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When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas – celebrated annually on Dec. 6 – go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children.
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Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine Authors
AUTHOR EVENT: Betty Nadine Thomas
Hallowell artist and poet releases “Unleashed: Poems & Drawings”
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Slow Horses’: The terrific spy-thriller returns
Hold on, here they come again, in the long-awaited Season 3, writes J.P Devine
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Dec. 7, 1978: Defects in 22-foot high gymnasium wall prompts superintendent of Waterville schools to cancel junior high classes, Pratt & Whitney tax break passed, and Kennebec-Somerset bus service may run second year with fares
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Yellow Brick Road — A Tribute to Elton John plans benefit show for Lewiston folks
Band will perform Dec. 15 at Sidney’s Snow Pond Center for the Performing Arts.
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Dec. 6, 1994: Gardiner woman to take bias claim to feds, septic system problem in Mount Vernon resolved, and could Winthrop gain a new downtown beat police officer next summer?
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Dec. 5, 1988: Motorist damages police cruiser & Big Apple store in car-ramming spree in Farmington, Santa makes a visit to Skowhegan in parade, and Sidney begins exploration of trash-disposal alternatives
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Dec. 4, 2006: Loved ones recalled in glow of candles in Gardiner, Augusta-area towns come together to save some money, and sports keeps this Fayette student going
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Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Heaven scent: Holiday aromas emanate from Bates College’s tourtières
For decades, the dining commons kitchen at the Lewiston school has baked and sold fragrant meat pies for the school community, a tradition that links the college with city’s French Canadian heritage.