As restaurants in Androscoggin County reopen for dine-in service, some in Franklin and Oxford have had a month’s head start. We talk to 10 restaurants about grateful and “huffy” customers, unexpected crowds and worries about when their diners will come back.
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As strawberry season begins, pick-your-own farms adjust to coronavirus guidelines
The restrictions will sound familiar – wash your hands, wear a mask, keep your distance and more – with a few rules specific to berry picking.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Local restaurants welcome diners inside but under new conditions
Restaurants in Androscoggin, Cumberland and York counties are allowed to serve food inside after the state lifted some pandemic restrictions. Will you return to restaurant dining?
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Schools offer free meals during the summer
Nutrition programs in the tri-county area will be reimbursed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for breakfast and lunch.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Forage Market closes Lewiston, Portland locations after employee tests positive for COVID-19
The owner said his son was likely infected while attending protests in both cities over the weekend.
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Bowdoinham woman’s milking cow inspires The Last Cow Ice Cream
She wanted a new career. Friends liked her cow’s ice cream. The rest of the story is in the local freezer case.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
VIDEOS: Restaurants reopen for dine-out service
Live interviews from outdoor seating at Mac’s Grill, Gritty’s, Gipper’s Sports Grill and Legends Sports Bar and Grill in Auburn and The Pit BBQ in Lewiston.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Restaurants open to outdoor dining, but say it’s not enough to survive
Restaurants are coming up with some creative ways to serve customers outdoors, hoping it helps shore up their bottom lines.
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Eats: For pies, muffins and a even a martini, tart rhubarb springs to the rescue
It’s baaaaack. Rhubarb season that is. I have wonderful memories of my grandmother, and I miss her more than ever during spring’s rhubarb season. She was quite fond of her magnificent “pie plant” patch at the north end of the garden, and she made the most delectable rhubarb pie imaginable. Her secret: She enrobed the […]
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Eats: For pies, muffins and a even a martini, tart rhubarb springs to the rescue
It’s baaaaack. Rhubarb season that is. I have wonderful memories of my grandmother, and I miss her more than ever during spring’s rhubarb season. She was quite fond of her magnificent “pie plant” patch at the north end of the garden, and she made the most delectable rhubarb pie imaginable. Her secret: She enrobed the […]