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Coastal Journal, The Forecaster, Times Record

L.L. Bean nixes corporate relocation in favor of expansion

by Jason Pafundi Special to The Forecaster January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

Maine’s most iconic business had contemplated a move from Freeport before deciding to increase its downtown footprint.

Northern Meetings: Jan. 9-16

January 6, 2020

Chebeague Island Mon. 1/13 6:30 p.m. Planning Board CIS Tues. 1/14 5:30 p.m. Cemetery Committee PH Cumberland Mon. 1/13 7 p.m. Town Council TH Wed. 1/15 6:30 p.m. Prince Memorial Library Advisory Committee PML Durham Thur. 1/9 6:30 p.m. Board of Appeals TO Mon. 1/13 6 p.m. Planning Board Workshop TO Tues. 1/14 6:30 p.m. […]

Local & State

Four men charged with trespassing in federal wildlife refuge in Maine

by Stephen Betts The Courier-Gazette January 5, 2020January 6, 2020

Residents of Owls Head and Freeport, and two from Massachusetts, are accused of entering the Metinic Island National Wildlife Refuge in 2018.

Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster

‘The Waving Man,’ known for spreading joy in Cumberland, No. Yarmouth, still smiling at 101

by Alex Lear January 3, 2020January 10, 2020

Ralph Malcolm now lives at the Hawthorne House in Freeport.

The Forecaster

Northern Meetings: Jan. 2-9

December 27, 2019

Chebeague Island Wed. 1/8 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen CIH Durham Wed. 1/8 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TO Thur. 1/9 6:30 p.m. Board of Appeals TO Falmouth Mon. 1/6 7 p.m. Conservation Commission TH Tues. 1/7 6:30 p.m. Planning Board TH Wed. 1/8 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee TH Thur. 1/9 8 a.m. Community Development Committee […]

Coastal Journal

Freeport hires new police officer, more needed to fill roster

by Jason Pafundi / For The Forecaster December 27, 2019December 24, 2019

FREEPORT — The Freeport Police Department has a new officer. Jason O’Toole, 23, recently joined the force after completing his training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. O’Toole is from Middleboro, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston about 160 miles from Freeport. He attended Unity College in Maine and graduated with a degree in […]

Coastal Journal

Hancock, Renaissance woman, to serve on Freeport-area school board

by Jason Pafundi / Special to The Forecaster December 24, 2019

Susana Hancock was a Rhodes Scholar, qualified for the Olympic Trials, plays the cello – and knows magic tricks.

The Forecaster

Freeport Police Beat: Dec. 16-19

December 22, 2019December 23, 2019

Arrests 12/18 at 12:48 a.m. Ryan B. Tate, 33, of Byram Avenue, was arrested on Flying Point Road by Officer William Brown on charges of operating under the influence and failure to report a motor vehicle accident. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported for the period Dec. 16-19. Fire calls 12/16 at 8:56 a.m. Accident […]