July 2 Portland: Portland Sea Dogs-Night6 p.m. 271 Park Ave. Scarborough: Beech Ridge Motor Speedway9:15 p.m. 70 Holmes Road Phippsburg: Sebasco Harbor Resort6:30 p.m. 29 Kenyon Road behind tennis courts July 3Portland Sea Dogs-Night6 p.m. 271 Park Ave. Jay: Jay-Livermore Falls Chamber Of Commerce9 p.m. Spruce Mountain Sanford Parks and Recreation9 p.m. Number One Pond […]
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Maine fireworks revenues far exceed projections
PORTLAND (AP) — Sales at Maine’s fireworks stores have far surpassed initial projections when fireworks became legal last year for the first time in 63 years. When legislators debated a bill in 2011 seeking to legalize fireworks, the Maine Revenue Services estimated that fireworks stores would generate about $120,000 a year in sales taxes. In […]
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Crowd flocks to Fest on Fourth
Earlier in the day, Billings’ stepson Cayden, 7, had asked what independence means. She simply explained it’s what sets America apart from other countries. But, perhaps there was more on people’s minds: the historic birth of America’s freedom, and fireworks. “It’s definitely a holiday that should be celebrated, but I think the fireworks are a […]