Camden working on zoning changes to keep fast-food chains out of the downtown

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Published
January 15, 2019

Camden working on zoning changes to keep fast-food chains out of the downtown

A proposal would limit franchises to one small commercial district, away from the small, locally owned businesses that give the downtown its character.
Published
November 26, 2018

School district’s snow-day alternative draws interest

Lewiston and Auburn officials want to see how well Camden-Rockport's remote school day plan works.
Published
November 11, 2018

Notes from the field: Maine companies finalists for Good Food awards

A roundup of farm-to-table and sustainability news.
Published
November 7, 2018

Four Maine food-and-drink companies are finalists in the 9th annual Good Food Awards

The awards recognize entrepreneurs who follow sustainable practices in making their ciders, chocolates and spirits.
Published
August 11, 2018

Central Maine business briefs

Evergreen Behavioral Services, MaineGeneral Medical Center birth facility win professional awards.
Published
August 8, 2018

Maine woman sentenced to 11 years for fatal stabbing

Victoria Scott was convicted of stabbing Edwin Littlefield, who was found in a Waldo driveway, 11 times.
Published
June 6, 2018

Judge ‘just stares at you and chews,’ and other inside scoops from a former Mainer on ‘MasterChef’

Contestant Mark Ingraham, who spent his childhood in Rockport, dishes with us.
Published
May 18, 2018

LePage says he will require surgery after being hit by a car in November

The governor said he had kept the incident quiet, but revealed it at trade conference Friday morning.
Published
May 9, 2018

Man gets 9 months for choking, beating woman in Rockport

Kelcey Hart was being released Wednesday, however, because he had already been jailed for nine months before reaching the plea deal.
Published
April 19, 2018

Rockport town office computers hit with ransomware virus

Technicians rebuild the town office's servers and restore data after it is encrypted.