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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

Track & field: Concord’s Reynolds wins New England title,

DURHAM – Nick Reynolds’ rookie season has an extremely impressive resume. State champion. State record holder. Now, he can add New England champion to that list.

Reynolds, a Concord High School senior, threw the javelin 193 feet, 5 i ... Read more

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

Maine hazmat teams simulate mass decontamination in training

Sounds of laughter, fake coughs and the crunching of hazmat suits filled a parking lot at Southern Maine Community College on Thursday while volunteers participated in a full-scale disaster training exercise.

Community members sprawled o ... Read more

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South Portland dialysis driver donates a kidney to help a st

Christine DeCosta was moved to action after hearing "heartbreaking" stories from patients she drove to treatment six days each week.

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South Portland author’s young adult romance tackles cultur

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 ... 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