Members of Maine-Ly Harmony sing Christmas carols Thursday evening in the Johnson Hall Mini-Park in Gardiner. They were the opening act for Santa Claus, who arrived for the tree lighting at 6:30. Tonight from 5:30 to 9 :30 there will be a art walk in downtown Gardiner. Santa will be back on Water Street on Saturday, and there will be a parade at 11:30 a.m.
December 2011
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SNAPSHOT: A fine day for fishing
Tim Bouchard, of Lewiston, reels in his line Thursday while fishing from the bulkhead on the Kennebec River in Hallowell. Bouchard, who tries to fish a couple times a week, was casting beneath blue skies in temperatures in the mid-50s.
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Maine Syracuse accuser wants molestation confession suppressed
A man who accused former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting him in 2002 is seeking to suppress what his lawyer maintains was a coerced confession in his own molestation case.
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Valentine promises ‘culture of excellence’ for Red Sox
BOSTON — Bobby Valentine took over as manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, promising to be hardworking, open-minded and even humble as he tries to help the franchise return to the playoffs and forget the disappointment of this season’s unprecedented September collapse.
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Zone change likely to close paving plant
AUGUSTA — City councilors Thursday night approved zoning changes that will shut down a paving plant that has been the subject of neighbor complaints.
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Man given 38 years in Portland shooting death
PORTLAND — A Portland man was sentenced Thursday to 38 years in prison for gunning down a former friend in the entryway of their apartment building in Parkside last year.
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Study may unearth battery section
CAPE ELIZABETH — Large interpretive signs help explain Battery Blair to visitors at the town’s Fort Williams Park. Joe Edgar says much more interesting things are under those visitors’ feet.
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Waterville open house will showcase holiday spirit
WATERVILLE — Downtown will be filled with the sights, smells and sounds of the season Saturday.
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Farmingdale man in tune with performing
By voice or by sax, Jason Giacomazzo’s talent for music can be heard in all three of the Kennebec Performing Arts Company’s music groups.
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Monmouth residents make progress in school district withdrawal research
MONMOUTH — A group of Monmouth residents is making progress in researching the consequences of withdrawing from the school district, but is also facing tough questions as it prepares to release findings next month.