L.L. Bean sales grow 14% during 2nd year of pandemic; workers get 12% cash bonus

Growing interest in the outdoors during the pandemic continues boost the Freeport-based retailer's sales.

L.L. Bean, MaineHealth rank high on Forbes 2022 list of best U.S. employers

Freeport-based retailer L.L. Bean was ranked No. 35 on Forbes 2022 'America’s Best Midsize Employers' list.

Maine crafts group announces 2022 apprenticeships

Freeport man charged with violating Black man’s civil rights

The complaint filed under the Maine Civil Rights Act alleges that William Rowe violated a Black man's rights during a confrontation outside a town restaurant in November.

Freeport OKs 30-day mask mandate for all indoor public spaces

The rules apply to businesses like restaurants, shopping outlets and grocery stores as well as public transportation.

Gov. Mills encourages Mainers to shop local to avoid supply chain delays this holiday season

"Spend your hard-earned money here in Maine on products our farmers worked harder than ever before to create," Mills said during a visit to Freeport on Thursday.

Spike in home heating costs puts a chill over the Midcoast

Brunswick-area heating assistance organizations are bracing for high demand as winter approaches.

Freeport may be one of the fastest growing tourist destinations this winter, survey shows

Tripadvisor ranked Freeport among its top-10 fastest-growing destinations; now town businesses are gearing up for a busy winter.

With new owners, ‘Big Indian’ statue to remain in Freeport — for now

‘It diminishes our identities in many ways, and it’s historically inaccurate,’ says John Bear Mitchell, a native educator, storyteller, member of the Penobscot Nation and University of Maine lecturer of Wabanaki Studies.

Missing Freeport woman’s body found offshore in Boothbay