Newfield

The owner of an Ellsworth brewery told Mainebiz he is now adding gas prices to the growing list of challenges he's been forced to reckon with over the past couple of years, wary of what rising costs could mean for the road ahead. 

The owners of Hilltop, in Newfield, told Mainebiz they are seeing an increase in demand and are meeting it head-on — expanding operations, launching new products and inviting the public to taste the results.

Going into Maine Maple Weekend, some sugarhouses still are feeling the effect of last year's loss and Maine's first cold and snowy winter in several years. 

Sugar houses across the state are adjusting their annual festivities for this weekend's Maine Maple Sunday, as the celebration of all things maple falls on Easter Sunday for the first time in eight years.