OAKLAND — Citing safety concerns, at least two central Maine towns are considering alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating on Halloween. In Benton, children and their parents can attend a “Trick or Trunk” event on Thursday evening in the parking lot of the town’s elementary school. Instead of going door to door, kids can go car to […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
UMF student arrested during Halloween Dance
FARMINGTON — A local man was arrested Friday night during a Halloween dance at the University at Maine at Farmington, UMF interim police Chief Brock Caton said Monday. Jordan Graffam, 22, a student at UMF, was arrested on charges of assault, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, he said. Graffam was released on $250 cash bail […]
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Recreation Board aims for scares at Haunted Halloween Walk
MEXICO — The River Valley Recreation Center is hosting its second annual Haunted Halloween Walk from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26. The walk, which will be held at the River Valley Recreation Center, was a huge hit last year, according to Amanda Hamner, a member of the River Valley […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway preps for Halloween festival
NORWAY — Storefronts on Main Street are decorated in preparation of the annual Halloween festival from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday. The event draws hundreds of children and families for trick-or-treating, stories and dancing to monster music. At the Norway Memorial Library, children get maps of the participating businesses giving candy and other information on […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Halloween mischief afoot in Lewiston-Auburn
LEWISTON — In the area around outer College Street, they’re throwing eggs, rocks and whatever they can get their hands on. On Sabattus Street, Halloween decorations are disappearing from yards. In neighborhoods in between, it’s more of the same: pranks, vandalism and thefts, night after night as the pumpkin-colored holiday approaches. “It was the middle […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Halloween Fest gets organized in Norway
NORWAY — In a few weeks, downtown Norway will be filled with hundreds of witches and goblins, pirates, princesses and probably a ghost or two. The annual Halloween Fest will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25. “We’ve got a new mascot,” Recreation Department director Deb Partridge said. “The Subway man from […]