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Market Basket opens at the Downs in Scarborough

Market Basket will open its fourth Maine supermarket today in Scarborough, bringing an 80,000-square-foot grocery store and 350 jobs to the growing Downs development. It joins a Maine portfolio that includes stores in Topsham, Westbrook and Biddeford. The company was founded in Lowell, Mass., in 1917 and now operates 90 stores across four states. At the Downs, it’s at the corner of Market Street and Scarborough Downs Road.

Scarborough, ME · 3d
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This Maine Butcher Shop Serves Fresh Meat That Beats Anything At The Supermarket

Sausages get made right behind the counter here, sometimes while shoppers stand there watching. That’s my kind of grocery trip. This Maine butcher shop works with whole animals from local farms. That means the steak, pork, and chicken have a short trip from pasture to counter. The shelves go...

Bath, ME · 1d
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Maine seeing bull market for grocery store expansion

Grocery store projects are moving forward across Maine, including the conversion of a former department store in Lewiston, plans for a new Lincoln’s Country Store in Warren and Hannaford’s takeover of a longtime grocery store in Presque Isle. Already a Subscriber? Log in. Get Instant Access to This...

Maine · 5h
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Brunswick, Maine, Has One Incredible Food Scene: Here are the Top Reviewed Joints

Brunswick is a Midcoast Maine foodie hotspot. Here are its most popular restaurants.

Brunswick, ME · 1d

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Diners Say These are the Best Restaurants in South Portland, Maine

South Portland’s food scene is thriving, and these restaurants rank among its best, according to diners.

South Portland, ME · 6h

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Portland, Maine, Restaurant Makes OpenTable's Top 100 List For 2026

Following years of having multiple entries, only one Portland, Maine, eatery makes OpenTable's list of best restaurants in America for 2026

Portland, ME · 3d

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Aldi Proposes New Location in Windham, Maine

Open job listings and a public forum point toward Aldi opening a new location in Windham, Maine

Windham, ME · 6h

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Friday Food Insider: Last call for three Maine restaurants

The restaurant, which opened in May 2024 on Portland’s East End, announced the closure on Instagram with a message thanking customers, employees, vendors and the Portland community for their support over the past two years. Already a Subscriber? Log in. Get Instant Access to This Article. Subscribe to Mainebiz...

Portland, ME · 3d

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We Ranked 6 Of Southern Maine’s Best Steakhouses And One Stood Above The Rest

One steakhouse on this list melts blue cheese garlic butter right over the top of its steaks. I read that once and could not stop thinking about it. Butter and blue cheese, together, on beef? Somebody deserves a medal. The surprises keep coming. One spot cooks over wood fire with an Argentinian spirit. Another turns its milkshakes into giant, shareable desserts made with artisan gelato.

Maine · 4d

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Portland, Maine's Italian Restaurants Are Seriously Delicious: Here Are 10 Favorites

Craving authentic Italian cuisine? These 10 Portland restaurants are winning over diners with their delicious dishes and rave reviews.

Portland, ME · 5d

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Downtown Market by Swell Opens in a Nearly 50-Year-Old Saco Location

A nearly 50-year-old sandwich spot on Main Street starts a new chapter.

Saco, ME · 6h

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Veterans Day parade set for Wednesday in Saco and Biddeford

The communities of Biddeford and Saco will honor those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces at the annual Veterans Day parade on Wednesday, Nov. 11. This year’s parade begins at 10 a.m. at Saco City Hall and will travel down Main streets in Saco and Biddeford and will turn left on to Alfred Street in Biddeford. The parade will end at Veterans Memorial Park at the corner of Alfred and Pool streets with a closing ceremony around 11 a.m.

Biddeford, ME · 2d

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Forget Boring Grocery Runs Because These Maine Markets Make Christmas Food Shopping Feel Special

One Maine grocery stop on this list built its name on sauerkraut. Yes, the humble fermented cabbage somehow became the headliner, and I love that more than I can explain. The rest of the lineup gets just as fun. One market runs a full-service butcher counter beside rows of local goods. Another bakes fresh desserts in the middle of a harbor town, and a co-op stocks bulk spices perfect for holiday cookies.

Maine · 2d

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Local Flavor: Saco pub gets glow-up, Buy a vet a beer in Biddeford

Townhouse Pub at 5 Storer St., Saco, has been around for decades, and is described on its website as “Saco’s original watering hole.”. The pub has announced on social media that it just had “a serious glow up,” and will be reopening on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Biddeford, ME · 3d

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6 Maine Bakeries Where You Can Skip The Thanksgiving Baking Without Sacrificing Dessert

One Maine pie stand runs on the honor system. You pick out a homemade fruit pie, drop your cash in a box, and head home with dessert handled. I love that kind of trust. Another spot on this list sits on a quiet coastal road and sells wild blueberry pies with buttery, flaky crusts. A third has been turning out old-school cakes and pastries long enough to earn a reputation as an enduring local favorite.

Maine · 3d

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This Short Maine Coastal Trail Has Giant Stone Stairs And Spectacular November Ocean Views

A strip of dark rock about 200 million years old drops toward the sea in steps big enough for a giant. That’s not a figure of speech. Molten material once filled cracks in older rock, hardened into basalt, and slowly wore into a stone staircase. I had no idea a trail this short could pack so much drama. The full walk is only about half a mile round trip.

Harpswell, ME · 22h

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Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Elizabeth Strout is a fine writer, and novels such as The Burgess Boys and My Name Is Lucy Barton are very good. Still, Olive Kitteridge, her 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of interrelated stories, has an immediacy and fierceness that one finds in only the very greatest books. Sequels nearly always disappoint, and it cannot be said that Olive, Again has quite the range and power of its predecessor. Nevertheless, the book does an excellent job of revivifying the ill-tempered, truth-telling Olive and her neighbors in and around fictional Crosby, Maine.

Lewiston, ME · 18h

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Ian Cheney's 'The Work in Progress' at the Lincoln Theater

What happens when strangers sit down together, open a box of handwritten questions, and begin talking about the state of America? Lincoln Theater is pleased to present a free screening of “The Work in Progress,” on Nov. 19, a new documentary film, from Midcoast filmmaker Ian Cheney, that aims to answer that question. The film invites audiences to consider not only where the country is headed, but how we might find our way forward together. This free screening also offers audiences an opportunity to hear directly from the filmmaker who will be providing a talkback following the film.

Damariscotta, ME · 1d

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10 Blue-Collar Maine Restaurants That Serve Huge Portions For Cheap

Fishermen pack one of these diners so often that it opens at 5 AM, seven days a week. That detail alone made me want to learn more about where Maine’s hardest workers actually eat. The list kept getting better. One spot sits at a truck stop right off I-95....

Maine · 12d