Darryn DuShane, director of the Port Teen Center at the Freeport Community Center, shovels snow off the town skating rink last Thursday evening. DuShane said that the rink became a mess when people walked through it following a snowstorm the previous weekend. A good thaw and refreeze is needed to restore good skating conditions, DuShane said.Dwayne Bullerwell is the new facilities assistant, a part-time position, at the Freeport Community Center.On the coldest day of the year last Thursday, workers were on a crane pruning a tree outside L.L. Bean.It was as good a time as any for a game of cribbage last Thursday, inside the warm and cozy Freeport Community Center. The players, from left, are Carlo Tucci, Garry Croudis, Bill Cheever and Everett Thurlow. Staff photos by Larry Grard