The dinner expected around 400 attendees and took two days to prepare.
Thanksgiving 2023
Posted inNation & World, News
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushers in holiday season in New York
Beloved cartoon characters like Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants take to the skies above New York City.
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Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Special Features
Skowhegan kicks off holiday season with annual Thanksgiving community dinner
Hundreds flock to Skowhegan Community Center to enjoy a free traditional Thanksgiving meal.
Posted inLocal & State
Bringing Thanksgiving to Portland’s homeless
Volunteers band together to deliver on the promise of the holiday, showing those less fortunate that they haven’t been forgotten.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Professor, tribal leader bring context to ‘First Thanksgiving’ story
The popularized version of the meal shared by Indigenous people and English settlers in 1621 is based on a real event, but also has fed into long-held myths about native people and colonialism, scholars say.
Posted inBusiness, Times Record
L.L. Bean’s annual Northern Lights holiday events kick off
There are curling lanes, a temporary barn, heated benches and a mailbox with a direct line to Santa outside L.L. Bean’s flagship store.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Thanksgiving meals planned for Skowhegan Community Center, other locations
The meal is expected to draw at least 350 people and is one of several community dinners planned for the region Thursday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Photos: Gardiner students pack turkey baskets for Thanksgiving
Gardiner Area High School National Honor Society members recently packed 200 Thanksgiving baskets to distribute to families in need. Each basket includes a frozen turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, canned vegetables, bread, eggs and boxes of mac and cheese. All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Valley of Augusta Scottish Rite Masons to host free Thanksgiving Day meal in Gardiner
GARDINER — The Valley of Augusta Scottish Rite Masons plans to host its annual free Thanksgiving Day meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving Day, at the Kennebec Valley Boys & Girls Club at 14 Pray St. Meals will be served for eat-in or take-out; free delivery of meals is […]
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Alfond Center in Waterville to host its annual community dinner
The Alfond Youth & Community Center on North Street is expected to have up to 1,000 people attend the 99th annual Holiday Community Dinner on Thursday.