Bisi Cameron Yee

Anne Taylor has to move quickly. She places a custom mold under the spigot of a tempering machine and a thick river of chocolate pours down to fill it. She scrapes off the excess with a spatula and bangs the mold on the edge of the machine.

It's a Tuesday evening at Pomelia and Kathryn Mitchell is expertly shuffling dishes at the pass, the metal counter that divides front of house and back of house at the downtown Brunswick eatery. She gives each dish a final check and brushes away an errant crumb before calling for service.

Figure skaters from around Maine performed in an exhibition on March 9, organized by two coaches from Harpswell, to honor the victims of American Airlines Flight 5342 and raise money for their families.

Scene: Kayleigh Brumet, 13, sets a newly printed script at each seat along a configuration of four banquet tables inside the Orr's Island Schoolhouse. It's 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3. Her grandfather, Mike Brumet, turns on the lights and sets the thermostat.

On the first Saturday of the month, the Merriconeag Grange fills with diners who come for the hearty and affordable breakfast and the community atmosphere.