The city of Auburn is hosting its second annual New Year’s Eve Auburn party from 6 p.m. to midnight at Festival Plaza on Main Street after a successful inaugural year.
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'Aub' Lang Syne: Auburn welcomes 2019
Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque, front row left, gathers for a group picture Monday night at the Gingersnap photo booth at Auburn’s first New Year’s Eve celebration at Festival Plaza. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) The L/A Harley Band cranks out some rock ‘n’ roll at Auburn’s first New Year’s Eve celebration Monday Night. (Sun […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: All about Eve
A new year is coming! A new year is coming! I feel like Paul Revere. But it’s coming! Maybe you need to kick 2018 out the door and usher in 2019 with a liberal amount of alcohol. Or maybe 2018 was positively sublime and you need to quietly contemplate its amazingness. Or maybe you just […]
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New Year's Eve street party to rock Auburn
AUBURN — Main Street will be closed New Year’s Eve for a street fest with bands, food trucks, beer, and, perhaps most important, warming stations. Mayor Jason Levesque said the event, slated for 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., will serve as a kickoff to 2019, Auburn’s sesquicentennial year. Stages, food trucks by Cook’s Lobster, House […]
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Dickie Hyper-Hynie's Rockin' New Year's Eve returns to Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — Dickie Hyper-Hynie (aka Mike Miclon) returns to Buckfield for a year-end comedy celebration. The show will take place Monday, Dec. 31, at the Masonic Lodge, 5 High St. Show time is 7:30 p.m. and doors open at 7. Parking is available at the Park and Ride next to the post office and the municipal […]
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Having a ball on New Year’s Eve
LEWISTON — Paige Gonya had been bowling well all night. Who could blame her for taking a break to grab a party hat and a noisemaker? “I’ve already won a game,” the 11-year-old Sabattus girl said before tugging on the hat and heading back to the lanes. A short distance away, 9-year-old Luke Booker was […]
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Offices to close for holidays
FARMINGTON — Franklin County government offices at the Franklin County Courthouse will close at noon on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Offices will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and will reopen the following Mondays on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 4, 2016, respectively.
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Looking back on New Year’s Eve and looking ahead to New Year’s Day
Looking back — and looking ahead. That’s what New Year’s celebrations are all about. It’s only been 15 years since this century arrived with all kinds of Y2K hoopla. The Sun Journal’s front page for Dec. 31, 1999, carried a huge “This is it” goodbye, and the next day’s headline declared, “The future is here.” […]
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Restaurants: Many going out this New Year’s Eve
LEWISTON — If you’re going out for New Year’s Eve, you may want to make reservations. Mild weather, an improved economy and falling gas prices mean more people will ring in 2015 by going out on the town, local restaurateurs say. “Right now, we’ve got 300 people” for Sea40’s New Year’s Eve Bash, said hostess […]
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Dixfield American Legion to hold annual New Year’s dance Dec. 31
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield American Legion will host its annual New Year’s Eve dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, post Commander Ed Ellis said. Ellis, who has been involved with the past four dances, said funds raised go to projects. “We have a lot of stuff going on, so we make […]