Westbrook-based nonprofit Furniture Friends plans a virtual slumber party fundraiser to assist in its efforts to provide furniture to low-income residents in Greater Portland.
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Farm-to-table restaurant Gather in Yarmouth is for sale
Owner Matt Chappell promises to keep the restaurant open until he can find a buyer.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
‘Business as usual’ for Day’s Crabmeat and Lobster as property goes up for sale
The legendary Yarmouth crab and lobster shack will keep operating with a new landlord after an upcoming auction.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 billion to 286 organizations, including 2 in Maine
Two Maine arts organizations together received $4 million from Scott and her husband, Dan Jewett, a graduate of Oxford Hills high school.
Posted inNews
Jean Pilk, 96, renowned portrait artist from Cape Elizabeth
A diminutive woman who had a huge presence, Pilk was best-known for her portraits of government officials, including Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Colin Powell.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Rides of Silence to memorialize bicycle, pedestrian fatalities
Group rides will be held next week in seven communities across Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Yarmouth families warned about suspicious driver
A stranger approached a child this week on McCartney Street and offered a ride, according to police.
Posted inMaine
Yarmouth Clam Festival canceled for second year in a row
Festival organizers decided the July celebration could not go on as scheduled.
Posted inMaine, News
Hackers interrupt Yarmouth meeting with racial epithet, obscene video
School officials are working with law enforcement to identify the people responsible for the incident, which briefly interrupted a school committee meeting.
Posted inMaine, News
Yarmouth man dies in workplace accident in Wiscasset
James Thompson, 58, was killed Friday when the scissor lift he was working on tipped over, police say.