Even in the otherwise timeless Amish community, the pandemic has brought changes

UNITY, ME – Most Wednesday mornings, the delicious smell of freshly made doughnuts entices crowds of people to the Amish-run Community Market in Unity.

But as with so many facets of life in Maine, doughnut day has been put on indefinite hold. Right next to a display of yellow snow shovels on the store’s wide, inviting front porch, owner Lewis Brenneman has propped up a big cardboard sign hand-printed with black marker.