No Restaurant Has Taken Up Maine Prisons On Their Offer To Buy Excess Food

The BDN is making the most crucial coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact in Maine free for all readers. Click here for all coronavirus stories. You can join others committed to safeguarding this vital public service by purchasing a subscription or donating directly to the newsroom. No restaurants affected by the state’s decision to delay dining room reopenings in three counties have taken up the Maine Department of Corrections on its offer to buy food the businesses may have stocked up on in anticipation of opening on Monday. One business inquired about the offer but never followed up, said Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty. The offer from the state prison system expires Friday. While restaurants in York, Cumberland and Androscoggin counties were slated to be able to reopen their indoor dining rooms on Monday as part of Gov.