r/Maine

I used to use (and love) Gorham Savings Bank, especially because they never resold their mortgages to other companies. Ever since they were merged / bought out by Maine Community Bank, their service has gone straight into the toilet.

I am looking to get set up with a new bank / credit union that doesn't suck. Anyone have recommendations?

Hi ME, from across the pond.

I'm sharing a consumer beware blurb about a contractor who has recently taken residence in your great State.

Westley Hunt is a fugitive with a warrant in Ontario Canada and True Structural Construction is the most recent iteration of his construction scam. He has a lengthy record of unresolved debts in Ontario as a consequence of stolen deposits, unfinished work and unpaid wages. His prior companies named Oneway Construction or One Way Structural and Construction have extensive complaints issued against them and you can view Wes' Consumer Beware Listing on an Ontario government webpage. Additionally, if you reverse image search the photos any of these companies use as promotional material you will see they are not original. Do not engage.

Re: Oneway

https://www.bbb.org/ca/on/ottawa/profile/construction-services/oneway-construction-0117-57044/complaints

https://www.consumerbewarelist.mgs.gov.on.ca/en/CBL/businessdetail/4897df81-0a61-ed11-9562-0022483c5cdf

https://www.federalcorporation.ca/corporation/10358878 

^ Dissolution status of Oneway Construction due to non-compliance presumably of tax duties.

Re: True Structural Construction

https://corp.sec.state.ma.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?sysvalue=1Zx2BBLR1xXtkL7_XxYlyG.f8r8_U6OpmoTO.S5zcfw- 

This is a copy of Westley's business registration.

Has anyone ever been to a political nominee's campaign event that was located at a supporter's house? If so, what actually happens at those types of events? Are they worth attending even if you aren't a big donor?

I see photos of these types of events on social media, but the pictures imply that attendance is typically pretty light, so I'm wondering what they accomplish.

FROM THE STORY:

By 8 a.m. on any given Saturday, the bakeries of Portland, Maine, are already in full swing.

Outside of one in early August, with the smell of fresh bread and buttermilk sweetening the air, customers in line debate whether to order a classic croissant or the French pastry kouign-amann. Across town, another line stretches down the block. A cyclist pedals away with baguettes sticking out of a backpack. After splitting a bagel at one shop, a young couple from the Midwest maps out their next two bakery stops: a coffee shop that everyone seemed to have recommended, then one last pastry before lunch.

The city of roughly 70,000 people is home to an astonishing concentration of bakeries whose work rivals anything found in far larger cities. That didn’t happen by accident. Pioneering bakeries raised the standard decades ago.

In Maine, once considered the “bread basket of New England,” the grain farming economy peaked in the 19th century. During the Civil War, the state’s grains even helped feed the Union Army. But as the West became more populated at the turn of the century, grain farming and production went with it. Many Maine farmers refocused on other crops, such as blueberries, corn, and potatoes.

But in the 1980s, bakers started trying to source local wheat. Matthew Williams was one of the earliest pioneers of Maine’s grain scene. A former grain agronomist, he added a milling operation to his farm in the late 1990s. And over the last two decades, farmers, bakers, and organizations such as the Maine Grain Alliance have helped revive the state’s grain economy. The result was more than just better bread. It gave ambitious chefs an affordable path to entrepreneurship. Customers bought in, learning to appreciate obsessive craftsmanship.

Today, visitors arrive with an appetite for naturally leavened breads, Japanese-inspired viennoiserie, and rustic loaves made from Maine-grown grains. They drive home with back seats full of sourdough loaves and scones.

Longtime Portland baker and chef Krista Kern Desjarlais remembers arriving in Portland in the 1980s, when the city was full of artists, cooks, and scrappy entrepreneurs who simply figured things out for themselves. The rents were low enough that people could afford to experiment, and creativity often mattered more than polish.

READ MORE: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/19/magazine/portland-maine-bakeries-bread/?p1=StaffPage

TL;DR -- do they support amending the Genius Act to prevent executive branch officials and their families from owning the issuance of stablecoin?

It's probably a long shot but anyone have a ticket for sale for the Tuesday show in Portland? I didn't notice the concert until it was sold out.

I have been looking for a job for the past three years and nobody has hired me for anything due to my lack of job experience. I am on the verge of homelessness.

If anybody is looking to hire someone within the general Freedom area (willing to go as far as waterville and/or augusta), please feel free to message me. I don't care what the job is, I just don't want to be homeless

My son is considering a postgraduate year there. He is currently a very good student with AP credits already. I’m interested in knowing:

- how rigorous the curriculum is at Bridgton?
- how much development occurs at the sports program, specifically baseball?
- what’s the culture of the school like?
-what’s the reputation of the school in local circles?
- what’s type of colleges do the students matriculate to post graduation ?

I’ve heard that the school is a little dumpy, the students aren’t the brightest, the curriculum is a little weak, and that the culture isn’t great, but I have no firsthand knowledge myself

In fact, I heard that information from someone who goes to another boarding school in Maine so not sure if it’s real or just imagined

Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated!!