The best kids backpacks are ergonomically designed so they can comfortably carry all their school supplies. Our top pick for 2025 is the L.L. Bean Deluxe Book Pack.

What is the most durable kids’ backpack for 2025? Brands like Parker Baby, Pottery Barn Kids, State Bags, and L.L. Bean continue to lead in durability and fun styles, with high-quality zippers ...

Lampeter-Strasburg’s JB King (9) passes the ball downfield against Cocalico during second-half action of an L-L League section two boys lacrosse game at Cocalico High School’s Talon Field in ...

L.L.Bean is facing great opportunity — and great risk | Opinion The company can either step up its environmental game or alienate the climate-conscious customer.

FREEPORT, Maine, July 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- L.L.Bean, Inc. today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Smith has decided to depart in the spring of 2026, following a ...

An interim leader has been hired to oversee the troubled Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center in Knox County.

L.L.Bean CEO to step down early next year Stephen Smith, who has served as the company's CEO since 2016, will depart L.L.Bean in spring 2026.