FOOD & DRINK
Famous Fat Boy Drive-In set to open for season in Brunswick
It's an annual sign of spring in Maine: Fat Boy Drive-In is getting ready to open in Brunswick. Fat Boy is set to open on May 4. They say they will only be open on weekends at the start of the season from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., eventually opening six days a week.
UPDATE: Ramada Inn condemnation order lifted in Lewiston
LEWISTON (WGME) -- City officials are lifting the condemnation order for the Ramada Inn in Lewiston. According to a Lewiston city spokesperson, multiple inspections found that the building is now meeting the most serious fire and safety issue. City officials said code enforcement inspected the hotel after the Ramada applied...
Old Monmouth fire station moved to become new fire house museum
MONMOUTH (WGME) -- There was heavy equipment and a lot of patience Tuesday in Monmouth as an old fire station got new life. The fire station will now become a new fire house museum. Photojournalist David Hill was there as this monumental task got underway. Next to the new museum...
Voilà, Lewiston’s New French-Inspired Restaurant, Bon Vivant
Ah, Français! The language of love! When the turreted Victorian building at 133 Lisbon Street was constructed in 1895, you’d have commonly heard it spoken outside, on the streets of downtown Lewiston, a few blocks from the tenement neighborhood known as Little Canada. These days, the building’s ground floor — formerly occupied by une petite boulangerie called Subway — is home to bon Vivant, one of the more welcoming and higher-executing restaurants to open in Maine last year.
‘Love Lewiston Community Paint Day’ mural brightens up downtown
LEWISTON, Maine (WABI) - In downtown Lewiston, locals can find art just about anywhere. On April 22, a new piece of work shows how Lewiston and the entire state of Maine has bloomed, even through the hard times. Mainers are still healing from the tragic October 25 mass shooting in...
A new beginning: Corner Market set to open May 23
Katie Rollins and Joe Cheuvront stand next to a hanging scale they acquired as part of their purchase of the former Vegetable Corner in Harpswell on Wednesday, April 10. They plan to open a seasonal market and bakery called Corner Market on May 23. (J. Craig Anderson photo) The buyers...
Harpswell student helps design winning lunar habitation
From left, Maine School of Science and Mathematics students Aaron Rose, Hadrian Ward, Gabe Austin, Charley Reischer, Elliot Dooley, and Asher Labbe. The students, along with Steph Sweep, were members of the winning team in the East Coast and Canadian Space Elements Design Competition. A Harpswell student at the Maine...
Early childhood educator workshop connects music, mindfulness and compassion
On Friday, May 10, award-winning singer/songwriter Emilia Dahlin, founder of Sing Me a Story, and Kind Mind Founder Lee Sowles, are teaming up to offer a one-day workshop for early child educators, day care providers, and children’s librarians. Music, Mindfulness & Compassion is an experiential workshop where educators will learn playful and innovative practices to address anxiety, trauma, and self-regulation, and to bring more joy back into the classroom.
‘Generations: The Legacy of Mentors’ at the Maine Art Gallery
The new show at Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery (MAG) continues to explore the heritage that flows from the Gallery’s founding artists forward to today’s generation -- a theme that began with last year’s 65th anniversary exhibit, “Generations.” The show runs May 2 - June 9, with an opening reception on Saturday, May 4, 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursday - Sunday.
Harpswell Neck Little Free Library
The Harpswell Neck Library Association is proud to announce the creation of a Little Free Library for Harpswell Neck. Thank you, Carl Rich, for the awesome design and building of the Little Free Library. The Little Free Library will be located at the Itty Bitty Coffee Shop. We are moving...
CTL students win Scholastic Writing Contest regional awards
The Northeast Region of the Scholastic Writing Competition has recognized five middle-school students from Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning for excellence in writing. Meghan Arnold of Alna, Octavia Aurora of Edgecomb, and Morganne Phelps of Damariscotta received the competition’s highest honor, a Gold Key, for their poetry. Honorable...
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