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Cousins Maine Lobster Engages Top Franchisee to Drive Growth Across South Florida

Cousins Maine Lobster Engages Top Franchisee to Drive Growth Across South Florida

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Cousins Maine Lobster, the Shark Tank phenom known for serving up the world’s best, wild caught, Maine lobster rolls announced that veteran franchisees and brothers, Yunus and Thameem Shahul, have taken over ownership of the South Florida market, driving expansion across Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and the Florida Keys.

The Shahul brothers began franchising with Cousins Maine Lobster in 2018, and over the past 6 years, have launched 7 markets with a focus on developing best in class food truck teams that deliv ... Read more

In South Portland, English language learners flock to expand

Two years ago, South Portland Adult Education offered three English as a Second Language classes and instructed about 25 students. It now has 12 ESL classes with 475 adult learners enrolled.

Six levels of ESL are offered for immigrants a ... Read more

A long road: Weed goes on sale years after approval in Maine

Buyers are let in to purchase cannabis products at Theory Wellness on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in South Portland, Maine. Friday is the first day of legal marijuana sales for adult recreational use in the state. (AP Photo/David Sharp)

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A modern diner/burger joint is serving ‘fantastic’ food

Joe Fournier is tired of people taking him literally.

At his cult-favorite Munjoy Hill supermarket, A&C Grocery, the Maine native certainly sold provisions, as his shop’s name might indicate – mostly wine and local produce – but th ... Read more

South Portland author’s young adult romance tackles cultural differences

Lifelong Mainer Julie True Kingsley said she’s witnessed a lot of class and cultural divisions in her home state that aren’t always acknowledged. As a former teacher, she saw many challenges that young people in Maine face, often with few safety nets.

Her debut young adult novel, “The Space Between You and Me,” is “Romeo and Juliet in the blueberry fields of Maine,” she said, but it is also “a study in how kids come to the same table with very different realities,” she said.

Kingsley lives in South Port ... Read more

Credit Unions in Five States Appoint New CEOs

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Interlibrary loan services put on hold across Maine librarie

Librarians say they were notified Monday evening of the change in service, which took effect Tuesday morning.

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Major development potentially in the works near Bug Light in

A formal application has not yet been filed, but Yard South is already generating a lot of buzz

A potential major development project in South Portland is generating a lot of discussion already, even though a project application has not ... Read more