Freeport News

A lightning strike from a passing thunderstorm set fire to a Freeport home. Firefighters said, when they arrived at the scene at 91 Webster Road, they found heavy smoke throughout the house.

FREEPORT : 4TH OF JULY IN FREEPORT! See the string of Mini Coopers in all their glory and colors and options in the 4th of July parade in Freeport.

Creative Spirits Summer Festival Sponsored by Freeport Creative Arts and Kendall Tavern Inn Saturday, July 18, 2009 10am-4pm, rain or shine Location: Kendall Tavern Inn, 213 Main Street, Freeport, Maine 04032 Bring a picnic lunch and join members of Freeport Creative Arts at the historical Kendall Tavern Inn for FCA's Creative Spirits Summer ...

Contact: Amato's Jeff Perkins 828-5981, ext. 123 June 29, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amato's Opening in Freeport Village On Thursday July 2nd @ 11 am Amato's will be celebrating the grand Opening of their new store at 114 Main Street Freeport.

A look inside the new L.L.Bean data center in Freeport, Maine. The facility has earned LEED Silver certification .

CAMDEN : An effort is under way to raise $20,000 to repair the dials on the Camden town clock, which resides in the steeple of the Chestnut Street Baptist Church.

AUGUSTA, Maine – Eleven coastal communities have been awarded 12 new Shore and Harbor Planning Grants, totaling more than $140,000, according to Maine Department of Conservation officials.

Angela Armstrong holds the medals she crafts from recycled bicycle parts. She said they are her favorite pieces.

Ed Ahlquist is shin-deep in water as he puts out his 'pick your own' sign Monday at Ahlquist Farm in Gorham.

Eli Mattson, runner up on America's Got Talent 2008, performing in Freeport, Maine at the Harrasseeket Inn on July 3rd! Released 6/17/09 Eli Mattson, runner up on America's Got Talent 2008, makes his East Coast debut in Freeport, Maine at the Harrasseeket Inn on July 3rd! Since stirring TV audiences internationally as 'The Piano Man' on America's ...

A chronological compilation of local news from all four editions of The Forecaster, covering 14 Maine cities and towns: Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham.

FREEPORTA a ' Nearly 500 Freeport, Pownal and Durham residents attended the first Regional School Unit 5 town budget meeting Tuesday night and ratified a nearly $23.5 million budget that will increase Pownal's property taxes by more than 25 percent.

Hundreds of people packed the Freeport High school gym Tuesday night, pouring over the Regional School Unit No.

Hotel officials are eyeing a July 31 opening to introduce travelers to a 93-room Hampton Inn being built in Presque Isle.

FIVE FOOD & SPIRITS GIFT PICKS FOR DAD Released 6/11/09 For downloadable images, captions, and product information, visit www.frontburnerpr.com/fathersday . Stumped on what to get the family patriarch for Father's Day this year? Skip the tie, and go with one of these five Maine-made food and spirits gift ideas: 'CUE LOVERS GIFT SET from DennyMike's ...

Event: Wolfe's Neck Art Fest Reason: To Benefit Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation Location: 184 Burnett Road, Freeport, Maine When: Saturday June 20, 2009 9 AM to 4 PM.

Mods will be featured this Friday night at Lee USA Speedway , round one of the Twin State PASS Modified Series that will see the fast economical open wheelers at Lee USA on several occasions throughout the 2009 season.

CAMDEN : A flurry of store openings and relocations is occurring in downtown Camden.

A chronological compilation of local news from all four editions of The Forecaster, covering 14 Maine cities and towns: Portland, Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Freeport, North Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham.

FREEPORT a ' The School Committee unanimously approved a one-time amendment to the Pownal tuition agreement Monday night.