Restaurateur makes additional purchases in town
Those concerned about their favorite breakfast restaurant changing after the word ‘sold’ was added to the ‘for sale’ sign at 2 Cats recently need not worry.
Those concerned about their favorite breakfast restaurant changing after the word ‘sold’ was added to the ‘for sale’ sign at 2 Cats recently need not worry.
ELLSWORTH — Former Ellsworth American General Manager Terry Carlisle will be inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame during the association’s virtual fall conference Oct. 24. The MPA’s Hall of Fame Committee selected Carlisle and the late Arthur Guesman as this year’s honorees. An Ellsworth native, Carlisle started working at The American in …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR— A plan for serving food and outdoor dining at MDI Lobster, first presented in February, was approved last week by the Planning Board, with a few conditions. A lawyer for neighbors of the property on Clark Point Road spoke during the public hearing that took place prior to the board’s review of the business’s …
SOUTHWEST HARBOR— Several proposed ordinance changes are going before voters this November, including one focused on local marijuana regulations. Two public hearings have been scheduled for the coming week where members of the public can ask questions regarding the proposed changes. On Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m., a public hearing focused on the proposed marijuana ordinance will take place at …
BAR HARBOR — To support local business in the fall months, the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce is launching a “Maine Made It” week, Sept. 7-13. The weeklong celebration of Maine products, activities and food offerings will be promoted around the state of Maine and throughout the region. Businesses in Bar Harbor and around Mount …
shortMOUNT DESERT ISLAND—The season started slowly as state regulations to protect the public from the spread of COVID-19 kept tourists away. Now that tourists are here, businesses struggle to accommodate as many customers as they can with limited staff. Many business owners point to the lack of foreign workers as part of the reason they are short staffed this season. Others …
MOUNT DESERT — Members of the Summer Residents Association (SRA), at their virtual meeting last Friday, celebrated their success in raising funds to help local businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic this summer. In April, the SRA set a goal of collecting $500,000. When the campaign ended two months later, the organization had raised exactly $1,054,083.70 from 244 donors, including summer residents, year-round residents and …
AUGUSTA –Sen. Louie Luchini, D-Ellsworth, has introduced a bill to support Maine’s small restaurants and bars to the Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. The committee voted unanimously in favor of the bill, 9-0. LD 2174, “An Act to Extend the Ability of Restaurants and Bars to Serve Alcohol To Go,” will enable establishments to offer such service through April 2022. “The hospitality industry …
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