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Not all library services require a card, including Wi-Fi, resume help and library events, and Wisehart said informal surveys show that 70 percent of out-of-towners shopped in Ellsworth before or after visiting the library. “We’re structured as a county library but funded as a city library,” she noted.
The city has announced that nomination papers for the Nov. 2 local election will be available starting Monday, Aug. 9, at the city clerk’s office.
City Council still fine-tuning fire prevention ordinance ELLSWORTH — The City Council took no action on amending its fire prevention ordinance July 19 despite recommendations submitted by Fire Chief Scott Guillerault that would exempt minor subdivisions from installing fire prevention measures if specific criteria were met. The discussion continued the councilors’ efforts to strive for balance between safety and cost when it comes to fire prevention measures, after developer Christopher Derr’s asking the council in June to waive the requirement. Derr developed a three-lot subdivision on...
On Sunday, Ellsworth, Maine will have its first-ever pride celebration. Community members say it is all because of Ellsworth High School’s Gender and Sexuality Diversity Alliance, or GSDA.
increase font size Homemade ‘house float’ on Green Lake irks shorefront dwellers Houseboat-like structures anchored in one spot for days or weeks for recreational use are under fire. By Anne BerleantEllsworth American Share Jason Spinney, half owner of the pontoon-style floating structure pictured on the screen, speaks to city councilors and Green Lake shorefront property owners on April 19. Ellsworth American photo by Anne Berleant ELLSWORTH — The tension between lakefront residents and recreational users of Green Lake ticked up at an April 19 City Council meeting, in an agenda item...