With the new food sovereignty law in place, Kathy Shaw of 4 Season Farm Market in Auburn can raise, make and sell certain food items direct to the customer without the item being inspected by a state inspector. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — At 4 Season Farm Market, dried apple cider rings are coming back, […]
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Auburn’s Krispy Kreme now eyes 2018 opening
AUBURN — It’s no trick: Krispy Kreme won’t open ’til 2018. The popular doughnut chain originally announced as coming to Center Street in December 2016, has pushed back its opening date again, this time due to design delays, according to developer and franchisee Cort Mendez. It’ll anchor a new $3 million plaza at 410 Center […]
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Lewiston-Auburn OK'd more than $40M in construction in August
The Urban Garden Center is open in a new location on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. This week The Buzz is nailing up Sheetrock and doing good. After an extensive remodel of the former Cumberland Farms at 790 Sabattus St. in Lewiston, Urban Garden Center is now calling it home. In mid-August, it moved from just […]
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WANTED: Help. With low unemployment, Maine companies struggle to find workers.
Last September, the state asked 3,400 business owners to identify their most difficult jobs to fill. Turned out, it was most of them. Employers couldn’t find people for at least three out of four open positions, across the board. “We found, really, an awful lot of different occupations and different industries were reporting difficulty,” said […]
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Great Falls Delivery Cafe focuses on delivering lunch to Lewiston-Auburn
LEWISTON — When Jessica Fortin left a stressful corporate job in insurance a year ago, her boyfriend asked, what did she really want to do? She told him, “‘I want to feed people.’ He’s like, well, let’s do it.’” Fortin’s Great Falls Delivery Cafe launched in February, serving one meal a day, delivered to your […]
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Working: Second generation ice cream entrepreneur
LISBON — Growing up, Tyler Angell pitched in at his parents’ ice cream shops on Main and Sabattus streets. Then he headed off to Maine Maritime Academy after graduating from Leavitt Area High School. “I had a few good jobs after college,” said Angell, 29. “I worked down in Boston for a while, worked at […]
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Bakery plans bittersweet opening in Bates Mill No. 2
LEWISTON — After years of dreaming and four months of prep, 21-year-old Emily Fournier is opening a bakery and lunch spot at the former DaVinci’s Eatery in Bates Mill No. 2 next week. E. Claire and Pastries, a play off her first and middle name, will have salmon and meat pies, quiche, cakes by the slice, […]
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Face Time: Scott DeSimon, native Maine food connoisseur, future lobster roll judge
Scott DeSimon is a writer and editor who grew up in Cumberland Center with an appreciation for cooking and eating. An editor at Bon Appetit magazine for five years, until 2016, he’ll return to Maine from New York next month to be a judge in the World’s Best Lobster Roll competition at the new Down […]
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The Buzz: More beer, more burgers and a mystery answered
This week, pull up a chair if you can find one, have a seat and let’s let the news (and non-news) fly. First up: Bear Bones Brewery’s plans to grow — in Lewiston and into Bridgton. Bear Bones’ Adam Tuuri and Eben Dingman plan to expand to take up the entire first floor at 46 […]