WISCASSET – Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Merry & Bright Light Parade, which brings Santa to his workshop, is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. The parade of vehicles covered with lights and other festive decorations. According to Lucy Oyster, parade organizer, this year’s parade will have at least twice as many vehicles taking […]
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Local Christmas parades, tree lightings, festivities scheduled
Augusta, Farmington, Gardiner, Madison, Norridgewock, Rangeley, Skowhegan, Waterville, Winthrop and Wiscasset communities plan holiday events.
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Norridgewock plans stroll, parade, tree lighting Dec. 14
NORRIDGEWOCK — The Town of Norridgewock has planned the Holiday Stroll along Main Street, followed by the Lighted Tractor Parade and Tree Lighting. Events are set for 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. This family friendly event has grown each year and offers an affordable afternoon for people of all ages. The event will be held […]
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Polar Experience Express fundraiser set for Augusta Dec. 7
Proceeds will help purchase gifts for families at Christmas.
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Skowhegan plans SKOW-Whoville for Dec. 6-8
A parade, breakfast with Santa, tree festival and much more is scheduled.
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Artwalk Gardiner planned for Dec. 6
The artists and their works will be located in shops, galleries, artists’ studios, and other venues throughout historic downtown Gardiner.
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Kennebec Performing Arts Company offers holiday shows
Kennebec Performing Arts Company is set to present “Music for the Season” on Friday, Dec. 6, at Winthrop Performing Arts Center, Winthrop High School, 211 Rambler Road in Winthrop, and on Saturday, Dec. 7, at William and Elsie Viles Auditorium, Cony High School, 60 Pierce Dr. in Augusta. The company’s jazz band, under the direction […]
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Mt. Blue High School names first quarter honors
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School has announced the following students were named to its first quarter honor roll for the 2024-25 school year. Highest honors Tyler Abell, Casey Adams, Reece Adams, Xander Adams, Nathaniel Armstrong, Emma Arnold, Noah Arsenault, Lily Bachelder, Emmyt Bailey, Trey Bailey, Madison Baker, Preston Ball, Zachary Ball, Elias Bartlett, Tyler […]
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Mills foundation delivers Thanksgiving meals to Maine National Guard families
AUGUSTA — Staff from the Travis Mills Foundation, including U.S. Army Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Travis Mills, recently delivered 60 turkeys to the Maine National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. The meals will be distributed to National Guard families ahead of Thanksgiving. The donation of three pallets of food was provided by the ADUSA (Ahold Delhaize […]
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Movie Review: ‘Blitz’ shows terror of war
“Blitz,” director Steve McQueen’s latest film, gives us the very Irish and sort of American (born here) Saoirse Ronan, the young woman we all fell in love with as she stole our hearts in films like “Lady Bird” and, surely, in “Brooklyn.” And now she’s back and on our big screens (and now on Apple […]