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Photos: Santa Claus is coming to… Zoom
Delaney Morey and Kai Lewis were two of the first to meet with Santa Claus on Friday, who met with children virtually all the way from the North Pole. Santa, known in the off-season as Tom Barter, set up a laptop in his workshop to meet with dozens of Brunswick kids from a safe distance […]
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You better not bark. You better not bite. Santa is checking whose pets are naughty or nice
More than ever, Christmas cards include animals. And more than ever, Santas accustomed to soothing crying children must also know how to handle wriggling critters.
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Santa Claus is biking to town
With Christmas carols playing from his smartphone, Santa Claus, known to family and friends as Dennis Richardson, rides his bicycle and waves to passers-by Sunday morning on Route 4 in Auburn. “I do this every year,” Richardson said of his beard and red suit. He said he rides for Bikes for Tots and has ridden with Patrick […]
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Despite shutdown, NORAD will track Santa Claus coming to town
Some government workers refused to let the budget impasse spoil their Christmas cheer. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, an essential agency, said it would continue its 63-year tradition of tracking Santa Claus on a sleigh despite the government shutdown. Military personnel who conduct NORAD Tracks Santa are supported by approximately 1,500 volunteers who answer […]
Posted inFranklin
Santa visits Jay
Jim Landry of Wilton takes a photo of Eli Gross, 8, of Jay sitting on Santa’s lap at the Jay Town Office on Wednesday. Landry volunteered his time to get the experience. (Sun Journal photo by Donna M. Perry) Eli Gross, 8, of Jay sits on Santa’s lap for a photo Wednesday at the Jay […]
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Santa Claus makes early stop in Rumford
Kristen Maikath, 5, of Hanover visits with Santa Claus during the Christmas party and Holiday Dessert Contest on Tuesday at the Rumford Public Library. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times)
Posted inMaine
About 300 Santas spotted on Sunday River’s ski slopes
NEWRY (AP) — Hundreds of skiing and snowboarding jolly Old St. Nicks hit the slopes Sunday in Maine for a good cause. About 300 red-suited lookalikes gathered for the 19th annual Santa Sunday in the tiny western Maine town of Newry. This year’s crop of Kris Kringles was among the largest, organizers said, despite rain […]
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Bangor police looking for a naughty Santa
Bangor police are on the lookout for a “bad Santa” who handed out candy canes to children in a local department store. In a roundup of quirky police news posted Thursday morning on the department’s Facebook page, Lt. Tim Cotton wrote the “most bizarre story of the week” involved a complaint about a Santa who […]