LEWISTON — Rails is coming right back. After closing abruptly two weeks ago, restaurant management announced Tuesday that it’s hiring and looking to reopen in mid-March. Rails opened in the historic former railroad depot at 103 Lincoln St. at the end of 2014 and closed without notice on Feb. 6. “We needed a moment to […]
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Buddy T's set to reopen Dec. 8
Restaurant owner Buddy Taylor and general manager Gail Cailler announce the reopening of Buddy T’s Restaurant and Pub at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8. They were forced to close after an electrical fire in the kitchen on Sept. 21. They have replaced the hood and walk-in freezer in their kitchen and have installed a 26-foot […]
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Norway Planning Board OKs change of use permit for Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ
Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ, a South Paris restaurant, is planning to move to 230 Main St. in Norway, formally Economy Auto Sales. The Planning Board unanimously voted Thursday to approve a change-of-use permit. NORWAY — The Planning Board has approved a change-of-use permit for a South Paris restaurant looking to move to a former used-car property […]
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Lost Kitchen in Freedom overwhelmed with reservatons at 40-seat restaurant
This undated photo provided by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House shows the restored 19th century mill in the tiny town of Freedom, Maine, where The Lost Kitchen restaurant is located. Restaurant owner and chef Erin French has just come out with a cookbook called “The Lost Kitchen” that offers recipes and tells the remarkable story of […]
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Little Mexican restaurant opens in Lewiston to big reviews
LEWISTON — The first day El Pocho’s Mexican Grill opened, it sold out of nearly everything. Two weeks in and customers started asking Yolanda and Todd MacWhinnie when they planned to expand. It’s been a happy whirlwind for the little restaurant inside a Lisbon Street gas station. Relying on Facebook and customers to get the […]
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Lewiston judge hears arguments on state’s denial of liquor license
LEWISTON — A District Court judge heard oral arguments Tuesday on the Carriage House Cafe’s appeal of the state’s decision to deny a liquor license to the Livermore restaurant and owner. When arguments concluded, Judge Susan Oram said she will issue a written decision on the case. Restaurant owner Michael Weaver’s attorney, David Austin, argued […]
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New McDonald’s plan discussed; board, community seek aesthetic changes
FARMINGTON — The Planning Board on Monday approved a site review application to raze the 43-year-old McDonald’s restaurant on Main Street and build a longer, narrower one on the site. Planners asked company representatives to consider some additions to make the new building “fit in” with the gateway of historic Farmington. The plan is for […]
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Children’s snowmobiles, skis stolen during Snodeo in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Police are investigating the theft of two children’s snowmobiles and skis off a full-size snowmobile between Saturday night and Sunday morning, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Monday. The full-size snowmobile was parked behind the Rangeley Saddleback Inn and the two children’s snowmobiles were parked on the opposite end of the building at the […]
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Rumford Historical Society selling restaurant-themed calendars
RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society is selling restaurant-themed calendars to raise money to preserve its historical documents and artifacts, President Randall Smith said Friday. Although the society has sold calendars related to the town’s history in the past, Smith said they had never focused on a specific theme. “We used to include random photographs […]