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Video: Maine celebrates long-anticipated bicentennial parade

by Vanessa Paolella August 21, 2021August 23, 2021

After it was rescheduled twice due to the pandemic, Maine’s bicentennial parade was just the right kind of quirky fun.

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Maine Bicentennial Band prepares to celebrate 200 years in a big way

by Mark LaFlamme August 20, 2021August 20, 2021

On Friday night, the musicians and band leaders were polishing their instruments and their performance for the Maine Bicentennial Parade, set for Saturday morning.

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Chicks With Sticks to perform as part of bicentennial celebration

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021

The Chicks With Sticks Steel Drummers will perform a variety of salsa and reggae songs form 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 21, for Auburn’s Arts in the Park bicentennial celebration. The event is free and open to the public on the corner of Main and Academy streets.

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‘Full speed ahead’ for Maine Bicentennial Parade in Auburn and Lewiston

by Steve Sherlock August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

Originally scheduled for last year but postponed due to the pandemic, the parade will include more than 100 units and a military flyover by the Maine Air National Guard when it is held next weekend.

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Lewiston Street Fest to follow state bicentennial parade

by Andrew Rice August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

The family-oriented event will feature a lobster-shaped monster truck, live music, face painting, caricature artists and more.

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Eagle swoops into Portland Harbor for delayed bicentennial celebration

by Johnny Liesman August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

The Coast Guard’s 295-foot tall ship, a training vessel and occasional visitor to Portland, draws a crowd as part of a Maine State Bicentennial celebration delayed for a year by the pandemic.

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Otisfield: A fickle partner in Maine’s quest for statehood

by Nicole Carter July 28, 2021July 29, 2021

Archivist Dr. Jean Hankins of the Otisfield Historical Society discusses the community’s indifference to statehood as Maine celebrates its bicentennial.