Marla Hoffman

2 weeks ago | sunjournal.com | Marla Hoffman |Mark LaFlamme

LEWISTON — The Canton Wok on Lisbon Street has been closed after its owner was taken into federal custody earlier in the month. According to federal records, Xing Feng Dong, 46, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jail records indicate that Dong, listed as a native of the People’s Republic of China, was taken into custody May 6.

1 month ago | centralmaine.com | Marla Hoffman |Ethan Horton

HALLOWELL — Lately’s, a bagel shop by morning and pizzeria by afternoon and evening, plans to fill an empty Water Street storefront in the next month. Owner Ryan Ellis said he hopes initially to open Lately’s from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Sunday, with the hope to eventually operate seven days a week and extend hours past midnight on the weekend. The final major hurdle before setting an opening date, Ellis said, is a health inspection.