The celebration by the Irish American Club of Maine had green-clad crowds cheering along Commercial Street on Sunday.
St. Patrick’s Day
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Guides, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Things to Do
What to do for St. Patrick’s Day in the Lewiston-Auburn area
There are several events planned this weekend and next Tuesday to celebrate the green-themed holiday.
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Posted inNation / World, New England
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade marred by drunken fights, destruction and arrests
Residents of South Boston, where the parade is held, have filed hundreds of complaints since Sunday and a city councilor called for ‘major changes.’
Posted inColumns, Lewiston-Auburn, Life in the Pines
Life in the Pines: Leprechauns, a St. Patrick’s Day curiosity
Marla Hoffman takes a look at the conflicting and fantastical history of the leprechaun legend.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine restaurants, bars hope for return to a ‘normal’ St. Patrick’s Day
With the holiday falling on a Friday, businesses are looking for a profitable celebration after the pandemic has dampened them for three years.
Posted inMaine, New England, News, Religion & Values
$3 million in federal funds will help preserve Maine Irish Heritage Center’s history
The center inside the old St. Dominic’s church building in Portland’s West End, a key piece of the area’s rich Irish identity, will get long-needed updates to the roof and brickwork.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland’s St. Patrick’s parade to return after 2-year absence
The event March 13, held along Commercial Street, is organized by the Irish American Club of Maine.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Biden marks St. Patrick’s Day, recommits to Good Friday accord
President Biden will meet virtually with Ireland’s prime minister as the White House calls the Good Friday Agreement ‘the bedrock of peace, stability, and prosperity for all the people of Northern Ireland.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Redefining tradition, the Irish way
Why drinking culture has overshadowed the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, and why the pub is the Irish’s traditional connection to the things in life worth living for.