Luna Soley is a Peaks Islander who now lives in Portland. She is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has written for Outside and Backpacker magazines. Luna covers Freeport, Topsham, Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Phippsburg and the arts for the Times Record.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
New law aims to protect rights of manufactured home owners
The law requires landowners to give residents notice if they plan on selling their property and give tenants a chance to purchase the land.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
L.L. Bean Bootmobile meets Planters Nutmobile in corporate crossover
A 13.5-foot-tall boot and an 11.5-foot-tall peanut — both on wheels — met in the L.L. Bean employee parking lot Sunday. Instagram handles, honey-roasted peanuts and miniature L.L. Bean boot keychains were exchanged.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023
Climate demonstrator outside L.L. Bean gets surprise visit from CEO
Freeport resident and retired schoolteacher William Rixon has been demonstrating outside L.L. Bean since the beginning of September. This week, he got a response.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students
The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents’ concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Midcoast towns get state grants to counter climate change
Bowdoinham is one of 53 towns across the state to receive a grant aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change on Maine communities.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Climate demonstrators call for L.L. Bean to discourage fossil fuel investment
Demonstrators have been stationed outside the Freeport flagship retail store for weeks, calling for the company to discourage Citibank from investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure or to divest entirely.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Bath Iron Works partners with U.S. Army program to employ veterans
The Bath shipyard, which builds ships for the U.S. Navy, will now offer guaranteed interviews to veterans.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Transgender policy creates rift between parents, Topsham school board
A proposed policy change that would give transgender and gender-expansive students privacy to come out at school without informing parents makes some parents feel “out of the loop.” Others think it essential to student’s privacy and wellbeing.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
New Topsham food truck serves breakfast sandwiches, mulled cider and more
Melanie Houston opened a food truck named after her hometown earlier this month in a repurposed camper across from Town Hall.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Freeport holds anti-hate rally after recent racist, antisemitic vandalism
Over 50 people assembled in front of the Town Hall on Friday evening to show support for targeted communities.