FREEPORT — Freeport Town Hall closed Nov. 18, following the potential exposure of a municipal employee to COVID-19, according to an announcement on the town’s website. The employee who may have been exposed is not experiencing any symptoms and, as of Thursday evening, was waiting for test results, according to Freeport Town Manager Peter Joseph. […]
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Northern Meetings: Nov. 19-26
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 11/19 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Mon. 11/23 7 p.m. Town Council Durham Visit durhamme.com for Zoom information. Videos of municipal meetings can be viewed/streamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/durham_me. Thur. 11/19 6:30 p.m. Historic District Commission Thur. 11/19 6:30 […]
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L.L. Bean scraps major housing development in Freeport
Faced with local opposition, the outdoor-gear retailer withdraws its support for a developer’s plan to build hundreds of homes off Desert and Old County roads.
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Sande’s Picks: Wild Oats making new home at Brunswick Landing
Driving into Brunswick Landing on Admiral Fitch Avenue, the vitality is all around – new housing, a new connector road to Cook’s Corner and flourishing businesses. Toward the end of the avenue near the flight line is the new home of Wild Oats Bakery & Café. Architecturally unique and colorfully painted, it is located between […]
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Desert of Maine’s revitalization plans moving forward
Doug and Mela Heestand, who purchased the Freeport property in late 2018, are in the midst of a multi-year, almost $2.5 million Desert of Maine revamp.
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Three teens summoned, including 2 suspected in racist graffiti incident
Yarmouth police say they believe two of the teenagers may be connected to a racial slur scrawled on a Yarmouth roadway last weekend.
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Maine Bicentennial: Freeport
A postcard image of Post Office Square, at the corner of Main and Bow streets in Freeport, around 1930. In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Northern Meetings: Nov. 12-19
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Thur. 11/12 4 p.m. Community Advisory Response Team Thur. 11/12 6 p.m. Tax Acquired Property Committee Tues. 11/17 6 p.m. School Committee Wed. 11/18 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Wed. 11/18 6:30 p.m. Prince Memorial Library Advisory Committee Durham […]
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In Freeport: a second career and a second life
Arda Turac and his wife Elif Erkan, who came to America 20 years ago, have opened a new Turkish coffee shop in the town they now call home.
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‘I’ll move now:’ Public opposed to proposed Freeport development despite firm’s promise of responsible building
The development, still in the earliest planning stages, proposes 329 single-family houses, 60 apartment units in five buildings and 140 homes in 70 duplex buildings and eight commercial lots off Desert and Old County Road.