ELLSWORTH — Some businesses in Hancock County and other coastal counties, including retail stores with more than 50,000 square feet of shopping space, restaurants, outdoor bars or tasting rooms and lodging establishments, will be required to enforce the Governor’s face covering requirement or face possible licensing violations. Governor Janet Mills on Wednesday issued an executive …
ELLSWORTH – Neither business nor the traditional public fireworks displays were booming this Fourth of July. While traffic to the area did pick up and plenty of out-of-state plates were spotted, the holiday weekend was subdued compared to years past, says Gretchen Wilson, executive director of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce. Locals were “kind …
CASTINE — Susan Parish Adam and Josh Adam of Adam Gallery, along with their sister-in-law, Julia Parish of Julia Parish Jewelry, have joined forces and announce the grand opening of their new “side-by-side” gallery at 7 Main St. in downtown Castine. For the past 17 years, Susan and Josh Adam have successfully owned and operated …
ELLSWORTH — In his brief time as a business owner, Rob Sibley has already had a wild ride. It’s been just over five months since Sibley, owner of Disconnected Tattoo and Art Co., first opened his business on Ellsworth’s Main Street. Since then, he’s relocated and been forced to cease operations as a result of …
ELLSWORTH — State officials backed away from some scheduled reopening plans this week as they watched coronavirus cases rise in a number of states. Governor Janet Mills announced Monday that the state is postponing the reopening of indoor service at bars, which had been scheduled to start July 1, because of concerns about the higher …
STONINGTON — Greenhead Lobster has announced the opening of its new retail lobster shop on the wharf at its 38 Ocean St. headquarters in Stonington. The shop will hold its official grand opening Monday, June 29, welcoming customers to stop by and hand-select sustainably wild-caught live lobster from the shop’s tanks. Orders will also be …
ELLSWORTH — Husband and wife team Scott Mayer and Susan Nordman are no strangers to opening a business. They’ve owned stores in New Jersey and Bar Harbor before opening in Ellsworth. But opening a business during a pandemic is a different story. “How do you keep your customers safe, how do you keep yourself and …
BLUE HILL — A local restaurateur with businesses from Bar Harbor to Biddeford has started a meat subscription service, Blaze Meat Company, to shore up revenue lost due to COVID-19. “The amount of revenue that we’ve lost is just massive,” said Matt Haskell, who owns the Blaze restaurants. “No one can tell us when it’s …
SURRY — The Surry Planning Board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, to deliberate on the Surry Road luxury campground proposed by Under Canvas. The last time the board took up the “glampground,” which would be created on Patten Bay, was March 11. That meeting was adjourned due to …
BAR HARBOR — The details differ, but both the state and a local task force have drafted plans to use increased testing for the new coronavirus as a way to move toward easing restrictions on travel, business and other activities. The local plan, developed by the Downeast COVID-19 task force, includes funding for symptomatic testing …
BUCKSPORT — Citing financial issues, the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is closing effective Saturday, May 30, according to a press release issued Friday. “The chamber is unable to fiscally survive on memberships alone and the current pandemic of COVID-19 has limited our ability to hold fundraising events,” the release stated. “All employees have …
ELLSWORTH — The town of Brunswick has selected award-winning Atlantic Landscape Construction of Ellsworth to be the general contractor for the town’s new Veterans Plaza. Construction will commence after a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Aug. 17, and is expected to be complete by Oct. 31. Specialty concrete work will be carried out by Day’s Concrete …
