Winslow Park concerts continue

The Winslow Park Concert Series continues this week with the Zulu Leprechauns coming to Freeport. Playing music described as “awesome grooves (that) carry you through awesome tunes you’ll remember,” the Zulu Leprechauns will be playing at Winslow Park on Thursday, Aug. 2, at 6:30 p.m. Entry fees to the park are $2 for Freeport residents, $3 for non-residents, season pass holders and campers can attend the show for free. Weekly concerts continue through Aug. 16. For more information, call 865-4198 or visit www.freeportmaine.com.

Thrift shop summer hours

The Freeport Community Thrift Shop, which is located at 53 Depot St. may have what you’re looking for at a great price. Help support the Freeport Community Services by purchasing items in the store or donating items to be sold. The thrift shop is also collecting old cell phones and cell phone batteries, as well as ink cartridges for recycling. Summer hours for the thrift shop are Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and closed on Sundays. Contact the thrift shop at 865-3985 or go to thriftshop.fcsmaine.org for more information.

Eat pancakes with the Freeport Elders

The Freeport Elders will hold a pancake breakfast Saturday, Aug. 4, from 8 a.m.- 10 a.m. at the Freeport Community Center. The breakfast is held every first and third Saturday of every month. The deluxe breakfast is $4.50 and the basic breakfast is $3.50. Seniors receive 50 cents off. Contact the Freeport Community Center for more information.

First Friday chamber music

A concert for a string trio featuring music of Beethoven and Bartok will take place at the Freeport Community Center on Friday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m.-noon. All ages are welcome and admission is free, but donations are accepted.

Final week for ‘The Mikado’

This is the last week to see “The Mikado” presented by the Freeport Players. The show runs through Aug. 5 at the Freeport Performing Arts Center on Holbrook Street. “The Mikado” is a comic opera by the legendary Gilbert and Sullivan, which features plot twists, puns and silliness appropriate for all audiences.

“The Mikado” will run on Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

For more information or to order tickets, visit www.fcponline.org .

Shellfish intern wanted

Freeport is looking for a seasonal shellfish intern for the season. Some of the job’s responsibilities include: green crab trapping, pH testing, clam net monitoring and water quality testing. Applicants should be high school graduates who are comfortable working on a boat and knowledge of chemistry and biology and/or marine biology is preferred.

Send applications to: Town of Freeport, 30 Main St., Freeport, Maine 04032.

Shellfish licenses available

Recreational shellfish licenses are available at the Freeport Town Clerk’s office during regular business hours.

The fees are: Resident recreational $11, non-resident recreational $22, three-day recreational $15. A $5 water quality testing fee also applies to all licenses.

‘Quiet zones’ to get public hearing

On Tuesday, Aug. 7, the Freeport Town Council will hold a public hearing regarding the establishment of “quiet zones,” which would block trains from blowing their whistles when approaching intersections in town.

Under Federal Railroad Administration regulations, all trains are required to sound their whistles when approaching railroad crossings. But those regulations also allow for the establishment of quiet zones, where the trains would be prohibited from sounding their horns, provided the crossing had the proper safety measures installed to prevent collisions between cars and trains.

The council is considering two options for quiet zones. One is a so-called “quad gate,” where the intersection has four gates blocking the crossing instead of two, which would prevent any traffic from getting on the tracks while the train passes. The downside of this measure is the cost – about $100,000 per intersection – that the town would have to pay.

A second option, called “channelization,” would involve installing soft barriers in the middle of the road approaching the crossing, blocking traffic from going into the other lane in an attempt to skirt the barrier blocking the crossing. The cost for this option would be about $15,000.

The public hearing will be held in the Town Council chambers at Freeport Town Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming meetings

On Aug. 6, the Freeport Board of Appeals will be meeting at 7 p.m. at the Freeport Town Hall. On Aug. 7, the Freeport Town Council will meet beginning at 6:30 p.m., also at the Freeport Town Hall.