96 Lincoln County businesses receive tourism, hospitality, retail recovery grants

Sun, 02/14/2021 - 5:45pm

    MIDCOAST — A total of 96 businesses in Lincoln County received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality & Retail Recovery Grant program. 

    Funding for the program originated from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund with funding being provided to the first 2,500 approved applications from eligible tourism, hospitality and retail businesses in the industries of accommodation and food services; breweries; wineries; distilleries; retail trade; arts; entertainment; and recreation. 

    Applicants must have gross sales between $24,000 and $12 million annually and suffered a 20% or greater loss in gross sales as reported to the Maine Revenue Services on sales tax returns comparing either March 2019 through September 2019 to March 2020 through September 2020, for monthly filers, or April 2019 through September 2019 to April 2020 through September 2020, for quarterly filers. 

    In Lincoln County, 96 businesses received grants totaling $3,158,732.71 of aid money flowing into the county, with an average of $32,903.47 being distributed to businesses. The lowest amount of aid was $2,837.29 with the highest award being the maximum of $36,000. 

    The two municipalities with the most businesses receiving aid were Boothbay Harbor (27 businesses receiving $905,521.91) and Damariscotta (11 businesses receiving $374,940.45). 

    Boothbay
    Boothbay Cottage Connection, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Shore Hills Campground — $36,000.00

    Boothbay Harbor
    AE Ceramics, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Atlantic Ark Inn, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Bayberry House Bed and Breakfast — $32,296.92
    Boothbay Harbor Embroidery, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Boothbay Region Art Foundation Inc. — $7,702.00
    Carousel Theater Company LLC — $36,000.00
    Cicci, Inc — $36,000.00
    Clifton Cane — $36,000.00
    Eventide Specialties — $36,000.00
    Flagship Inn — $36,000.00
    Gleason Fine Art, Inc. — $16,677.00
    Gone Skiing, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Harbour Towne Inn, Inc — $36,000.00
    Linekin Bay Holdings LLC — $36,000.00
    Mid Coast Marine Services — $36,000.00
    Mid-Town Motel Inc. — $26,753.00
    Mine Oyster Inc. — $36,000.00
    Osborn Makarewicz LLC — $36,000.00
    Otter and Beaver LLC — $36,000.00
    Palabra, Inc. — $30,092.99
    RDR Enterprises Inc. — $36,000.00
    Sherman's Books & Stationery, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Spruce One LLC — $36,000.00
    The Inns at Greenleaf Lane, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Tidal Transit Kayak Co. — $36,000.00
    TidePools of Maine LLC — $36,000.00
    Waves Restaurant, Inc. — $36,000.00

    Bremen
    Decksz LLC — $36,000.00

    Bristol
    Deb's Bristol Diner — $36,000.00

    Damariscotta
    ABOCA Beads LLC — $36,000.00
    About Face, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Joe Lane Lobsterman LLC — $30,199.06
    Maurer and Partners Corp — $36,000.00
    Metcalf Submarine Sandwiches — $36,000.00
    Oak Gables, Inc. — $20,741.39
    O-Cha LLC — $36,000.00
    Round Top Ice Cream — $36,000.00
    Supplies Unlimited — $36,000.00
    T and T Restaurants LLC — $36,000.00
    Women of Substance — $36,000.00

    East Boothbay
    Five Gables Inn LLC — $36,000.00
    Helen Tiller LLC — $36,000.00
    Ocean Point Inn — $36,000.00
    The New East Boothbay General Store Inc — $36,000.00

    Edgecomb
    Clay Money Inc — $36,000.00
    Coastal Shipping — $36,000.00
    Cove Cod Inn Management LLC — $36,000.00
    Mirabile Family LLC — $36,000.00
    Sheepscot River Pottery — $36,000.00
    Water's Edge Development, LLC — $36,000.00

    Georgetown
    RoPo Enterprises — $36,000.00

    Monhegan Island
    Monhegan Island Inn Inc — $36,000.00
    Black Duck Emporium, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Daphne Pulsifer — $21,927.63
    Hitchcock House — $3,155.00
    Monhegan Brewing Company, LLC — $33,080.16
    Shining Sails Inc — $36,000.00
    Trailing Yew LLC — $36,000.00

    New Harbor
    Next Adventure, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Pemaquid Investment Properties, LLC — $15,611.33
    Salty Boyz Inc. — $36,000.00
    Seagull Corp — $36,000.00
    Shaws Fish and Lobster Wharf Restaurant — $36,000.00
    The Contented Sole Inc. — $36,000.00
    The Cupboard Cafe — $36,000.00
    The Little Red House — $2,837.29

    Newcastle
    Consigning Women, LLC — $23,947.02
    Failte Go Cairde — $36,000.00
    NPH, LLC — $36,000.00
    Salt Bay Trading Co. — $24,183.49
    Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts — $36,000.00

    Nobleboro
    Mill Pond Inn B&B — $36,000.00
    NCS LLC — $36,000.00

    North Waldoboro
    Morses Sauerkraut Inc — $36,000.00

    Round Pond
    Round Pond Coffee LLC — $14,773.75
    The Chamberlain House, LLC — $11,666.10

    South Bristol
    Osier Seafood, Inc — $36,000.00

    Southport
    Newagen Seaside Inn Restaurant & Pub — $36,000.00

    Waldoboro
    Kaiyan Enterprises Inc — $36,000.00
    Laura Cabot Inc — $36,000.00
    Mike’s Catering — $36,000.00
    Moody's Gifts — $36,000.00
    Moody's Restaurant Inc. — $36,000.00
    Sweeney-Todd Inc. — $36,000.00

    Westport Island
    Lismi Venture LLC — $29,745.08

    Wiscasset
    KJM Consulting, LLC — $36,000.00
    Sarah & Sons Restaurant Inc — $36,000.00
    Seacoast Coffee Company — $36,000.00
    Treats — $36,000.00
    Valhalla LLC — $36,000.00
    Wiscasset Antiques Mall — $36,000.00

    Woolwich
    Mid Coast Entertainment, Inc. — $36,000.00
    Ruhamah Brown — $5,343.50
    Sweettome — $36,000.00