Armed with knitting needles and donated yarn, Freeport librarians Meghan Fogg and Courtney Sparks created an outlet for ‘introverts out there that want to make a difference.’
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Times Record
L.L.Bean cuts 200 jobs, plans to close Lewiston call center in 2021
L.L.Bean has been in the historic Peck Building on Main Street since 1988.
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Freeport to consider looser restrictions on marijuana cultivation
The council will host a workshop prior to the Jan. 21 council meeting where it will discuss the possibility of allowing recreational marijuana cultivation in town. Freeport currently only allows medical cannabis growth.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
Freeport considers tax break for L.L. Bean headquarters expansion
The retailer is requesting a $10 million tax increment financing district that could help offset its future property tax costs and fund community projects.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Maine, The Forecaster, Times Record
L.L. Bean nixes corporate relocation in favor of expansion
Maine’s most iconic business had contemplated a move from Freeport before deciding to increase its downtown footprint.
Posted inMaine
Four men charged with trespassing in federal wildlife refuge in Maine
Residents of Owls Head and Freeport, and two from Massachusetts, are accused of entering the Metinic Island National Wildlife Refuge in 2018.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education, Times Record
Freeport High School now has 10 confirmed cases of pertussis
School officials hope the district’s winter vacation will break the cycle of cases in the student body.
Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Morning rush-hour crashes close I-295 in Freeport
An ambulance took 1 person to a hospital.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Times Record
Freeport man killed farmer in Scarborough and attacked 2 others in violent rampage, police say
Quinton Hanna, 22, is charged with a string of crimes Sunday that began in Scarborough with the fatal stabbing of an 82-year-old man and ended four hours later in Brunswick.
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Freeport High School reports 2 more cases of pertussis
State health officials this week confirmed an outbreak of the highly contagious preventable disease at the school.