The 2022 Bates Film Festival will pay tribute to screen icon Judy Garland with a centennial celebration. In honor of the star’s 100th birthday, the festival will present a special screening of Garland’s 1944 classic “Meet Me in St. Louis” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Nordica Theatre in Freeport. After the screening, Griffin will […]
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L.L. Bean sales grow 14% during 2nd year of pandemic; workers get 12% cash bonus
Growing interest in the outdoors during the pandemic continues boost the Freeport-based retailer’s sales.
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2022 Bates Film Festival expands to include screenings, panels in Freeport as well as on campus
The 2022 Bates Film Festival – which runs from Tuesday, March 29, through Sunday, April 2 – will include a slate of showings in Freeport featuring a rich and diverse slate of over 25 films that will play on multiple screens throughout the day and evening on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2, at […]
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Freeport-area school district appoints Lincoln’s Jean Skorapa as next superintendent
Skorapa will replace Becky Foley, who announced in December that she will retire at the end of this school year.
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Freeport-area schools to go mask optional beginning Wednesday
“In the past month, conversations have become elevated in our district and our students have not always seen the adults on both sides of this issue modeling our core values of empathy and understanding. This saddens me,” Superintendent Becky Foley said.
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L.L. Bean, MaineHealth rank high on Forbes 2022 list of best U.S. employers
Freeport-based retailer L.L. Bean was ranked No. 35 on Forbes 2022 ‘America’s Best Midsize Employers’ list.
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Masks no longer required in Freeport as council lets mandate expire
Freeport police received four complaints about the mandate. In all cases, officers were dispatched, and no summonses were issued.
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Maine crafts group announces 2022 apprenticeships
The Maine Crafts Association, in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission, has announced five 2022 mentor/apprentice pairs selected for the Craft Apprentice Program. The 2022 Craft Apprentice Program Apprenticeship pairs: • Tyler Gulden of Walpole with apprentice Rachel Herzer of Freeport (ceramics) • Alice Seeger of Belfast with apprentice Amanda Affleck of Somerville (textiles) • […]
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Proposed Freeport-area school budget could raise districtwide taxes by 2.5%
The proposed school budget for Regional School Unit 5 stands at around $37.1 million, an increase of about $1.4 million over the previous fiscal year’s budget.
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Freeport considers fossil fuel divestment following 2021 Maine legislation
According to Town Manager Peter Joseph, Freeport’s investment reserves total about $7.7 million, though it’s unclear what percentage of that is in fossil fuel.