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Friday, May 21, 2021
Volume 17 • Issue No. 21
Congdon’s After Dark Dedicates Opening to First Responders WELLS Congdon’s After Dark will give free doughnuts to all first responders and medical personnel during Memorial Day weekend as the popular food truck park kicks off its fifth season of operation. The park, located on Route One in Wells outside Congdon’s Doughnuts Family Restaurant & Bakery, will open on Thursday, May 27 at 4 p.m., hosting up to 10 food trucks in the evenings from late-May until early-October. Every guest who identifies
themselves as a first responder or medical professional at Congdon’s Sugar Shack food truck will receive a free doughnut. Congdon’s owner Gary Leech said this is a way to say thank you to the frontline workers who have helped lead the country out of the pandemic. “When you think of the bravery and selflessness of these people, it’s just inspiring,” said Leech. “There are so many other groups who did so much, but we thought it was important to start with the people who kept us safe
during all of this craziness.” The park’s 2020 opening was delayed because of the pandemic, but reopened in mid-June with a new layout and social distancing measures in place. Many of the same measures will remain in 2021 to ensure guests feel comfortable. One change, based on new guidance from the CDC and state of Maine, guests will now be allowed to enjoy the park without wearing masks if they choose. See CONGDONS page 20...
Governor Lifts Restrictions, Offers Vaccine Incentives STATEWIDE The State of Maine has launched an outdoor-centered incentive program aimed at encouraging Maine people to get vaccinated against COVID19 before the summer season begins. The public-private initiative, called “Your Shot to Get Outdoors,” is led by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and brings together the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, L.L.Bean, the Portland
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YORK COUNTY The pandemic has made for a difficult year for farmers’ markets, farmers, and producers. The amazing local market managers and organizations holding summer markets have worked very hard to make this season both safe and as close to normal as they can get. Be sure to follow local rules and guidelines including town mask mandates and CDC guidelines when attending your local farmers’ markets. To find a farmers’ market near you, see the schedule below or go to www.seacoasteatlocal. org/calendar/. (Photo of York Farmers’ Market on Facebook)
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at indoor public settings where people are eating or drinking and therefore would be removing their face covering – such as indoor restaurants, bars, dining areas in camps or in congregate living facilities, and break rooms. Consistent with the U.S. CDC’s guidelines, it is recommended that people in Maine who are not fully vaccinated wear face coverings in indoor public settings. The U.S. CDC requires people to wear masks on all planes, buses, trains, and
other forms of public transportation. See VACCINE page 14...
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Following a review by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Governor Janet Mills announced recently that the State of Maine will adopt the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (U.S. CDC) new guidance which allows fully vaccinated Americans not to wear face coverings indoors, effective May 24. Maine will also lift the physical distancing requirement
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North Berwick Tri-Town Farmers’ Market
Thursdays 3-6 p.m. June 3 - September 30, 21 Main Street. FMI: www.tritownfarmersmarkets.com.
Wells Tri-Town Farmers’ Market
Wednesdays 1:30-5 p.m. June 16 - September 1, 1434 Post Road. FMI: www.tritownfarmersmarkets. com.
Kittery Community Market
Sundays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Shapleigh Road, Kittery. FMI: www. kitterycommunitymarket.com.
York Farmers’ Market Kennebunk Farmers’ Market
Saturdays 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. May 1 - November 20, Garden Street Municipal Lot, 3 Wells Court. FMI: www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org.
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South Berwick Tri-Town Farmers’ Market
Mondays 3-6 p.m. June 7 - September 27, 71 Norton Street. FMI: www.tritownfarmersmarkets.com.
Saturdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. May 29 - October 9 in the lot behind the York Region Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center on Route 1, York. FMI: www.gatewayfarmersmarket.com.
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