Reserved for Cops (and Coffee): Dunkin' Parking Laws You Won't Believe

Pull into South Berwick and you might notice something strange: the best spots in front of Dunkin' are spoken for—reserved for police, by law. What starts as a laughable stereotype—cops and coffee—quickly becomes real when a ticket or a tow looms over anyone who dares park there. Follow the host through the tiny ordinances that make small-town rules feel both absurd and oddly practical. Then the story winds through even stranger territory: laws that bar advertising on gravestones and, once upon a time in Augusta, even frowned on sidewalk violinists. Each quirk peels back a layer of local history and unintended consequences, revealing the characters, debates, and curious compromises that shape a community. Tune in for a short, sharp tour of Maine’s legal curiosities—equal parts civic weirdness and human drama.