Downtown shop reopens August 14, 2018 by Staff on Business, News ELLSWORTH — (KoT) Contemporary Functional Craft has relocated to 6 State St. in downtown Ellsworth and is open for business from Tuesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. On July 17, (KoT) owner Cara Romano opened the doors of a new brick and mortar store in downtown Ellsworth. With husband and local builder David LaValle, …
Washington Street development approved August 13, 2018 by Kate Cough on Business, News ELLSWORTH — A 24-unit development on Washington Street was unanimously approved by Planning Board members on Aug. 8, meeting little of the resistance that had plagued the project early in the process. In an interview following the meeting, developer Jonathan Bates said he would likely break ground on Washington LUXE at the beginning of September, …
Hannaford to undergo $3.9 million in renovations August 13, 2018 by Kate Cough on Business, News ELLSWORTH — Hannaford Supermarket is about to get a $3.9-million makeover, according to plans filed with the Code Enforcement Office. A representative from Hannaford declined to comment on the renovations, saying in an email that “Hannaford has not announced a plan to undertake a remodel of the Ellsworth store.” But plans filed with the Code …
Harmon Tire files for Chapter 11 August 8, 2018 by Kate Cough on Business, News ELLSWORTH — Harmon Tire Inc. at 220 High St. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Aug. 1. Also, company owner Milton Albert Harmon Jr. filed for personal bankruptcy. The company has been in business for 72 years, operating a tire center and service bays and, more recently, a car wash. Harmon Tire Inc. lists in its …
Co-working space opens in Ellsworth August 3, 2018 by Kate Cough on Business, News ELLSWORTH — Do you need someone to look over that email before you send it, or edit that line of code? Or do you simply want a desk that isn’t covered in dog hair and disconcertingly close to the laundry pile? Co-working spaces are here for you, says Nicole Ouellette, owner of Anchorspace, which recently …
Grocery prices holding steady July 30, 2018 by Jennifer Osborn on Business, News ELLSWORTH — Prices for most grocery staples have stayed flat or unchanged since last quarter. That’s the main finding of The American’s latest Market Basket report. Every quarter, the newspaper records the price of grocery staples at the Ellsworth Hannaford, Shaw’s Supermarket and Walmart and averages the prices together. The prices for Cheerios, milk and …
Apothecary up and running on Ellsworth’s Main Street July 28, 2018 by Kate Cough on Business, News ELLSWORTH — Running an apothecary isn’t what Jennifer May thought she would be doing with her life. “I didn’t know anything about holistic healing,” says May. “I ate cheese out of a can,” she adds, sunk into a soft chair in her shop, Sage Moon Apothecary, on Main Street on a sunny afternoon surrounded by …
Maine beer headed to UK festival July 27, 2018 by Jennifer Osborn on Business, Food, News ELLSWORTH — Brewers from Airline Brewing Co. and Fogtown Brewing spent Thursday morning loading kegs of beer that will be headed to Leeds, England, for the 7th annual Leeds International Beer Festival in September. Airline and Fogtown were two of nearly 70 Maine breweries to help fill the “Maine Beer Box,” which is a corrugated …
Seaweed aquaculture blooms in Gouldsboro July 26, 2018 by Maxwell Hauptman on Business, News, Waterfront GOULDSBORO — Sarah Redmond is holding up a slimy, greenish-gray piece of seaweed. “This is nori,” says Redmond. “This is what’s used in sushi, so it’s one of the more valuable types.” Redmond, along with her business partner Trey Angera, runs Springtide Seaweed, the country’s largest organic seaweed farm, which is opening a new aquaculture …
Maine Seacoast Mission announces promotion July 20, 2018 by Staff on Business, News CHERRYFIELD — The Maine Seacoast Mission has announced the promotion of Scott Shaw to the position of facilities and housing rehabilitation manager for the Mission’s Downeast campus in Cherryfield. The promotion was effective July 1. For the past 15 years, based in Cherryfield, Shaw served as Downeast campus caretaker and Housing Rehabilitation Program coordinator. The …
