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Self Checkout Lanes Are Likely Doomed at Walmart in Scarborough, Maine
What seemed like a great idea just a few short years ago is feeling like one giant disaster at Walmart in Scarborough, Maine. If you haven't visited the Walmart in Scarborough recently, you've avoided what has become a major pain point and nuisance for those customers that regularly shop at that location. Walmart is known for "rolling back" prices but what they seem to be doing is rolling back the usage of self-checkout lanes.
Portland, Maine, Restaurant to Open New Location at Rock Row in Westbrook
If you haven't made a recent visit to the Rock Row development in Westbrook, you've missed a lot going. Behind Market Basket and adjacent to Cowbell, the outdoor gathering space known as Quarryside has hosted food trucks, live music, and more all summer long. But if you venture even further...
OUI’s near Naples establishment drop to zero
NAPLES — After years of grief arising from the number of Operating Under the Influence (OUI) arrests that occurred near a Naples eating establishment, that number dropped to zero. Last week, Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern got local approval for its liquor license renewal. When the matter came before...
Where is This Burger Joint in Maine With Reasonable Prices?
Four-dollar hamburgers are still a thing, but you gotta know where to look. If you are on Gray Road in Falmouth then you have seen Harmon's Lunch. It's the definition of a hole in the wall. COVID changed how Harmon's does lunch. 10 years ago, you could sit at one of the 4-5 tables and grab a burger. It was made one way, and one way only. With mustard, relish, and fried onions. When you could sit inside, there was a sign over the grill that read,
Fetch ME a Home: Kitten frenzy at Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland
WESTBROOK, Maine — The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland is hoping for some help after receiving a surrender of 22 kittens and five mother cats on Wednesday. The animals were surrendered by someone in Maine who quickly became overwhelmed with a few separate litters. ARLGP hopes to clear the shelters to make more room for these new kittens as they wait for vet appointments before they can be adopted.
Fall approaches: Sweetser's Apple Barrel and Orchards opens with festive offerings
It's a sign that fall is around the corner, apple orchards are starting to open for the season. One of them,Sweetser's Apple Barrel and Orchards in Cumberland, offers dozens of apple varieties, apple cider donuts, desserts, pumpkins and more. Greg Sweetser, the owner of the orchard, says the orchard has...
Defunct Barn Turns Tasteful Home
Not too long ago, this 1420-sq.-ft. home was a “cobbled together, uninsulated felt paper shack with vinyl siding and trim,” according to Reggie Lebel of Emerald Builders. Today, it is a laudable example of preservation and adaptive reuse. The homeowner, Stephen Peck, commissioned Briburn Architects to redesign an underutilized outbuilding, c. 1950s, that had been used over the decades for various purposes including as a horse barn, farming equipment shed, boat repair shop, and, most recently, general workshop.
WHS graduate supplies Team USA with belts for Olympics
A small town like Windham and a small and rural state like Maine do not get recognized very often on a national level. However, when Windham High School graduate Michael Lyons and his manufacturing company, Rogue Industries, were asked by designer Ralph Lauren to produce 3,000 leather belts for Team USA for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Maine was put on the map.
Casco signs ACO pact, highlights changes
CASCO — When a citizen calls dispatch about an animal control problem, they are often discouraged that the response isn’t more immediate. Why didn’t an officer come out to help the deer hooked up on a fence?. Why didn’t somebody show up to look into the barking...
No swimming: E. Coli closes popular Maine beach through Labor Day weekend
BUXTON, Maine — A popular swimming spot in southern Maine is closed for the long holiday weekend. Buxton officials announced Friday afternoon that Pleasant Point Park along the Saco River is closed to swimming due to high levels of E. coli. Testing by the Saco River Corridor Commission found...
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