By Paul Sylvain

When the Machiasport Town Office reopens in the former hospice building on Dec. 9, residents will not only be able to pay their taxes, register vehicles, or pick up a copy of their birth or marriage certificates, but also pick up a little something crafted in one of the town’s home-based businesses.

Not that Town Clerk Marcia Hayward doesn’t already have enough to do, but she’ll now be able to add “sales clerk” to her growing resumé thanks to the new gift shop at the town office building.