K. Horton Specialty Foods has announced plans to close down after 18 years in business. Owner Kris Horton was one of the first vendors in the original Public Market on Preble Street, and played an instrumental role in the creation of the Public Market House on Monument Square.
K. Horton will be holding a cash-only clearance sale beginning January 2nd.
Update: The Press Herald and Bangor Daily News have both published reports on the closure.