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🌱 How big is Friday’s Morse at Freeport showdown for Class D?
Make time for Freeport Fall Festival — Backyard Garlic on the Freeport Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How big is Friday's Morse at Freeport showdown for Class D?
Also on today's calendar: Freeport Folio presents: Open Mic Poetry with Featured Poet Samaa Abdurraqib and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 74, low: 51.
- Saturday: Less humid with sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Three high school football games to watch in Week 5 (sunjournal.com) — Freeport football fans have a big home game Friday as the 3-1 Falcons host Morse in a showdown that could shape the Class D South standings. With quarterback Andrew Thomas leading a strong start that includes a win over defending champion Winthrop, this matchup is billed as one of Maine's must-watch games of the week.
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📸 Around Freeport
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Freeport
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★ Featured events ★
- Freeport Fall Festival — Backyard Garlic →
Memorial Park, 19 Bow St, Freeport
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Freeport Folio presents: Open Mic Poetry with Featured Poet Samaa Abdurraqib →
Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main Street, Freeport
7:00 pm - Freeport Folio 2026 Open Mic Series with Featured Poet Samaa Abdurraqib →
Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main Street, Freeport
7:00 pm - Freeport Fall Festival 2026 →
L.L.Bean campus, Mallard Parking Lot, Freeport - Nature's Palette: Art Inspired by the Season →
Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport
10:00 am - Freeport Fall Festival →
Memorial Park, 19 Bow Street, Freeport
12:00 pm - Paddy Mills at LL Bean Discovery Park Stage →
LL Bean Discovery Park Stage, Freeport
3:30 pm - Paddy Mills at Freeport Fall Festival →
LL Bean Discovery Park Stage, Freeport
3:30 pm - Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations →
Cadenza, 5 Depot Street, Freeport
7:00 pm - Fjallraven Freeport Trail Challenge 2026 Kick Off →
Fjällräven Outlet - Freeport, Freeport - Nature's Palette: Art Inspired by the Season →
Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St, Freeport
10:00 am - Freeport Fall Festival →
Memorial Park, 19 Bow Street, Freeport
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Fresh Cut Produce Clerk in Freeport. Apply here.
- Starbucks Corporation posted a job opening for shift supervisor - Store# 07549, FREEPORT MAIN STREET in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Freeport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yarmouth
- A beautiful New England stone and timber home nestles on the rocky Maine coast (onekindesign.com)
- Cumberland approves $12,000 for preliminary Casco Bay Trail design (wmtw.com)
- 323 Old Slater Dr, Columbia, SC 29209 (zillow.com)
Brunswick
- Breaking ground for a new farmers market in Brunswick (pressherald.com)
- MaineHousing awards a record $2.7 million to help agencies run winter warming shelters (pressherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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