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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WILMINGTON — After two years of being closed, the Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain is back in action and in the hands of the members. “After the machine being idle for a couple of years, it’s a first in a lot of ways,” General Manager Bill Benneyan said, referring to the club being a member owned and operated business, members registering when they arrive for COVID-19 contact tracing if needed, having food ordered by mobile devices, and following state guidelines related to the pandemic. “The whole machine has w...

The Maine Community Foundation has awarded $95,000 in grants to 11 recipients in Hancock and Washington counties through its Downeast Innovation Fund, the foundation said. Launched in 2018, the fund supports nonprofits that provide programs to improve or increase entrepreneurship and innovation in business and the local economies in Hancock and Washington counties. Recipients in the latest funding round include the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center Inc. in Walpole, which will receive $10,000 to study the feasibility of farming sea scallops in the two Downeast counties. New Ventures Maine ...