The Casco Bay Regional Shellfish Working Group wants to know what kind of information shellfish communities would like to see in a public database, aiming to supply those in the industry with one comprehensive resource.
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Flavors of Freeport offers a chance to win $1,000
Each February for more than a decade, Freeport has celebrated its culinary scene with the Flavors of Freeport, a weekend full of tastings, classes, demonstrations, workshops and topped it off with a dance party. Due to Covid-19, those traditions are on hold until 2022. Instead, Visit Freeport has created two new ways to celebrate our […]
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Two COVID-19 cases at Freeport Police Department
Three employees who came into what Town Manager Peter Joseph referred to as “passing contact” with infected individuals have been asked to stay home until they receive a negative test result.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport council approves zoning change for Desert of Maine revitalization
Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, nearly $2.5 million revamp.
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L.L. Bean sees delays in UPS package pickups as online shopping surges
UPS says it is working with its largest customers to ‘ensure they are aware of how much capacity is available to them’ so it can handle the flood of packages triggered by online holiday shopping during the pandemic.
Posted inTimes Record
Bean’s Northern Lights celebration shifts due to pandemic, but company still channels holiday magic
The Northern Lights celebration also traditionally serves as an official kickoff for L.L. Bean’s holiday shopping season, and despite the challenges, officials project sales this year will outpace last year’s numbers.
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L.L. Bean scraps major housing development in Freeport
Faced with local opposition, the outdoor-gear retailer withdraws its support for a developer’s plan to build hundreds of homes off Desert and Old County roads.
Posted inTimes Record
Desert of Maine’s revitalization plans moving forward
Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the Freeport property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, almost $2.5 million Desert of Maine revamp.
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Three teens summoned, including 2 suspected in racist graffiti incident
Yarmouth police say they believe two of the teenagers may be connected to a racial slur scrawled on a Yarmouth roadway last weekend.
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Proposed Freeport development would add more than 500 homes to largely rural residential area
The development, still in the earliest planning stages, proposes 329 single-family houses, 60 apartment units in five buildings, 140 homes in 70 duplex buildings and eight commercial lots off Desert and Old County Road. The development would require a zoning change, which the planning board will be discussing next week.