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In today's newsletter:

  • Why TikTok’s McDonald’s expert is obsessed with Freeport’s not-so-normal location
  • Can Freeport’s girls finally capture that elusive Class B track title?

Also on today's calendar: Denny Breau and 5 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy; a p.m. snow shower, with a high of 35 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Some sun; breezy, colder, temps: high: 27, low: 13.
  • Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 31 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• McDonald's ‘Expert' Features Iconic Maine Location in New Video (z1073.com) — Freeport’s famously nontraditional McDonald’s just got national attention from McAtlas creator Gary He, who featured the location in a new TikTok video. He highlights how residents pushed back against a standard design, leading McDonald’s to adapt the building to better match Freeport’s downtown character and charm, reinforcing the town’s distinctive look for visitors and locals alike.
   

• Meet 5 southern Maine girls indoor track teams to watch in 2025-26 (pressherald.com) — Freeport track fans can look forward to a loaded Falcons girls indoor squad this winter, with nearly all of last year’s state scorers returning and hungry after missing the Class B title by a single point. Emma Graham, Claire Ramus, Lilah Hall, and several promising newcomers headline a team expected to contend again against strong programs like Scarborough, Marshwood, Cheverus/Waynflete, and Greely.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • DownEast energy closed and I can’t get in touch.
    Superior Propane is not answering the phone. What is next if I can’t get answers? Will Superior honor my “contract,”, for a lack of a better word,… (Nextdoor Cushing Briggs-Pleasant Hill)
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    207-837-9021 or follow us along at Randalls Excavation & Landscape Dep Certified (Nextdoor Cushing Briggs-Pleasant Hill)
  • Regional School Unit 05 posted a job opening for Freeport Performing Arts Theater Technicians- Multiple Vacancies in Freeport. Apply here.
  • Toad&Co posted a job opening for Retail Sales Floor Supervisor - Full Time in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yarmouth

  • Agentic AI in physical security: Redefining integration, innovation and impact (securitysystemsnews.com)
  • Yarmouth will revive its Christmas tree after community raises its own (pressherald.com)
  • Near-unanimous No. 1 in first Varsity Maine girls hockey poll of 2025-26 (sunjournal.com)

Brunswick

  • 2 Maine men charged with night hunting (wgme.com)
  • Is it legal to push snow across the road in Maine? (wgme.com)
  • Track Teams Kick Off Season at Home Alumni Invitational (bowdoin.edu)

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