ANDOVER — The 38th annual Andover Olde Home Days is set for Aug. 3 to 5, with music, a parade, horse and buggy rides, antique car show and a barrel train for children. Friday night kicks off with an art show on the Town Common at 5 p.m. T-shirts and buttons with this year’s theme, […]
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Andover Olde Home Days kept alive
ANDOVER — Selectman Jane Rich is excited for the town and her part and that of other volunteers in reviving Olde Home Days, July 31 through Aug. 2. It will be the 35th annual event. She started it in 1980 after Andover’s 175th Anniversary Celebration in 1979, she said. “Somebody said to me, ‘We should […]
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Old Home Days caps 57th year of festivities
PHILLIPS — Celebrating the spirit of community, hundreds of parade-goers waved to Old Home Days marchers and floats on Friday afternoon. Children dressed in colorful gauze fairy wings and pirate garb stood excitedly along Main Street as bagpipers, dancers, cows and a dragon moved past them. The 57th year of festivities included a children’s art […]
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Old Home Days to be held Aug. 8-17
PHILLIPS — This year’s Old Home Days begins Friday, Aug. 8, and packs each one of the 10 days of celebration with great food, art, contests, train rides, parades and crafts. This is the 57th annual August extravaganza, with volunteers from the Phillips Chamber of Commerce and several area organizations and businesses hosting dozens of […]
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West Paris Old Home Days coming in June
WEST PARIS — The annual West Paris Old Home Days will celebrate the former manufacturing businesses in town during a three-day event on June 13, 14 and 15 that will feature music, food, games, a parade and fireworks. The theme for this year’s event is “A Step Back in Time, Honoring our Town.” “We are […]
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West Paris Library inviting UMF professor to speak on May 18
WEST PARIS — The West Paris Library will host a free presentation by UMF professor emeritus Dean Bennett at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, as part of their Celebrate the Maine Woods partnership. Bennett will read passages from his book, “Nature and Renewal: Wild River Valley and Beyond,” which focuses on the Wild River and […]
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Phillips Old Home Days begins nine-day run Saturday
PHILLIPS — Nine days in August are set aside for fun in this small western Maine community. The 56th annual Old Home Days begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, when amateur photographers bring their entries to Phillips Hardware on Main Street. Dozens of photos of scenery, animals and people will be displayed in the […]
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Old Home Days under way in Harrison
HARRISON — Old Home Days continued Thursday with carnival rides, food and an expected fireworks show from the middle of Crystal Lake. The popular annual event kicked off Wednesday night with the Harrison Parks & Recreation Department’s 5K Run by the Lake that began at 7 p.m. in a downpour. “Everyone is exhausted and still […]