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September 17, 2026


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Today in the Express, L.L.Bean unveils its renovated flagship store. A man dies when his ATV collides with a car. A former Democratic senator endorses Sen. Susan Collins. Plus, the apples are hanging in there, despite a dry summer.

Renovation debuts

L.L.Bean re-opened its flagship store in Freeport today, showing off the results of a $50 million renovation that puts a two-tiered trout pond and first-floor shoe department front and center. The upgrade took four years and required the store — usually open 24/7 — to be closed for two years.


ATV crash

A 35-year-old Chesterville man died Saturday after the ATV he was driving failed to stop or yield to traffic as it entered an intersection and was struck by a car. His passenger, 46, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken by LifeFlight of Maine to a Portland hospital. Both people were ejected from the ATV.

Democrat backs Collins

Joe Manchin, a former Democratic U.S. Senator and centrist known for breaking with his own party, endorsed Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’s reelection campaign today. Manchin, who represented West Virginia from 2010 to 2025, called Collins “the soul of the Senate” in an interview with CNBC.

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