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From I don’t to I do: Those in the wedding industry cautiously optimistic for better 2021 season
Greenfield-based photographer Matthew Cavanaugh said he was “straight up unemployed” during the initial months of the pandemic. “That’s normally a slower time anyway . , but not a week went by without someone canceling those first weeks.” CONTRIBUTED/MATTHEW CAVANAUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
In a normal year, Peterson Productions owner Matt Peterson said he will work anywhere from 50 to 100 weddings between May and October. “Last year, we lost everything we had no weddings whatsoever. 2020 was a total bust,” Peterson said. CONTRIBUTED/MATT PETERSON
“People still wanted to get married, and we were able to at least provide them the space for the ceremony,” Mountain Rose Inn owner Kasey Richards said, reflecting on the 2020 wedding season at her Greenfield venue. “We have this wonderful view, so they were still able to get some great photographs.” CONTRIBU
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We just saw the Feb. 25 presentation of âDrinking Habitsâ by the Fenton Village Players. In a word âFABULOUS.â Well done and humorous. Do not miss this play.
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Thank you to my neighbor on W. Shiawassee who clears my front sidewalk on bad snow days. Bless you for your kindness.
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WIND TURBINES, LIKE solar panels, create energy under ideal conditions. The surplus energy can then be stored and used at a later time.
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I HOPE ALL you Democrats are happy with all the executive orders Biden is signing to destroy America. Oh wait, the media mob is not telling you about all of that because they are focusing on how in love Biden and his wife are. Thatâs called propaganda by omission.
KITTERY, Maine - Local medical marijuana providers are speaking loud and clear - a potential Kittery retail marijuana ordinance could burn their business prospects should it be adopted.
“The existing medical marijuana home businesses are locally-owned, locally-funded and locally staffed,” said Clay Wyman, a self-described caregiver at Southern Maine Apothecary at 114 State Road. “In contrast, the recreational marijuana market is dominated by large national and multinational companies that distribute their profits to Wall Street and/or out-of-state investors.”
The second installment of a cannabis-centric public hearing before Kittery’s Planning Board took place Thursday night, this time bringing out a heavier swing by the ordinance’s opponents than its proponents and retail hopefuls.
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‘Thank God for those fire departments’: Some, but not all, costly wood kilns destroyed in Harmony fire
The kilns were part of Thomas Firewood, a Ripley-based business owned by Derek Thomas. Thomas father, Doug Thomas, a former state senator and representative, owned the company until selling it to his son a year ago.
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Doug Thomas of Thomas Firewood crosses Ripley Road on Thursday in front of logs that are stored near where a fire destroyed two of the company s kilns in Harmony. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
HARMONY Fire destroyed a building early Wednesday containing two kilns used to dry firewood on Ripley Road in Harmony, drawing firefighters from four departments who managed to save a third kiln that was about 4 feet from the others.
KITTERY, Maine The image of how five marijuana shops would look in town became less hazy Thursday night.
“The modern and upscale feel of my retail store will blend seamlessly with other businesses such as Beach Pea, Terra Cotta, Carl’s (Meat Market) and the Golden Harvest as well as the other retail stores and restaurants already established in the neighborhood,” according to Julie Cutting-Kelley of Green Blossoms LLC.
Several business hopefuls began advocating for retail cannabis in town zoning districts during a town Planning Board public hearing, during which owners of non-marijuana businesses argued the impact on them was not being considered.