Jennifer Osborn

Bucksport Police Sgt. Jesse Dow is investigating an assault, which was reported July 10.

A man was charged after police got a report that he was allegedly exposing his genitals at a local park July 7.

Hancock County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Rob Morang arrested Joshua Carter, 52, of Bucksport, on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant July 10 on Route 1 in Orland. That arrest was the result of Morang investigating a motor vehicle accident, the details for which were not provided.

Bucksport children may remember 2026 as the summer without a pool. The town has no other public swimming spot.

The late bride's name was Mary Ann Hargrave. She married a Blue Hill man, Hosea Horton, in 1864.

A former Ellsworth resident was sentenced Monday, July 20, in U.S. District Court in Bangor for being a felon in possession of firearms.

Hancock County Sheriff's Sgt. Marcus Downes went to help an out-of-control teenager at a Fletchers Landing residence July 15. Downes said the teen was subdued and taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Police said a motorcyclist was injured after his motorcycle struck a deer on Millvale Road just before 1 a.m. on July 18.

A judge has loosened internet access restrictions and supervision for convicted sex offender Eliot Cutler, a former gubernatorial candidate, over the objections of the state, according to court records.

It was standing room only at Sarro Boxing Academy in Ellsworth Friday night, July 24, as the gym hosted Spar Wars 4, featuring men and women from ages 11 to 49 sparring in the ring.