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The Ecology School will receive a $500,000 charitable gift from L.L.Bean Inc. to support three major components of the school’s $14.1 million River Bend Farm campus in Saco.
The gift is one of the largest charitable contributions ever received by the school.
The funding will support construction of a new arrival plaza, a new waterfront area for recreation and environmental education on the Saco River, and a three-year sponsorship of the new River Bend Farm Family Camp.
The gift marks the retailer’s largest charitable contribution to a Maine nonprofit thus far in 2021 and the third-largest gift the company has bestowed to date in 2021.
LL Bean store resumes 24-hour sales, Amtrak boosts schedule
May 3, 2021
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) L.L. Bean s flagship store returned to 24-hour operations and Amtrak s Downeaster resumed its full schedule on Monday, marking moves toward normalcy during the pandemic.
Amtrak s expanded schedule includes a new southbound train which will depart Brunswick mid-morning and a new northbound train which will depart Boston mid-afternoon.
In Freeport, meanwhile, workers removed the locks Monday as L.L. Bean s flagship store resumed around-the-clock sales.
The store had been operating on limited hours after Bean briefly closed all stores last year during the pandemic.
Returning to 24-hour operations marks an important milestone for the company during the pandemic, restoring a tradition that dates to 1951, said Shawn Gorman, company chairman.
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The flagship store and the Hunt & Fish store returned to 24-hour operations Monday.
It marks an important milestone for the company during the pandemic, restoring a tradition that dates to 1951, said Shawn Gorman, company chairman.
The company is also expanding hours at its Home and Bike and Boat & Ski stores, which also are located in Freeport. Hours of operation for those stores will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tags:
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