C &A 2nd Hand Store open in Mill Mall
The local new-to-you shopping choices expanded recently with the opening of C & A 2nd Hand Store in March.
Business
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New restaurant and cocktail bar opens in Winter Harbor
The Gallery Restaurant and Cocktail Bar has taken up shop at 355 Main St. in Winter Harbor, serving guests fun food and craft cocktails since its opening in June.
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Better blueberry harvest predicted
With this season’s harvest comes a more optimistic outlook compared to the difficult season that plagued last year, which was caused in part by drought conditions the state has experienced for the last five years.
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Union River Art & Frame is under new ownership
New owners Holly and Daniel Green bought the business after Holly walked in and asked former owner Tammie Anderson if she was interested in selling. The answer was yes.
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Business/professional briefs
Commercial lender Tim Tunney has joined Franklin Savings Bank. “Tim has a wealth of knowledge, experience, and connection to the greater Ellsworth community and we’re confident that having him on board will enable us to start writing an exciting new chapter in the growth of our commercial business in eastern Maine,” said Derek Hayes, senior …
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Basketball training facility planned; CrossFit expanding
The 9,000-square-foot facility will contain one regulation full-size court with four extra side baskets and a 2,300-square-foot strength and training agility center.
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Early hiccups in press upgrade resolved
“The good news is the upgrade is done and we will continue to work hard each week to get the newspaper in the hands of our readers.”
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Workspace business opens in Blue Hill
“We want to create a hub for entrepreneurs who want to build their businesses.”
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Witham Family Hotels sells Ramada Inn and two Bar Harbor properties
“Obviously, many factors impacted the decision, but one goal for Witham Family Hotels was to be able to focus our energies on our independent properties in Bar Harbor while enhancing our presence in Ellsworth by taking on some exciting capital improvement projects.”
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Two Downeast realty offices merge
“With the Maine market at a 40-year high and interest in Mount Desert Island stronger than ever, the timing of this move could not be better,” said Steve Shelton, principal of Acadia Realty Group.
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Flexit Café will move down Main Street later this year
The downtown home of Flexit Café and Bakery will shift when the coffee house and café now found in the Maine Grind Building moves a few doors down later this year.
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A busy, drizzly Fourth of July; traffic up 38 percent
According to data from the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), the counting station at the Thompson Island Bridge in Trenton saw a raw count of 158,642 vehicles from June 29 to July 5.
