FREEPORT (AP) — L.L. Bean is installing charging stations outside its flagship store in Freeport, Maine. The company is converting a section of a parking lot into a charging station for up to 16 cars. Half of those are set up for vehicles made by Tesla, and eight will support other makes. They’ll open later […]
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Boys' soccer: Freeport rolls to 7-0 B South prelim win over Oak Hill
Freeport’s Wes Goodwin (8) heads the ball away from Oak Hill’s Nico Soucy, center, with Freeport teammate Jesse Bennell (10) close by. Freeport rolled to a 7-0 win Class B South prelim victory on Saturday. FREEPORT — The phrase “iron sharpens iron” is often used by coaches as their teams prepare for the postseason by […]
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Man, woman injured in separate hunting-related shootings
UPPER CUPSUPTIC TOWNSHIP — A Penobscot man was shot early Friday night while hunting with a friend when both shot at the same partridge in northern Oxford County. Game wardens are investigating this hunting-related shooting and a second shooting involving a Kennebunkport woman who also was hunting partridge Monday in Piscataquis County. The shooting in […]
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Utah apparel company sues L.L. Bean over trademark dispute
The VIA Agency in Portland developed this ad for L.L. Bean that is only visible in sunlight. A Utah-based retailer of outdoor and mountaineering gear has filed a federal lawsuit against L.L. Bean, alleging that it’s recent marketing campaign slogan, “Be an Outsider,” infringes on a trademark registered in August. Alfwear, which sells outdoor clothing […]
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Football: Spruce Mountain gives Freeport the slip
Spruce Mountain’s Kayle Stewart (5) heads for open ground as teammate Cody York (62) watches as Freeport’s Hunter Demers (21) closes in during a football game at Freeport Pownal Road Field on Saturday. The Phoenix won, 28-21.Freeport’s Hunter Demers (21) jars the ball loose from Spruce Mountain’s Kayle Stewart (5) as Freeport’s Yannick Metzler (43) […]
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H.S. field hockey: Poland finishes off Freeport in overtime
POLAND — First-year Poland field hockey coach Kayla Royer wanted the Knights to make an impact in the Western Maine Conference this season. On Thursday, they put a statement win on the resume with a 4-3 victory over Freeport overtime. The Knights came back from a 3-1 deficit in the second half to improve to […]
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Freeport, Island Rover owners headed back to court
FREEPORT — A lawsuit facing the Island Rover Foundation is scheduled for a hearing Friday, Sept. 29. The town is suing the foundation for allegedly violating a 2014 consent agreement reached in Maine Superior Court which said the Island Rover ship must be moved off property on Lower Flying Point Road. The hearing will confirm […]
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Jeffrey R. Campbell Sr.
LEWISTON – Jeffrey Royal Campbell, Sr., 72, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born January 13, 1945 in Lewiston, the son of Guy Campbell and Irene (Billings) Campbell. He was a 1964 graduate of Lewiston High School. On July 22, 1995 in Bath, […]
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Field hockey: St. Dominic Academy flies past Freeport
St. Dominic Academy’s Hannah Trottier-Braun, center, maneuvers around Freeport keeper Katelyn Rouleau during their match in Auburn on Wednesday. Rouleau stopped the shot, but Trottier-Braun scored on the rebound. AUBURN — The first 10 minutes of Wednesday’s Western Maine Conference high school field hockey game gave no clue to what was about to come. Freeport, […]
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Durham man dies in I-295 crash
FREEPORT (WGME) — State Police say a man was killed in a crash on I-295 in Freeport late Thursday night. According to State Police Trooper Michael Smith, a van driven by Mark Fleming swerved to avoid a deer in the southbound lane near mile marker 22 and hitting a tractor-trailer. Both the van and tractor-trailer […]