AUBURN — Tara Nelson of Auburn has been involved in the Christmas Spectacular, a show put on by the East Auburn Baptist Church, for half her life. This year, she took her involvement to new heights. From Nov. 29 through Dec. 9, she was one of four angels watching over baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph […]
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Quiz: How much do you know about Maine and the holidays?
It’s almost Christmas! Let’s get a little fun! Let’s get a little why-I-never-knew! Let’s get a little grisly! I mean, just a little. It’s the third annual Maine & The Holidays Quiz, where you learn an assortment of seasonal fun facts and trivia about your favorite state to delight your friends and relations for days […]
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Salvation Army bearing gifts
Kaitlyn and Matt Day of Auburn select a stuffed animal for their 7-month-old daughter, Skye, at The Salvation Army in Lewiston on Thursday. The Day family is one of the 315 benefiting from The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, which provides Christmas gifts for children. Volunteers gathered new toys, coats and clothes dropped off at […]
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Editorial: ‘And it came to pass…’
The Penobscot Times offers its annual timeless message for the holiday season.
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Ivy among the poinsettias at Auburn farm
Melissa Mercay-Collins discovers Ivy, the greenhouse cat, while moving some poinsettias in the Whiting Farms greenhouse Tuesday afternoon. Behind her, Nicole Buck helps organize the plants. The farm is owned by the nonprofit John F. Murphy Homes and provides jobs and developmental programs for Murphy clients. Many of its programs are run in partnership with Edward Little […]
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Santa greets Pixie
Pixie, a Chihuahua, makes her seventh annual visit to see Santa at Photo Finish at the Auburn Mall on Monday. Although it was pet day, Santa also welcomed visits from children. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) Pixie, a Chihuahua, makes her seventh annual visit to see Santa at Photo Finish at the Auburn Mall […]
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Readying for holiday visitors
Ernie and Patti Gagne hang Christmas lights Sunday outside their Lewiston home. The Gagnes said they are getting ready “last minute” before their children Scott and Stephanie and their two grandsons visit for the holidays. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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'I asked nicely': Boy, 6, raises $4,100 for gifts for hospitalized children
When Brianna Bourgeois was pregnant, her unborn son was overly active. She could feel his kicks and his body wiggle. When those movements stopped, Bourgeois knew something was wrong. Bourgeois and her husband, Rick, went to the St. Mary’s Family Birthing Center in Lewiston, and they were quickly taken to The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital […]
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Best Christmas gift ever!
Readers recall that one special present under the tree they’ll never forget. Merry Christmas. Have an orange. It may be hard to believe now, but we’re told there was a time when a child could be completely satisfied on Christmas morning with a simple piece of fruit stuffed into the toe of a stocking. If […]
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Jay VFW Post holds kids' Christmas party
Keyanna Rivers accepts a present from Santa and Mrs. Claus, who are played by VFW Post 3335 Commander Kenny Blake and, wife, Mary Blake, during the Post’s kids’ Christmas party in Jay on Saturday. The Post offered the children an opportunity to meet Santa, take home a gift and participate in activities including painting, coloring […]