Gill, the school’s music teacher, and students Katelynn Ladd and Elise Spencer, dressed as reindeer, sang “Jingle Bells,” “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” and many other holiday songs as parents, grandparents, elementary students and younger siblings visited classrooms where teachers read Christmas stories and the families made Christmas tree ornaments. “We’ve done […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
‘Christmas at the Mason House’ to be held on Dec. 7
BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society will be celebrating Christmas a few weeks early when it holds its annual “Christmas at the Mason House” event from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Executive Director Randall Bennett said that the Christmas event has been around for about 20 years and uses unique decorative choices to […]
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Remembering Christmas at ‘The Great Department Store’
In past years, I have written about the Christmas hustle and bustle on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, and the excitement of visits to Santa at Toyland in Peck’s department store. Today there’s a couple of generations who never saw that local hub of holiday cheer, and even the oldest of us were not around for […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Santa arrives in Mexico for Santa Parade, chats with children
MEXICO — Santa arrived in style Friday night atop a bright red sleigh pulled by two reindeer during the annual Santa Claus Parade. Mexico firetrucks and police, along with several elves and a few walking Christmas presents, joined the short procession up and down Main Street. Families braved a temperature of 15 degrees to line […]
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Turner tree lighting with Santa, storytime for kids
TURNER — This year’s annual town tree lighting is bigger, better and later. Town Manager Scott LaFlamme said that for years the traditional lighting and visit from Santa has been held at 5 p.m., bumping up against the regular selectmen meeting and bringing the evening to an early end. This year, selectmen moved their meeting […]
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Auburn moving Christmas tree into place Thursday
AUBURN — City public works crews are warning drivers they’ll be moving the city’s Christmas tree into place at Festival Plaza on Thursday. This year’s tree was donated by Brenda Farrar. Crews will cut it down at its Fletcher Road location and begin moving it to Merrow Road, to Hotel Road and up through Poland […]
Posted inRiver Valley, The Franklin Journal
Kreckel Law to fill stockings for soldiers in Afghanistan
RUMFORD — In lieu of swapping Christmas gifts for the holidays, employees with Kreckel Law of Rumford will be aiming to make the Christmas season a little brighter for soldiers in Afghanistan by filling up stockings with different goods and shipping them overseas, said employee Melinda Woods. Woods said that during a recent meeting between […]
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Turner salvage yard gets renewed permit
TURNER — Selectmen on Monday unanimously approved renewing a salvage yard permit for Jesse Walker after reviewing photographs of the site. Walker said selectmen have renewed his license regularly since 1985. Used car dealer Jim Hanson apologized to selectmen for being defensive at their previous meeting, adding that they had “valid complaints about his property.” […]
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Portland looking for perfect Christmas tree
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city is looking for the perfect Christmas tree. Portland and Portland’s Downtown District are seeking recommendations for a tree that will stand tall in a downtown plaza for the holiday season. City Arborist Jeff Tarling says the city is looking for a 40- to 60-foot well-rounded tree within 15 miles […]
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20K motorcyclists take part in Maine charity ride
AUGUSTA (AP) — More than 20,000 riders from around the state gathered at the Augusta Civic Center at noon on Sunday for the United Bikers of Maine’s 32nd annual Toy Run. Participants rode 13 miles to the Windsor Fairgrounds, where thousands of toys were delivered and later distributed to needy children throughout Maine during the […]