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New Owner ‘A Perfect Fit’ for Mikini

New Owner Chris Caswell with daughter and employee Hailey Caswell at Mikini . Photo: Kristi King By Kristi King Mikini Embroidery and Sports Apparel, a business that has kept local sports teams and organizations in stitches since 2005, has a new owner and a new business model. Chris Caswell bought the business on Jan. 1 from his longtime friend Duane Romano. After discussing their mutual need for change, the two decided to split the business, with Romano still running The…

February Fun at Hammer and Stain

New owner Liz Shields at Hammer & Stain Photo: Kristi King By Kristi King There are plenty of fun do-it-yourself workshops happening at the new Hammer and Stain D.I.Y. workshop located in the Main Street Marketplace this February. New owner Liz Shields has put together several public workshops that sound fun. They begin on February 1 with a ”Cozy Knit Blankets” workshop. There's a special “Date with Dad” workshop on February 2 for children and their dads. You can make…

Changes in Store for Springvale Hardware

Matthew Brock is the new owner of Springvale Hardware. Photo: Kristi King Changes in Store for Springvale Hardware By Kristi King A new owner has purchased Springvale Hardware, the three-generation institution that has stood the test of time – 86 years to be exact. Matthew Brock took over from former owner Bruce Lamb two weeks ago. Brock said Lamb has been helpful in making the transition. “My dream was to own my own hardware store,” Brock, a former manager of…

New Ideas for the Oldies Station

Andy Austin in the Seacoast Oldies broadcast booth Photo: Gail Burnett By Gail Burnett Andy Austin never knew his grandfather Ed Austin, a Sanford police officer who died before he was born. It was years before Austin learned that his grandfather had been one of the first voices on WSME, a Sanford radio station that debuted in 1957. “But we had this weird lineage,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in radio, since I was 6.” He used to “broadcast”…

Sanford Sawmill Closes, Goes on Market

An empty log yard and idle truck at Robbins Lumber Co. on New Dam Road. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett Robbins Lumber Co. has laid off more than 35 employees and shuttered its sawmill on New Dam Road, according to the company. About a dozen other employees who also lost jobs were offered jobs at Robbins’ sawmill in Baldwin. “The Sanford mill unfortunately closed in August and is currently for sale,” company co-owner Catherine Robbins-Halsted wrote in an email…

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