American Legion and VFW are sponsoring a drive for active military personnel away from home this Christmas.
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Tree festival draws festive crowd in Waterville
The festival, which is hosted by the Sukeforth family, is expected to have more than 15,000 attendees over the course of the two weekend event.
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Posted inEncore
Fourth annual Toys for Tots free movie morning toy drive to feature ‘The Polar Express’
AUBURN — A&L Laboratory, in conjunction with Flagship Cinemas Auburn and Maine’s Marines-Toys For Tots, are working to put smiles on children’s faces this Christmas season by giving a big screen showing of “The Polar Express” on Saturday, Nov. 16. Admission is free with either a new, unwrapped toy or a monetary donation for Toys […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Holiday season struck an unexpected blow to major U.S. retailers
Companies including Macy’s, Nordstrom and Signet all said they struggled badly.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Glass Christmas ornaments made in Lewiston now sought-after
LEWISTON — For more than a decade starting in 1959, a Lewiston factory looked something like a Christmas workshop as it churned out millions of brightly colored ornaments. Paragon Glass Works, one of the first companies to move into the city’s industrial park, produced an astonishing array of glass balls. Many of them were pretty […]
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East Auburn Baptist Church ‘angels’ help bring home the Christmas message
AUBURN — Tara Nelson of Auburn has been involved in the Christmas Spectacular, a show put on by the East Auburn Baptist Church, for half her life. This year, she took her involvement to new heights. From Nov. 29 through Dec. 9, she was one of four angels watching over baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph […]
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Quiz: How much do you know about Maine and the holidays?
It’s almost Christmas! Let’s get a little fun! Let’s get a little why-I-never-knew! Let’s get a little grisly! I mean, just a little. It’s the third annual Maine & The Holidays Quiz, where you learn an assortment of seasonal fun facts and trivia about your favorite state to delight your friends and relations for days […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Salvation Army bearing gifts
Kaitlyn and Matt Day of Auburn select a stuffed animal for their 7-month-old daughter, Skye, at The Salvation Army in Lewiston on Thursday. The Day family is one of the 315 benefiting from The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, which provides Christmas gifts for children. Volunteers gathered new toys, coats and clothes dropped off at […]
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Editorial: ‘And it came to pass…’
The Penobscot Times offers its annual timeless message for the holiday season.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Ivy among the poinsettias at Auburn farm
Melissa Mercay-Collins discovers Ivy, the greenhouse cat, while moving some poinsettias in the Whiting Farms greenhouse Tuesday afternoon. Behind her, Nicole Buck helps organize the plants. The farm is owned by the nonprofit John F. Murphy Homes and provides jobs and developmental programs for Murphy clients. Many of its programs are run in partnership with Edward Little […]