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V O L . X X I I N O. X X S E P T E M B E R 5 , 2 0 1 6 10 B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S N E W S F RO M A RO U N D T H E S TAT E will close after three decades, it announced on its website. Waterman's Beach Lobster will serve its last head- line-grabbing lobster roll on Sept. 4. It won the Beard award in 2001 and a Boston Globe writer said in 2012 the "lobster in the rough" restaurant still lived up to its reputation. Travel + Leisure named it to its "10 Best Lobster Shacks in Maine" list," say- ing, "Between a meadow and a rocky beach sits Waterman's humble shack, with two dozen picnic tables scattered around a lawn and a tented deck. e day's haul is steamed over salt water, which gives the meat a briny tang while keeping it fi rm." Proposed Dollar General hits another snag e rocky road of a proposed Dollar General store in omaston could end as town selectmen look to enact new zoning laws that would likely stop the development of the discount chain store on Main Street, which is also Route 1. e proposed zoning restrictions, according to the Bangor Daily News, would limit the size of any retail location at the former state prison lot to 2,500 square feet. Dollar General had its eyes set on build- ing a 9,100-square-foot store at the lot known as the omaston Green. Town offi cials would like to hold a special town meeting to enact size restrictions before the November general election, but have yet to set a specifi c date. is is the second development proposal this year for the construction of a Dollar General store on the omaston Green. In February, the town's planning board passed on an initial proposal when the design of the store failed to meet commercial aesthetic standards known as the omaston Green design guidelines. Thistle Inn's restaurant and pub closes indefi nitely e restaurant and pub at the Boothbay Harbor-based istle Inn has closed its doors. "It just wasn't fi nancially feasible anymore," Max Ross, who bought the six-room inn in 2006, told the Boothbay Register. "In the last year-and-a-half I've seen a steady decline in revenue." Ross added that it's likely that the restaurant could open at some point with another operator, which would allow him to focus on lodging, according to the Register. He said a couple of interested parties have stepped forward but nothing has been fi nalized. "The funding we received with FAME's help allowed us to complete our commercial kitchen and purchase much needed equipment. With the new facility we had our biggest sales year yet, opened a new storefront and increased the number of employees. " Steve Shaffer Co-Owner Black Dinah Chocolatiers Helping Maine Businesses Succeed Since 1983 1-800-228-3734 • FAMEmaine.com Since 1978, we've been providing 'em. Seven Locations in Maine / 207.989.4824 / ces-maine.com / Engineers w Environmental Scientists w Surveyors Sensible Solutions Since 1978, we've been providing 'em. Solutions

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