A legal change removes building code provisions that made it hard to erect the structures in urban areas.
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Tracy Jean’s Coffee Boutique closes in Lewiston, moves to Bath
Owner Tracey Hanna originally planned to buy the building at 50 Lisbon St. but has changed her mind.
Sam’s Italian Foods bakery experiment blossoms in Lewiston
Sam’s Bakery Store was a closed restaurant and opened in early February. The project appears to be catching on.
Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus changes hands
Also in The Buzz: Tracy Jean’s Coffee Boutique closes in Lewiston, moves to Bath; Sam’s Italian Foods bakery experiment blossoms on Main Street, Lewiston.
Mother India restaurant in downtown Lewiston marks 15 years in business
Despite disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, the only Indian restaurant in Lewiston is not just surviving, but thriving.
Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw’s, Walmart: Check out the Press Herald’s comparison shopping
The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in Maine’s shifting supermarket landscape.
Maine Senate passes food scraps disposal ban
The measure would require commercial and industrial-scale food waste producers to donate their edible leftovers and recycle what remains.
Maine House approves food waste recycling mandate
The bill would require some large producers of food waste to find beneficial uses rather than put it into the waste stream.
Annual Central Maine Chocolate Festival draws those with sweet tooths, other interests to Fairfield
Vendors were selling chocolate treats, crafts, toys and other items Sunday at the Fairfield Community Center, all to benefit the Central Maine Fourth of July Celebration in Clinton.
Sam’s Italian Foods to reopen Main Street shop as a bakery store
The new concept will start with limited operating hours next week.