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Friday, July 14, 2017
Volume 13 • Issue No. 28
Linda Bean Opens Ogunquit Beach Lobster House in Former Blue Water Inn By Nancye Tuttle, Staff Reporter OGUNQUIT It was an offer Linda Bean couldn’t refuse when local realtor Don Wunder called her several months ago. He told Bean that the beloved Blue Water Inn by Ogunquit Beach was for sale, then suggested she buy it and open a new restaurant here. Bean, a Perkins Cove resident, successful businesswoman and a granddaughter of LL Bean, the outdoor clothing and camping magnate, had recently retired. But she took one look at the gorgeous space overlooking the Ogunquit River and beach, and she said “yes.� Bean’s Ogunquit Beach Lobster House opens this week and includes a takeout window, with part of the dining room offering menu items. It will be in full operation over the next few weeks, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily in the two-story, 199-seat space. “I retired last year and
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Linda Bean and restaurant consultant Joe Faria on the deck of the Ogunquit Beach Lobster House, the former Blue Water Inn on Ogunquit Beach.
turned over the lobster business I started in 2007 to my employees,� Bean said recently, stand-
ing on the wrap-around deck that surrounds the enclosed, upstairs dining room and overlooks
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Cider Hill Road Bridge in York Closed for Repairs YORK Beginning on Monday, July 10, the Cider Hill Road Bridge in York that carries traffic over the Maine Turnpike was closed for repairs. The closure is expected to last for approximately 28 days. The work consists of concrete deck rehabilitation, repairs to the deck expansion joints and permanent snow fence installation. The signed detour route during bridge rehabilitation will redirect traffic to Scotland
Bridge Road, to Beech Ridge Road and to U.S. Route 1. The detour as signed is approximately 5.7 miles. The Cider Hill Bridge carries approximately 5,650 vehicles per day over the mainline of the Maine Turnpike. Message boards will be in place to inform approaching travelers of the closure. The Maine Turnpike Authority appreciates motorists’ patience and understanding during this construction. Cider Hill Road Bridge is
one of four bridges included in the $984,032.05 project, awarded to Wyman & Simpson, Inc. of Richmond. The project consists
Law Allows 14 and 15-Year -Olds to be Hired in Occupations Immediately STATEWIDE The Department of Labor’s bill to modernize the regulations governing youth employment, LD 1564, which was amended by the Senate to include an emergency preamble, is now law and effective immediately. Teens can work in movie theaters, bowling alleys, permanent amusement parks and in certain places in bakeries and hotels. “There is no better preparation for the responsibilities of adulthood than working when
you are a teenager,� stated Governor LePage. “My administration has placed a high priority on opening up more opportunities for young people to work, and on our fourth attempt in five years at passing these much needed reforms, the Legislature responded. There is more we can do, so we must continue to help young people gain the experience, skills, and knowledge about their own career interests that can only come from holding a job.�
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the water. “Don contacted me and told me that Blue Water’s owner Roger LaPierre wanted to sell it since his wife Lee had passed away. Don knew I was in the restaurant business and wanted to know if I was interested. I said ‘Don, I’m retired.’ He said, ‘Linda, look at it. It’s awesome.’ And that was it.� The LaPierres had owned the popular spot for years and were rebuilding it after a devastating fire two years ago destroyed their eatery. Ninety percent of renovations were complete when Bean
purchased it. She immediately brought on her team, headed by restaurant consultant Joe Faria of Cape Elizabeth, to finish the space, furnish it and staff it for its July opening. Running restaurants is nothing new to Bean, who divides her time between Ogunquit and another home up the coast in Port Clyde, where she operates a gallery devoted to Wyeth family art and other Maine-oriented businesses. Bean has owned several restaurants in Maine and Florida. Her current eateries include a flagship space across the street from LL Bean’s Freeport headquarters and Linda Bean’s Lobster CafÊ at the Portland International Jetport, plus lobster roll
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LD 1564, sponsored by Senator Brian Langley of Hancock County, encourages minors to develop work skills earlier by removing some of the barriers to employment that existed in statute and brings certain provisions into compliance with federal law to ensure that young people are protected from hazardous conditions. It amends laws relating to minors 14 and 15 years of age to allow them to work in bowlSee TEENS page 1...
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of bridge and culvert repairs in various locations which also include Ogunquit, Saco and Scarborough.
ing alleys, movie theaters and permanent amusement parks, and to clarify their employment in bakeries, hotels and rooming houses — opening more occupations and broadening the things they can do. “Employers in these industries can immediately begin making job offers to 14 and 15 year olds for the newly expanded occupations,� advised Commissioner of Labor John Butera. “Maine’s employers need these workers to help in this tight labor market, and we’ve seen a surge in permits this year. Our team is working hard to turn around approved permits as soon as pos-
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