ISLAND FALLS — Seth Adam Gosselin, 35, passed away after a cardiac event took his life while he peacefully slept early Sunday, July 15, 2018. He was 35 years old. Seth was born in Waterville, Maine, and raised in the Fairfield area, graduating from Lawrence High School as president of the Class of 2001. He traveled […]
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Police say trio tried to ‘dine and dash’ with a knife and a hatchet
Three individuals attempted a dine and dash at Imperial China on Saturday, using a razor knife and a hatchet to threaten restaurant staff after trying to walk out without paying for a meal, the South Portland Police Department said Monday. Officers responded to reports of customers fighting with the staff around 5 p.m. that evening. […]
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Ri Ra restaurant group to open barbecue restaurant in Portland
The founders of the Ri Ra Irish Pub and Restaurant in Portland plan to open a barbecue restaurant in the city. Whole Hog will be located at 480 Congress Street – at the corner of Congress and Center, just across from the Time & Temperature Building – and serve “authentic East North Carolina style” barbecue. […]
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Sonder & Dram brings craft beer, cocktails and The King to downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — The 42 black cast-iron stools look like they’re out of another era. Dozens of vintage-style bulbs hang from the ceiling. Wide barn boards cover the bottom of a long soapstone-topped bar and the walls are exposed brick. A short menu includes an Elvis-inspired sandwich, and word is you can catch the chef singing […]
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Hannaford opens new store in Mechanic Falls on July 28
MECHANIC FALLS — Hannaford is opening its 63rd store July 28 on Pigeon Hill Road. At 20,000 square feet, it’s Hannaford’s smallest grocery store to include a pharmacy, spokesman Eric Blom said. “We know that it is a needed service in this community,” Blom said. “Our team worked hard to design a store that not […]
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Cousins Maine Lobster’s co-founder finally lands his own TV show
SCARBOROUGH — Sabin Lomac is at his family’s cozy vacation home overlooking the Nonesuch River, packing up to head back to his other life in Los Angeles. He’s just wrapped up filming his first season as host of “Seaside Snacks and Shacks,” a new Cooking Channel show that makes its debut at 10 p.m. Thursday, […]
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New cafe coming to Auburn's Engine House
AUBURN — Sadie Blais went into the Engine House to get a tattoo at Fianna Studio in February and came out with a new design for her future venture: Break cafe. The new cafe — opening soon — will join Fianna on the first floor of the former city firehouse on the corner of Spring […]
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Maine breweries brace for summer boon
Rising Tide Brewing was a beehive of activity. Though there were no customers on a recent visit, three workers were busily organizing the tasting room in Portland. The canning line was pumping out ale, while two workers kept it running smoothly. They were getting ready for The Season. July is the busiest production month. According […]
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A new chef takes Nezinscot Farm’s well-known variety of local, fresh food and boosts its unique vibe
If you’ve never ventured east off Route 4 at the intersection of Route 117 in Turner, you are missing some great food, a bit of bliss and maybe even some magic. Nezinscot Farm has covered a lot of ground in the more than 30 years Gregg and Gloria Varney have owned this third-generation family farm. […]
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Boba chefs to prepare Maine’s 1st edible insect dinner in Portland on Monday
This story might bug you, but in this case it’s supposed to and we don’t care: Maine’s first ever edible insect lunch and dinner will be held Monday at Bao Bao Dumpling House in Portland. Chefs Zach Pratt and Keshia Thanephonesy, co-founders of Boba, an Asian fusion restaurant in Lewiston, will prepare a la carte […]