By Sharon Bouchard Feature Writer / Photographer NORWAY – The Opera House Block with its stately clock tower has been the centerpiece of Norway’s Main Street since 1894. The previous structure was ravaged by a fire in 1893 that swept Main Street and destroyed most of the downtown area, but a concerted effort by the […]
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Hot holiday gifts found locally
Hot holiday gifts found locally By Dan Marois Feature Writer / Photographer While many believe that the economy is still in recovery mode, local retailers are readying themselves for the holiday shopping season with products that offer choice and value for the dollar. And in each of the businesses interviewed, it appears there will be […]
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Just where can you shop on Thanksgiving Day in Maine?
PORTLAND — Don’t be fooled by the national ad campaigns from large retailers like Macy’s, Sears and Wal-Mart, which are trumpeting that they’ll be open on Thanksgiving and offering tremendous sales. Not in Maine they won’t. Maine is one of only three states that prohibits almost all businesses from being open on Thanksgiving, remnants of […]