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Good news from the Ellsworth Transfer Station: the Recycling Center is reopening for cardboard! ♻️📦 After a temporary pause caused by problems with the facility’s baler, the Transfer Station team is once again able to accept cardboard for recycling. We know many residents have been ....Read More

Fall Gift Basket Raffle! September 1 through September 30, 2026, at the City Clerk/Tax Office Proceeds support the Christmas for Kids Fund which ensures local children in need receive gifts during the holiday season. Tickets: 1 for $1 | 6 for $5 | 13 for ....Read More

Have ideas about recreation in Ellsworth? Want to help create more opportunities that bring people together and make our parks, trails and public spaces even better? The City of Ellsworth is looking for two people to join the Recreation Commission and we’d love to hear ....Read More

Where should we go for dinner this week? Ohhh – the amazing choices! Union River Lobster Pot, Acadia 876, Black Moon, Airline Brewing, Finns Irish Pub, Palmyra Food, Provender … where ever you land, we know it will be amazing! Then Chris Ross and Amy ....Read More

Now THAT Was a Thursday Night in Downtown Ellsworth! 🎶 If you were anywhere near the Franklin Street Parklet last night, Thursday, August 27, 2026, you probably heard the music… and judging by the “outisde dance floor”, plenty of you couldn’t resist it! A huge ....Read More