Martin March 16, 2026March 17, 2026

Former prosecutor will run for disgraced Hancock County probate judge’s seat

by Sabrina Martin March 16, 2026March 16, 2026