Lincolnville

The Rockland-based nonprofit works with 120 island and coastal communities to strengthen economies, enhance education and share information and resources.

Glenmoor By the Sea, which opens to guests today, will host its first-ever pickleball invitational on Monday, on a recently resurfaced tennis court that's been revamped with additional lines and nets for pickleball play.

The deal was financed in part with a “rollover for business startups,” or ROBS, which provides penalty-free access to retirement income to buy a business and pay startup costs.

The 10,912-square-foot hotel with 21 large rooms, all with kitchenettes, lent itself to an extended-stay model in the midcoast.

The $850,000, nine-month project will restore the 93-year-old schooner that’s New Jersey’s official tall ship. The two-man firm hired three additional shipwrights and an apprentice.

The former saltwater farm became a bed-and-breakfast in 1992, underwent renovations under various owners, and now has a 60% guest return rate. The buyers, coming from corporate careers, used a “rollover for business startups” with bank and SBA loans.

The 2021 Cleantech Open Northeast cohort consists of 52 startups from across the region and from other countries. The field is the largest in the program's history.

The AJ Meerwald once worked the oyster fishery in southern New Jersey, and is now an educational attraction. A nine-month restoration is planned. “It’s the very definition of a working waterfront,” said Belfast’s mayor.

Colder weather is raising concerns for Maine’s wine, beer and spirits producers, who have had to operate their tasting rooms outdoors, even though restaurants are allowed to operate indoors with certain restrictions.

Citing restrictions on large gatherings, Cellardoor Winery said it will close its tasting room at Thompson's Point, which will host a reservation-only final tasting on Saturday. The winery will continue vineyard operations in Lincolnville.