of topless coffee shop burns down

Topless coffee shop burns down; official says it was arson: The Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine, burned to the ground early Wednesday morning. A state fire official said it was arson.


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The shop's proprietor, Donald Crabtree, said he is determined to rebuild. "This is home" to a lot of people, he said.

For Crabtree the coffee shop literally was home. He and his two daughters, their two boyfriends, and his two infant grandchildren lived in quarters attached to the Grand View. The fire forced them to relocate to a motel.

Crabtree said his 10 female and three male employees are "in shock."