Arundel

After a year in Auburn, the Portland-based maker and seller of Maine potato donuts announced that it plans to close its Minot Avenue location.

Two weeks after suing Mountain Tops Inc., preppy apparel giant Vineyard Vines abruptly ended the legal action. The suit against a co-defendant continues, and is the latest in a series of similar trademark suits.

Vineyard Vines, a Connecticut-based chain of preppy clothing stores, is suing a York County retailer over trademark infringement claims, saying it illegally sold products with the Vineyard Vines "smiling whale" logo.

Sean Fawcett, who is a senior yacht design instructor who has been at the Arundel school since 2013, will take over the post, succeeding Richard Downs-Honey.

EYP Artchitects and Engineering is designing the state's first cross-laminated commercial building; Holy Donut to open in York County, reopen in Portland; South Portland school groundbreaking latest to acknowledge Wabanaki presence.

With pandemic restrictions making it difficult for students and employers to meet in person, the school helped students make short videos to discuss their ideal jobs and experience, to post online with resumes.

Investors both from Maine and from out of state view the properties as a solid buy with low-maintenance returns and value-added opportunities.

The Maine Real Estate and Development Association named seven commercial developments, from Arundel to Bangor, as winners of the group’s annual awards. The award presentation has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maine’s boatbuilding tradition goes back centuries, and today there are still many opportunities to learn the craft. They include some you might expect, and some unlikely learners, too.

Remote instruction during the pandemic has been a huge shift for teachers around the world. But for the Landing School in Arundel, the trick was how to continue programs where students learn things like how to build boats — through hands-on instruction.