christmas
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford residents paying it forward at Christmas
Gary Dolloff, the manager of the Greater Rumford Community Center, is in the sixth year of his Pay it Forward campaign to raise money to give items such as firewood, heating oil and food to those in need in the River Valley area.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Twin Cities celebrate Christmas
Snow adds festive air to Lewiston and Auburn events
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Veterans groups collecting ‘care’ packages for military at Christmas parade Saturday
American Legion and VFW are sponsoring a drive for active military personnel away from home this Christmas.
Posted inMaine
Tree festival draws festive crowd in Waterville
The festival, which is hosted by the Sukeforth family, is expected to have more than 15,000 attendees over the course of the two weekend event.
Posted inEncore
Fourth annual Toys for Tots free movie morning toy drive to feature ‘The Polar Express’
AUBURN — A&L Laboratory, in conjunction with Flagship Cinemas Auburn and Maine’s Marines-Toys For Tots, are working to put smiles on children’s faces this Christmas season by giving a big screen showing of “The Polar Express” on Saturday, Nov. 16. Admission is free with either a new, unwrapped toy or a monetary donation for Toys […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Holiday season struck an unexpected blow to major U.S. retailers
Companies including Macy’s, Nordstrom and Signet all said they struggled badly.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Glass Christmas ornaments made in Lewiston now sought-after
LEWISTON — For more than a decade starting in 1959, a Lewiston factory looked something like a Christmas workshop as it churned out millions of brightly colored ornaments. Paragon Glass Works, one of the first companies to move into the city’s industrial park, produced an astonishing array of glass balls. Many of them were pretty […]