UPS says it is working with its largest customers to ‘ensure they are aware of how much capacity is available to them’ so it can handle the flood of packages triggered by online holiday shopping during the pandemic.
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New winter market announced as temporary tenant for historic Freeport building
The market is a positive addition to the Bartol building, the former town library and more recently an Abercrombie & Fitch. Freeport has struggled to find a fit for the space since the retailer left in December 2018.
Freeport nurse part of new team supporting contact tracing in schools
Brenda White, who retired from Freeport schools in 2017, also helps connect those who need food, childcare or other services to providers.
Investigators: Wood stove caused fire that destroyed Freeport home
FREEPORT — Investigators with the state fire marshal’s office determined a wood stove caused a fire that destroyed a Freeport family’s home at 29 Crows Nest Dr. Sunday, according to Freeport Fire Chief Charles Jordan. The stove was installed Sunday in a shed attached to the garage, Jordan said. The home belonged to Justine Simon […]
Northern Meetings: Dec. 3-10
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 12/3 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Thur. 12/10 5 p.m. Coastal Water Commission Meeting/Public Hearing Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Tues. 12/8 6:30 p.m. Board of Selectmen Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth […]
Bean’s Northern Lights celebration shifts due to pandemic, but company still channels holiday magic
The Northern Lights celebration also traditionally serves as an official kickoff for L.L. Bean’s holiday shopping season, and despite the challenges, officials project sales this year will outpace last year’s numbers.
Letter: Reader thanks good Samaritans
Thank you to the good Samaritans who came to our assistance in the parking lot at Morse Mountain on Monday afternoon, Nov. 9. I had fainted and hit my head after a hike to the beach. They helped my partner get me into the car and followed us all the way to the ER at […]
Freeport Town Hall employee tests positive for virus
FREEPORT — A Town Hall employee who has been quarantining since Nov. 18 has tested positive for COVID-19. Freeport Town Hall has been closed since Nov. 23, after the employee learned they’d been exposed to the virus. Maine CDC staff determined coworkers at Town Hall were exposed to the the infected employee Nov. 17 and […]
Freeport man sentenced to 32 months in prison for child porn
George Royle V, 46, was sentenced in federal court to 32 months imprisonment and five years of supervised release for accessing the internet with intent to view child pornography.
Northern Meetings: Nov. 26-Dec. 3
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Tues. 12/1 6 p.m. School Committee Wed. 12/2 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Wed. 12/2 7:30 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission Falmouth Town Council meetings are on Falmouth Community TV Channel 1301 or the online stream. See falmouthme.org for Zoom […]