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By Laura Dargus

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Dear Reader,

After a week of spring fever (Is senioritis contagious? Thanks, interns.), I spent some pre-season time in Ogunquit, Maine this weekend. In search of brunch, my boyfriend and I stumbled upon the Omelette Factory, a local institution celebrating their 25th year in business. Situated in the basement of Cindy's Convenience Store, one can assume both are owned by the chef extrordinaire, Cindy herself, much like Publick House Provisions featured in the Department of Commerce, which recently opened down the street from its parent restaurant.

At the counter we watched mesmerized as Cindy whipped eggs in an efficient frenzy, mixed toppings on her flat top and maintained a steady banter with the regulars next to us. One topic they touched upon was how the shortage of available summer help is already apparent. Our feature this week delves into the H-2B visa limitations that will affect tourist locales like Ogunquit, particularly the small businesses. One thing we all can do to support the vacation-lands of the Northeast is get out of town. And given last week's weather and the current state of the dollar (you're not going abroad anytime soon), that shouldn't be too tall of an order.