A free Thanksgiving potluck meal will be held Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Western Mountains Baptist Church, New Portland, following the 10 a.m. worship. All are invited to attend with or without a dish to share. The meal will be served around 11:15 a.m. Some helpers from left are Dottie Stone, Janet Scolerio, Jackie Kennedy […]
Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving memories in the Twin Cities
Thanksgiving Day still ranks among the principal occasions for family gatherings, especially in New England. Memories of “Turkey Day” in the Twin Cities from the mid-1950s came back into sharp focus for me when I took a look at some pages of the Lewiston Daily Sun and Lewiston Evening Journal from that period. Advertisements had […]
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Being loyal to life involves finding things to be thankful for, even now
The day before Thanksgiving, I woke up at 5 and bolted out of bed to get a head start on a day full of preparations. That plan derailed in the time it took me to turn on the shower and brush my hair before sticking my hand under the running water. Ice-cold. “Oh, no,” I […]
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Thanksgiving a time to celebrate the present
Editor’s Note: The following is a revised version of a column first published in November 2002. Thanksgiving is the most American of holidays. But there is something almost un-American about it. It is a day opposed to striving, to getting more. We stop adding up the numbers on the scorecard of life. We freeze in […]
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Police add patrols for holiday weekend
GRAY — State police plan to have additional troopers on patrol and a plane in the air for the long Thanksgiving weekend, according to a news release. Chief of the state police, Col. Robert Williams, said troopers will look for aggressive, impaired and texting drivers. In addition, troopers will also look for seat-belt violators, following […]
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Jay trash, Transfer Station schedule
JAY — There will be no curbside collection of trash or recyclables on Thanksgiving Day. Instead, pickup will take place on Friday, Nov. 25. The Transfer Station will be closed Thursday and Friday and reopen from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26.
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Outdoors in Maine: Reflecting on Thanksgiving
For family reasons, my deer hunt had to end earlier than usual. An incorrigible deer hunter, my quest for a Maine whitetail generally drags on until the last gun is fired: a clear-the-barrel shot from a .45 caliber muzzle-loader on the last day of the black powder season in December. No matter. My deer hunt […]
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The discipline of gratitude
WASHINGTON — Thanksgiving is about gratitude, which is a disposition, a virtue and a way of thinking all at once. We often trivialize gratitude as little more than a passing feeling that gets expressed on greeting cards or in quick thank-you notes (although I’d make a strong case for thank-you notes, which I do not […]
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AG: Maine’s big stores can’t open on Thanksgiving
AUGUSTA — With many stores advertising “Black Friday” deals, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is reminding shoppers that Maine law does not allow stores over 5,000 square feet to be open on Thanksgiving. The intent of the state law is to ensure that retail workers can spend time with families on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. […]