holidays
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn
Local shops prepare for Small Business Saturday
In the wake of Black Friday frenzy emerges a more locally-sourced holiday, Small Business Saturday, where local businesses offer discounts and deals as a way to get their piece of the holiday spending pie.
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Paris Hill opens its doors to benefit restoration
Holiday house tours are returning to Paris Hill for the Christmas season, Dec. 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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14 events to celebrate the holidays in Maine
Our annual roundup of holiday events includes kid-friendly classics and sassy offerings for adults.
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Holidays should honor ideas not names
Whatever you were doing on Monday, it probably didn’t matter much to you that the day had been proclaimed Columbus Day. Or, Indigenous People’s Day. Or, Oct. 8, 2018. Whatever you call it, a survey back along showed the second Monday of October, proclaimed Columbus Day to honor an Italian sailing for the crown and […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Diane "Dee" Torres
AUBURN — Diane R. Torres, 70, of Louise St. in Auburn died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, July 17, at her home. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 30, 1947 a daughter of the late Romeo and Theresa (Lessard) Samson. She grew up in Lewiston and married Roger Torres, from Somerville, Mass., on Sept. 2, […]
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Gilmay I. Cayer
AUBURN — Gilmay I. Cayer, 79, of Lewiston peacefully passed away at the Sarah Frye Home in Auburn on Wednesday, May 23, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Madawaska on Oct. 23, 1938, a daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Chasse) Fraser. At a young age, her family moved to […]
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Susan L. Fitzpatrick
MEXICO — Susan L. Fitzpatrick, 54, died Saturday, May 12, at her residence in Mexico, surrounded by her family. Born in Portsmouth, VA, on April 6, 1964, she was a daughter of Eugene and Nettie Mae (Freeman) Fitzpatrick. Susan was a graduate of LaGuardia High School in New York City. She worked at Head Start, the […]
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Theresa (Roy) Crawford
RUMFORD — Theresa (Roy) Crawford, 94, of Mexico, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Rumford Community Home, surrounded by family. She was born Nov. 13, 1923, in Rumford, the daughter of Alfred and Claudia (Thibodeau) Roy. Theresa was educated and worked in the Rumford area for all her life. She was a communicant of the […]
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
NORAD: Track Santa on his journey as he delivers presents across the world on Christmas
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers at an Air Force base in Colorado were answering questions on Sunday from eager children who wanted to know where Santa was on his Christmas Eve travels. NORAD Tracks Santa got underway early Sunday morning at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It […]