FREEPORT — L.L. Bean announced Monday that it would pay out slightly more than $1 million to roughly 5,000 full- and part-time employees in recognition of its spring season’s sales numbers. The outdoor retailer’s sales in all channels — online, catalog and in-store — increased 3 percent during the spring season, which runs from March […]
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LePage thanks first responders and military in Freeport 9/11 ceremony
FREEPORT — The morning after President Barack Obama told the nation that the United States must intervene militarily if Syria does not not relinquish its chemical weapons, Gov. Paul LePage said Americans do not want another war. Speaking at a remembrance ceremony in Freeport marking the 12th anniversary of terrorist attacks on the World Trade […]
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Maine pauses to reflect on 9/11 anniversary
FREEPORT — The flag-waving women who’ve been dubbed the “Freeport Flag Ladies” led one of the state’s biggest observances Wednesday, marking the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Elaine Greene and JoAnn Miller have waved flags every week on Freeport’s Main Street since the attacks. They’ve since been joined by a third […]
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Class C Football: Vigue, Phoenix fly past Freeport
FREEPORT — Spruce Mountain slot back Matt Vigue runs like the driver of a standard-transmission sports car rifling through the gears. There’s almost the hint of a half-speed, warm-up phase when Vigue takes a pitch from quarterback Peter Theriault. Then he applies the brakes, turns the wheel in the opposite direction and finds a faster […]
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L.L. Bean tote bag to help marathon bombing victims
FREEPORT (AP) — Maine-based L.L. Bean has created a limited edition tote bag to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The company said The One Fund Boston Tote is made from a tarp used to protect the Fenway Park infield and has The One Fund Boston logo on it. All profits go to The […]
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TV chef Mario Batali eats, tweets at Freeport lobster shack
FREEPORT — Where do celebrity chefs dine when on vacation? For Mario Batali, the no-frills charm of Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster Co. in South Freeport fit the bill this week. On Monday, the famous chef with restaurants in New York, Asia, California and beyond tweeted a photo of fried clams, onion rings and coleslaw from […]
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Greedy green crabs overtake Maine clam flats
FREEPORT (AP) — Voracious green crabs are overtaking hundreds if not thousands of acres of mudflats along the Maine coast, cleaning out soft-shell clams and posing a threat to other shellfish, officials said Wednesday. Prompted by the invasion of the crabs, the Department of Marine Resources this week oversaw a one-day coastwide survey to gauge […]
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Survey to gauge Maine’s green crab population
FREEPORT (AP) — Volunteers are taking part in a one-day, coast-wide survey to gauge green crab populations along Maine’s coast. The number of green crabs has grown sharply in some coastal areas, posing threats to clams, mussels and other marine species. The Department of Marine Resources is holding a press conference Wednesday to discuss the […]
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Durham man among three Starks festival goers facing charges in Farmington traffic stop
FARMINGTON — Three men face charges after police smelled marijuana coming from a vehicle during a traffic stop Friday night in downtown Farmington. In a search of the vehicle, police found marijuana pipes, five bags containing 1.8 ounces of marijuana, six empty bags, American Spirit rolling papers, a digital scale with marijuana residue, a grinder […]
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Amtrak to silence Downeaster whistles in Freeport
FREEPORT (AP) — The Downeaster passenger train soon will become a lot quieter for people living along the tracks in Freeport. The Freeport Town Council has voted to enact a quiet zone for the town’s eight railroad crossings beginning Aug. 9. That means the Amtrak train will no longer sound its whistles and horns as […]