Greg Moreau took a customer call as he popped a summer tire off its rim while a studded snow tire spun on a balancing machine behind him. “I’m afraid it’s going to be at least 10 days before we can fit you in,” said Moreau, the manager of Paulin’s Tire & Auto Care on Congress […]

Matt Chappell opened his restaurant, Gather, in a former Masonic hall on Main Street in Yarmouth about six years ago. He wanted to give the community an inviting place for a family brunch or an intimate evening out and serve dishes made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. The restaurant is successful, except for one thing […]

NEWPORT — Tucked in a residential neighborhood along a bank of Sebasticook Lake rests what some might consider the world’s greatest matchmaker. On High Street, it’s not people who are coupled, but drumsticks. The Newport site, now under the ownership of the Avedis Zildjian Company (famous for its cymbals), churns out approximately 5 million pairs of […]

The world must need moose turds right now. Since a video of Mary Winchenbach peddling her moose-turd art at the Common Ground Fair went viral several weeks ago, Winchenbach and her homespun wares have been featured on television and radio across the country and as far away as Ireland. The video of Winchenbach has been […]

The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber deals with political issues different than many organizations. We don’t want to assume we know how the business community feels on topics, so we ask them. Three weeks ago, we sent a dedicated e-newsletter to our members with information on Question 1 from how the question would be written, to […]

Joe Durepos of Waterville had little experience drinking craft beer until last year, when he started following the Maine Beer Trail. Within three months, he had visited 30-35 breweries, including all the ones in York and Cumberland counties. At Allagash Brewing Co., he sat and had a beer with a man who said he was […]