The city plans to build a sukkah, or hut, at Castonguay Square on Tuesday that the public is invited to visit and use.
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Maine businesses recognize Indigenous Peoples Day in different ways
Five years after the state changed the October holiday from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, some businesses are giving workers the day off while others are trying to foster greater cultural awareness.
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Eid al-Fitr celebration breaks Ramadan fasting in a big way
University of Maine at Augusta hosts Muslim holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
AAA is forecasting that 115 million people will go 50 miles or more from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day.
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Photos: Santas ski Sunday River slopes on Sunday
Santa’s helpers took the day off on Sunday with a few hundred of the jolly ol’ elves hitting the slopes. Photos taken by Robert F. Bukaty of The Associated Press.
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When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas – celebrated annually on Dec. 6 – go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children.
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‘A Christmas Carol’ production heralds revival of Lisbon High School drama program
The Lisbon High School Drama Club production offers a faithful adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” Dickens’ classic tale of redemption through the timely intervention of the Spirits of Christmas, will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 9, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, at Lisbon High School […]
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Just Us entertainers to perform in family Christmas show at Franco Center
The “Just Us” Entertainers are reuniting for a special holiday reunion fundraiser concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Nel Meservier, spokesperson and keyboard player for the group, said, “The Just Us Entertainers will perform traditional and nontraditional Christmas songs. We like to have fun and we like […]
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Grab your earmuffs, it’s the 47th annual Chester Greenwood Day
The annual celebration of Farmington inventor Chester Greenwood took place on Saturday with hundreds flooding the streets downtown for a parade, craft fair and other activities.
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Camp of Christmas Rock youth concert to be held at Franco Center
Students from the Great Falls Academy of Modern Music will perform a holiday-themed concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. “Camp of Rock has been an amazing summer opportunity for kids to rock out in the Lewiston-Auburn area since 2007. But this year, for the first time ever, […]