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V O L . X X V I N O. I I I F E B R UA R Y 1 0 , 2 0 2 0 6 Brunswick, the rail authority attributes the ridership surge to improved reliabil- ity and repeat customers. N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets was awarded $160,111 for its Workplace to Market Project from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmers' Market Promotion Program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Midcoast Maine Community Action Program in Bath $1.5 million in funding and Aroostook Micmac Council in Presque Isle $173,187 for their respective Head Start programs Stonewall acquires Village Candle Stonewall Kitchen LLC, a York-based specialty food producer, is continuing its acquisition streak, and this time it's with the addition of another Maine com- pany. Stonewall bought Village Candle, a maker of scented candles headquar- tered in Wells, for an undisclosed price. Stonewall has acquired several other brands in recent years. But the purchase of Village Candle is its first of another Maine company. e specialty food producer already markets a small assort- ment of candles, but the acquisition gives Stonewall a more expansive line that's distributed throughout the U.S. and in 32 other countries. "is allows B U S I N E S S M A I N E Business news from around the state S T A T E W I D E Gain access to unlimited articles & lists for download Access to print/digital editions, website content, email newsletters, downloadable business lists, and event discounts! MAINEBIZ.BIZ/PRINTSUB Become a premium member of Mainebiz today to receive unlimited access! Southern Maine ZIP codes dominate listings of most expensive homes B y W i l l i a m H a l l Although perhaps not a surprise, nine of the 10 ZIP codes for Maine's most expensive homes are in just two coun- ties: Cumberland and York. Topping the list, compiled this month by national real estate data provider Property Shark, is 04110, the ZIP code for Cumberland Foreside, where the median residential sale price during 2019 was $647,000. No. 2 was 03907, the ZIP for the York County town of Ogunquit, whose median price was $630,000. Falmouth, whose ZIP code is 04105 and part of which abuts Cumberland Foreside, was No. 3, at $512,000. Mount Desert, in Hancock County, was the only community outside of south- ern Maine with a ZIP code that made the top 10. It ranked No. 8, with a median home price of $460,000. As high as those prices were, none of them cracked the 52 most expensive ZIP codes in New England. Across the region, the ZIP code of 02199, in Boston's Back Bay, was the most expensive, with a median of $3,669,000. That price also ranked the area sixth-most expensive among all U.S. ZIP codes. Massachusetts claimed 40 of the most expensive ZIP codes in New England, while Fairfield County in Connecticut accounted for nine. A single ZIP code in Rhode Island was on the regional list, and New Hampshire ZIP codes in Rye Beach (03871, $1.9 million) and New Castle (03854, $1.2 million) also made the roster. The Rye Beach ZIP code ranked No. 2 in New England, after Back Bay. Like Maine, Vermont did not have any ZIP codes in the top 52. B R I E F Town (county) Zip Code Median Sale Price, 2019 1 Cumberland (Cumberland) 04110 $647,000 2 Ogunquit (York) 03907 $630,000 3 Falmouth (Cumberland) 04105 $512,000 4 Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland) 04107 $506,000 5 Cape Neddick (York) 03902 $482,000 6 Kittery Point (York) 03905 $473,000 7 Yarmouth (Cumberland) 04096 $470,000 8 Mount Desert (Hancock) 04660 $460,000 9 Harpswell (Cumberland) 04079 $453,000 10 York (York) 03909 $428,000 Statewide median sales price: $225,000 S O U R C E : Property Shark MAINE'S MOST EXPENSIVE ZIP CODES TO BUY A HOUSE Downeaster has record ridership e Amtrak Downeaster train saw a record number of riders in 2019, owing in part to more frequent service to Freeport and Brunswick, the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority announced. An all-time high of 574,404 passengers rode the Downeaster last year, a 7.8% jump over 2018. at also exceeds the previous record of 546,056 passengers set in 2017. In 2019, the Amtrak Downeaster experienced record ridership in nine out of 12 months, breaking an all-time monthly record in August of more than 60,000 passen- gers. Besides the addition of two week- day round trips serving Freeport and S O U T H E R N

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