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Inside the recently opened Bombay Bistro, which launched in the former Bridge Street space of The Frog & Turtle gastropub. (Courtesy of Bombay Bistro) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/IMG_1249.jpeg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/IMG_1249.jpeg?w=780" />The Indian restaurant launched in the former Frog & Turtle space.

A former Bar Harbor restaurant owner says he’s running as an independent for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Susan Collins, who is seeking a sixth term. Tim Rich, a former vice hair of Hospitality Maine, an advocacy group for restaurants and hotels, said he’s running as a political outsider who believes “corporations and the two political parties have lied to us while taking away our basic freedoms.” (Handout Photo) " data-image-caption="A former Bar Harbor restaurant owner says he’s running as an independent for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Susan Collins, who is seeking a sixth term. Tim Rich, a former vice hair of Hospitality Maine, an advocacy group for restaurants and hotels, said he’s running as a political outsider who believes “corporations and the two political parties have lied to us while taking away our basic freedoms.” (Handout Photo) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Tim_Rich_-_Independent_for_US_Senate.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/Tim_Rich_-_Independent_for_US_Senate.jpg?w=780" />Tim Rich, a former Bar Harbor restaurant owner, is mounting a longshot bid for one of the most competitive races in the country.

Hundreds of people gathered in Monument Square to protest the killing the Minneapolis woman by Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week on Saturday, January 10, 2026. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Hundreds of people gathered in Monument Square on Jan. 10 to protest the killing the Minneapolis woman by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43362493_20260109_PortlandIceProtest_12.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/43362493_20260109_PortlandIceProtest_12.jpg?w=780" />Demonstrations here have so far remained peaceful, but organizers say they're concerned about the aggressive crowd-control tactics that federal agents have used in Minnesota and elsewhere.

DEER ISLE, ME Ð DECEMBER 28: Chef Devin Flanagan of Aragosta at Goose Cove took members of her team to Paris undertake stages at a restaurant. (Staff photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Chef Devin Finigan, chef-owner of Aragosta at Goose Cove, shown in 2023. Finigan is putting out her first cookbook this spring. (Staff photo by Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/33841214_20221228_aragosta_5_7111dd.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/33841214_20221228_aragosta_5_7111dd.jpg?w=780" />The book comes out in May, though pre-sale orders are available now.

AUGUSTA ME – OCT. 28: Downtown buildings are lit up by the dawn’s early light around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday October 28, 2025 as they’re reflected in the still waters for the Kennebec River in downtown Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Downtown buildings are lit up by the early morning light around 7:40 a.m. Oct. 28 as reflected in the still waters of the Kennebec River in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) " data-medium-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/38288486_20251028_AugustaReflection_2126.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/01/38288486_20251028_AugustaReflection_2126.jpg?w=780" />The acquisition of the four lowermost dams on the Kennebec by The Nature Conservancy and Brookfield Renewable is being approached with care.