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After nearly a century as a community beachside fixture, Lincolnville’s Lobster Pound Restaurant last served lobster in 2023, before it suffered extensive storm damage the following winter and shut down.

But now the space has come back to life, and this month marks its building’s 100th anniversary — albeit with a different purpose now, according to one shop worker who declined to be identified.

The Lobster Pound on Route 1 in the village of Lincolnville Beach is open this summer as a beachside gift shop. The business’ website says the building now also houses a “m

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