Newsweek
- Collins leads Platner 50 percent
to 47 percent among registered voters in Maine, underscoring what is expected
to be one of the nation's most closely watched Senate contests. A notable finding in the survey comes from
the bloc of voters who say they are "extremely" motivated to cast a
ballot. Among that group—which makes up roughly two-thirds of registered voters
surveyed—Platner holds a 53 percent to 44 percent advantage over Collins, a
9-point lead.
Patch - Yarmouth, Maine doctor accused of running a massage parlor as a front for prostitution reaches plea deal (wmtw.com) — Freeport police led an investigation, alongside Brunswick officers, into a Yarmouth doctor whose Route 1 business in Freeport was alleged to be a front for prostitution and human trafficking. The doctor has now pleaded guilty to engaging a prostitute, while advocates stress that sex trafficking continues to affect hundreds of people each year in Maine.
Maine
Morning Star - Starting
in 2028, Maine may have to contribute $50 million per year to maintain its
federal food assistance due to the Trump administration’s changes that penalize
states for making largely unintentional errors while administering food
benefits.
A provision in
President Donald Trump’s 2025 budget law requires states to pay for portions of
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which had exclusively been
funded by the federal government since it began many decades ago. How much each
state has to pay will depend on its payment error rate — a measure of how often
households receive too much or too little in benefits.
Maine’s payment
error rate of more than 10% in 2025 means the state would be responsible for
15% of SNAP benefit costs beginning in 2028.
Anti-hunger
advocates have warned that if the state is unable to come up with its share, it
might drastically reduce the state’s SNAP benefits.
Chebeague Island restoration effort improves shore for people and plovers
FREEPORT
Town of
Freeport - Beginning
Monday, July 6, the Town of Freeport will implement new Town Hall public hours
to better align open hours with staff capacity and community usage patterns.
Under the new
schedule, Town Hall will be open:
· Monday:
7:30am - 5:00pm
· Tuesday:
7:30am - 6:00pm
· Wednesday:
7:30am - 5:00pm
· Thursday:
7:30am - 5:00pm
Analyses of
Town Hall activity showed very low transaction volumes during the 5:00 - 6:00pm
hours, during which time multiple departments remain staffed. Adjusting hours
allows the Town to focus staff coverage during times residents most frequently
seek in‑person assistance.
Times
Record - As
part of its campus redesign, L.L.Bean will stop selling retail goods at the
Bike, Boat & Ski Store on Main Street. It will continue to carry boating
and skiing equipment in the new flagship.
As it wraps up
a multiyear redesign, the L.L.Bean campus in Freeport will stop selling cycling
equipment, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. The company is also moving
retail operations out of the Bike, Boat & Ski Store on Main Street.
The change is
part of an effort to focus on “heritage activities like hunting, fishing,
family camping, watersports and winter fun,” L.L.Bean public affairs manager
Jason Sulham said in an email Wednesday.
Boat and ski
items will be moved over to the new flagship store, Sulham said, but the
retailer will no longer carry cycling equipment
Sam Smith – Our happy recycling center
behind the Fire Department has been closed meaning we now have to go more miles
to 100 Hedgehog Mountain Road. Not only is there no longer a center right in
the town but the Hedgehog facility is only open Wednesday through Saturday
7AM-4 PM.