St. Patrick’s Day
Posted inNation / World, New England
Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade marred by drunken fights, destruction and arrests
Residents of South Boston, where the parade is held, have filed hundreds of complaints since Sunday and a city councilor called for ‘major changes.’
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Posted inColumns, Lewiston-Auburn, Life in the Pines
Life in the Pines: Leprechauns, a St. Patrick’s Day curiosity
Marla Hoffman takes a look at the conflicting and fantastical history of the leprechaun legend.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine restaurants, bars hope for return to a ‘normal’ St. Patrick’s Day
With the holiday falling on a Friday, businesses are looking for a profitable celebration after the pandemic has dampened them for three years.
Posted inMaine, New England, News, Religion & Values
$3 million in federal funds will help preserve Maine Irish Heritage Center’s history
The center inside the old St. Dominic’s church building in Portland’s West End, a key piece of the area’s rich Irish identity, will get long-needed updates to the roof and brickwork.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland’s St. Patrick’s parade to return after 2-year absence
The event March 13, held along Commercial Street, is organized by the Irish American Club of Maine.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Biden marks St. Patrick’s Day, recommits to Good Friday accord
President Biden will meet virtually with Ireland’s prime minister as the White House calls the Good Friday Agreement ‘the bedrock of peace, stability, and prosperity for all the people of Northern Ireland.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Redefining tradition, the Irish way
Why drinking culture has overshadowed the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, and why the pub is the Irish’s traditional connection to the things in life worth living for.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
How to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland native Margaret Craven of Lewiston shares must-do’s for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.
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Special events to highlight Catholic church celebration of St. Patrick’s Day
PORTLAND — Masses and special events at churches across Maine will highlight the diocese’s celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Patrick on Saturday, March 17. The feast day holds special significance in the Diocese of Portland as Saint Patrick, along with Saint Jean Baptiste, is a secondary patron of the diocese. Saint Patrick, who […]