TOPSHAM The Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub located at Topsham Fair Mall Road in Topsham, ME will celebrate its Grand Re-opening on Thursday, Aug. 6, after undergoing a revitalization of the restaurant’s décor and amenities. As part of the Grand Re- Opening celebration, the Ninety Nine will host a ribbon cutting ceremony, and offer prizes […]
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Inside the Big Chicken Barn
ELLSWORTH The last time the Big Chicken Barn was home to chickens — of the live, clucking variety, at least — man hadn’t yet landed on the moon and Lyndon Johnson was president. But the building’s agricultural heritage is proudly displayed in its name and on a sign thousands of tourists see as they whizz […]
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Lobster trap baskets
CAPE ELIZABETH M ainers are a crafty and creative bunch when it comes to figuring out better ways to do things with the materials at hand. Take Jim Huebener. The engineer, parttime lobsterman and avid cyclist knew there had to be a better way to carry items on his bicycle than the conventional baskets already […]
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People’s foundation gives $4,000 to Lisbon Exchange
LISBON — As part of its commitment to support affordable housing and the well-being of neighborhoods in the communities where People’s United Bank operates, the People’s United Community Foundation recently announced that it has awarded $4,000 to the Maine Housing and Building Materials Exchange in Lisbon. Maine Housing and Building Materials Exchange works to improve […]
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Tedford Housing elects officers; names director
BRUNSWICK — Tedford Housing, a nonprofit agency working to find lasting solutions to end homelessness, recently elected new officers to its board of directors and welcomed a new member to its management team. The new officers are: Craig McEwen, of Topsham, was elected president; John Carson, of Harpswell, was elected vice president; Sarah Piper, of […]
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Levandoski joins staff at Brunswick Dental Health
BRUNSWICK — Dr. Peter Levandoski, D.M.D., recently joined the staff at Brunswick Dental Health Associates, according to a news release. Levandoski was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He attended college at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C., where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. He then received his D.M.D. at Boston […]
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Jobless rate flat as more estimated to want work
PORTLAND Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 4.7 percent in June, even with April and May, while the estimate of the state’s workforce continued to rise after dropping steadily for more than a year. The latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate the jobless rate is down 1 percentage point from the same […]
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Camden National wins approval to merge with Bank of Maine
PORTLAND Camden National Bank and The Bank of Maine will merge in October, after receiving approval for the $135 million deal from regulators and shareholders. The merger will make the combined bank the largest headquartered in Maine, with about 10.6 percent of deposits in the state, behind TD Bank and KeyBank, according to documents filed […]
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Salt Institute explores Maine College of Art partnership to stay alive
PORTLAND The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies may be reborn in a partnership with the nearby Maine College of Art. Kimberly Curry, who leads Salt’s board of directors, said on Monday that the group is in discussions with the Maine College of Art that could involve locating somewhere on the art college’s campus while retaining […]
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Pig + Poet
CAMDEN Just north on Route 1, past Camden’s main stretch of shops and restaurants sits the Whitehall. Fronted in expansive windows, sprawling porches equipped with rocking chairs, and a crisp white hue, the inn evokes thoughts of 20th century grandeur — of what it originally meant to summer on the coast of Maine. But tucked […]