In just two weeks, at a date to be determined, Felipe and Anel Cruz will open their second El Tequila Restaurant, at 32 Bath Road, Brunswick, in the location of the former Black Pearl. The other restaurant is on Western Avenue in Augusta. El Tequila specializes in Tex-Mex cuisine, including a variety of tacos, rellenos […]
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Topsham receives $31.5K grant for improvements at Cathance River park
The town plans to build a hand-carry boat launch and improve the parking lot at Head of Tide Park.
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Brunswick gets $160K in state funds to continue work at junior high school
The school department plans to continue making gradual improvements in the next few years to the 1959 building.
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Improving appearances: Bath matching grants will shore up building facades
The city will offer two more rounds of funding in the next two years.
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Maine Bicentennial: Freeport
It is about 1910 in South Freeport. The age of the great sailing ships has ended and shipbuilding for World War I has yet to begin. Shoe factories are now humming in Freeport center. This day is set aside for some genteel sailboat racing off the Town Dock. Note the Mallett Barn across the Harraseeket […]
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Coastal History: Cod integral to Maine, triangle trade route
When people think of Maine seafood, they usually picture lobster and clams. But it was not the crawling sea spider, nor the bivalve, that first brought Europeans to our shores. It was codfish. Dried cod was first used, perhaps, by the Vikings, who would catch them and dry them right on board their longships. After […]
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Freeport High’s beard-growing contest raises funds for heating assistance program
Freeport’s Carol Kaplan Fuel Assistance Fund could help about 60 households this winter.
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Sande’s Picks: Treat your sweetheart to a special Valentine’s Day dinner
Food & Beverage Events in the Southern Midcoast Feb. 14 Bow Street Market tasting of the “Manager’s Picks of the Best Wines under $13,” 4-6 p.m., free, 79 Bow St., Freeport, 865-6631. Harraseeket Inn presents a special Valentine’s Dinner. Four-course menu with choices, $95/person plus tax and gratuity, reservations required, 865-9377, 162 Main St., Freeport. […]
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New Mt. Ararat High School nears 75% completion mark
A New Hampshire company will remove hazardous material in the original school before it’s demolished later this year.
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Coastal History: Sears’ closure marks the end of an era
It seems that the end of an era is here. Gone are the days when Sears was the best department store around. Long gone is the Christmas catalog, full of magical toys that I could only circle and dream about. The Craftsman tool brand, with its wonderful warranty, has been sold off. The Sears store […]