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A multi-genre Maine artist who discovered new creative possibilities with neon sculpture in recent years is going all in on the medium with the establishment of a dedicated studio in Portland. Charlie Hewitt bought 67 Brentwood St., in Portland’s Deering Center neighborhood, from Gail Diamon for $425,000.  Loren Ayer of Harborview Properties and Kate Carey of Vitalius Real Estate Group brokered the deal, which closed July 1. The property comprises a one-story, 6,240-square-foot retail building dating to 1930. The building has an attached greenhouse and there’s also a separate three-bedro...

Developers want to transform Lewiston mill into new housing Share Updated: 5:24 PM EDT Jun 4, 2021 Share Updated: 5:24 PM EDT Jun 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript JOINS US THERE LIVE - ALICE, WHAT COULD THIS PROJECT LOOK LIKE? GOOD AFTERNOON - THIS 72-UNIT HOUSING PROJECT IS CALLED PICKER HOUSE LOFTS, AND IT WOULD INHABIT áPART OF THELD O CONTINENTAL MILL. THE PROJECT ACCOMPLISHES TWO OF THE CITY'S GOALS - ADDING MORE MIXED- INCOME HOUSING, AND REVITALIZING THE ANDROSCOGGIN RIVERFRO. NT THE DEVELOPER BEHIND T HE PROJECT - THE SZANTON COMPANY - HAS DEVE...

A 72-unit, mixed-income housing development is proposed for a 79,000-square-foot building that’s part of the larger 560,000-square-foot Continental Mill complex. The TIF would help the developer cover a $1 million funding gap in the $16.8 million proposal.

Read Article 100 Years Ago: 1921 Lisbon Falls and Durham yesterday adopted daylight saving and the Pejepscot paper company has decided to put all of the mills, Topsham,  Pejepscot and Lisbon, on the new time. Saturday the town of Brunswick will hold a special town meeting to consider adopting daylight all the time. The banks, stores and all departments catering to the public are already on daylight time changing when Portland put it into effect. The town clock is still running on standard time. 50 Years Ago: 1971 A maintenance worker, Mike Martin has been fixing things at the Bates Mill for...

Let’s start with the axes. First up: Splittin’ Wood Axe Throwing is coming to the Lewiston Mall. Christopher and Julie Nichols are opening in the former Olympia Sports space later this summer, offering six lanes of targets, plus pizza. The city council also approved a liquor license last month. The couple has set a two-beer maximum while throwing. “It seems like (the mall) is coming back,” said Christopher Nichols on Thursday. “Driving for FedEx, I’ve seen all the vacant areas and … this is the one spot that I saw that had the measurements that I need.” Single lanes are sized ...