Away from the crowds and congestion of Acadia National Park, state parks and public lands in abundance in Downeast Maine offer spectacular day trips or longer stays out in nature.

The Trenton Acadians fell 7-6 to the Roderick-Crosby Flyers of Farmington in the state Senior American Legion baseball championship game on Wednesday afternoon. Ellsworth American Photo by Ryan ...

Fans of Bar Harbor Ghost Tours can now consume the spine-shivering stories in written form, with the release of “Haunted Bar Harbor.” Authors Jennifer Pictou and D. Michael Fleming share ...

Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital is looking to ensure sustainability and strengthen access to health care amid speculation of financial pressure and estimated cuts to Medicaid from President ...

BROOKSVILLE — A Compost 101 workshop will be led by the Good Life Center staff at the center on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The East Coast Ferries vessel Island Hopper takes travelers (and their vehicles) between the Canadian island of Campobello and the New Brunswick mainland. EAST COAST FERRIES PHOTO ...

PROSPECT HARBOR — The story of how 19th-century Downeasters dealt with the contemporary slave trade and the moral dilemmas it entailed will be highlighted by the Gouldsboro Historical Society during ...

Roddy Ehrlenbach, who has worked at Sugarloaf Mountain for over 20 years, will begin leading the new department Aug. 4, according to city officials.

A black Labrador was rescued from a residential fire at 102 Ellsworth Road Saturday, said Blue Hill Fire Chief John Chapman. The family wasn’t home when it broke out.

ELLSWORTH — Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Travis Frost helped the Maine Marine Patrol with a boat crash involving injuries in Blue Hill July 23.

BUCKSPORT — A noise complaint about a loud party at a Route 46 residence that police received just after midnight on July 25 led to charges for a dozen people, said Officer Chris Sargent ...

Gloria Violet Astbury, 88, of Blue Hill. July 20. Visiting hours were held July 25 at Bragdon-Kelley, 3-5 p.m. Funeral service was held July 26 at Bucksport Church of God at 11 a.m.