Ghost hunters certify paranormal presence in historic Freeport building
When Kathy and Jim Welle opened their candy store What the Actual Fudge in the historic E.B. Mallett building at 7 Mill St. in Freeport, almost immediately they experienced strange occurrences they could not explain. They would hear shuffling noises and footsteps coming from the third-story attic space. They would hear the sound of a door opening and closing in areas where there was not one. On two different occasions, pieces of parchment paper in a stack on the counter started flying around, one at a time, as if being flicked by a finger. One entry door would be unlocked in the morning, even though everyone in the building the night before swore it was locked when they left. And there were occasional voices that belonged to no one, including what sounded like a child sobbing. So they made a call. No, not to the “Ghost Busters,” but to a Maine team of ghost hunters led by paranormal…