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Freeport firefighters contain L.L. Bean warehouse fire

Feb 02, 2012 1:00 pm

FREEPORT — Firefighters found a smoky scene at an L.L. Bean warehouse this morning, but Deputy Chief Raymond Smith said a fire in a baler was quickly extinguished. The call to the warehouse on LL Street came around 10:25 a.m., and Smith said the building had already been evacuated when firefighters arrived. He estimated it took 20 minutes to extinguish the fire, which was contained in the baler unit. Smith said Yarmouth firefighters and Bean employees helped ventilate the building after the fire was extinguished by turning on fans and opening windows.

Freeport High School lunch routine provides food for thought about renovations

Feb 01, 2012 12:00 am

FREEPORT — Elbow room in the hallways leading to the cafeteria is in short supply as the lunch bell rings at Freeport High School. Table space is even more scarce – all 520 students take a 35-minute lunch break simultaneously and hallways, classrooms and the library are used for meals when the weather does not allow outdoor dining.

North Yarmouth Ironman competitor headed to Hawaii

Jan 31, 2012 3:40 pm

NORTH YARMOUTH — Imagine swimming from Great Diamond Island to Portland, then bicycling to Boston, where you run the Boston Marathon. That's pretty much what Ironman Triathlon athletes like Owen Lisa do. The 34-year-old North Yarmouth resident and Greely High School graduate is training for the Ironman World Championship, to be held in October in Kona, Hawaii. An Ironman triathlon includes 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of bicycling and 26.2 miles of running.

All about chocolate in Freeport

Jan 31, 2012 3:20 pm

FREEPORT — The Historical Society will host a chocolate tasting and discussion with food historian Sandra Oliver on Sunday, Feb. 5. The program, called Greeting from the Heart, will be held at Harrington House, 45 Main St., and will start at 2 p.m. Oliver will give a presentation about how chocolate was incorporated into American cookery, and Andy Wilbur, from Wilbur’s of Maine, will demonstrate how the Maine Potato Needham is made.

Apple recognizes 2 Yarmouth schools

Jan 31, 2012 3:20 pm

YARMOUTH — Two schools have been recognized for integrating technology and classroom instruction by becoming Apple Distinguished Schools. Yarmouth High School and Harrison Middle School are two of 56 schools nationwide to earn the distinction, based on implementation of programs including Internet-based office hours for instructors, creation of student art portfolios and podcasts of ecology projects, according to a prepared statement from the Yarmouth School Department.

Freeport councilor seeks election to Maine House

Jan 31, 2012 3:20 pm

FREEPORT — The race to replace state Rep. David Webster, D-Freeport, has attracted the vice chairwoman of the Town Council. Sara Gideon, 40, now in her third year on the council, has filed with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices with the intention of becoming a Clean Elections candidate for the House District 106 seat. Maine term limits laws prohibit Webster from seeking a fifth, two-year term for the seat.

Cumberland teen's voice takes him to Grammys

Feb 01, 2012 12:00 am

CUMBERLAND — You might say Myles Nuzzi made a wise choice a few years ago when he decided to focus on his vocal skills. The 17-year-old Greely High School senior is among 30 students from around the U.S. selected to participate in the Grammy Camp-Jazz Session program in Los Angeles next week. As part of that program, the Cumberland resident will attend the Grammy awards ceremony and perform at several events during Grammy Week.

Details remain as Falmouth council OKs sale of school properties

Jan 31, 2012 2:00 pm

FALMOUTH — Town councilors Monday unanimously approved a plan to sell most of the Plummer-Motz and Lunt school properties to the OceanView retirement community for $3.25 million. But several hurdles remain before the town and OceanView can close the deal.

Maine municipal heating funds pick up where LIHEAP leaves off

Jan 31, 2012 11:20 am

FREEPORT — Johanna Hanselman knows first-hand how cuts to the federal Low Income Heating Assistance Program are hurting Mainers. As the general assistance administrator for Freeport and Yarmouth, Hanselmen has heard from people who barely received enough money from LIHEAP to cover the bottoms of their oil tanks. "I've never heard of so many people saying, 'Oh I got like $105,'" she said, "It's so little that some people aren't even getting 50 gallons."

Casco Bay kelp-farming site gets go-ahead from Maine

Jan 31, 2012 10:50 am

PORTLAND — A company in the not-yet-competitive domestic kelp farming industry has received approval for an experimental aquaculture lease in Casco Bay. Ocean Approved LLC, which owners say created the first kelp farm in America in 2009, also in Casco Bay, received approval Jan. 24 from the Department of Marine Resources for a three-year lease for 3.03 acres off of Jewell Island. Ocean Approved co-owner Paul Dobbins said the company is still awaiting approval for a second site of the same size off Chebeague Island.

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