There will be several events around southern Maine during the eight-day holiday, which begins at sundown on Sunday.
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OFF RADAR: ‘This Land Was Saved for You and Me’
How Gifford Pinchot, Frederick Law Olmsted and a Band of Foresters Rescued America’s Public Lands
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Dec. 16, 1993: State says Harmony student has meningitis, Scott Paper Co. tight-lipped on cutbacks in Skowhegan, and two sisters wounded in Bosnia being evacuated to Waterville
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ — the best of Christmas movies
Frank Capra’s great film released in 1946, at its heart, a love story. It’s about family and the way we overcome disasters and hardships. It’s about hiding from love, until one night, love finds you. OK, any argument here? You’ve seen it one trillion times, and every time you see it, you see something new. […]
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Dec. 15, 1933: Minor earthquake may have hit Winslow in early hours, winged victory for Auburn candidate, and Thomaston woman logs more than 440 radio stations
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AUTHOR EVENT: Scott Dickerson
Lincolnville writer will be signing copies of “Telling Stone”
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Dec. 14, 1984: Maine State Lottery improperly spent thousands in fees, Swanville man was arrested by federal agents on cocaine trafficking charges, and no more Cabbage Patch Doll in central Maine?
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Chris Pureka’s trio tour to feature 3-part harmony, songs from first record, last year’s EP
Singer-songer writer to return to Maine Dec. 20 for Portland gig.
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Dec. 13, 1929: CMP president says we ‘got to make changes’ in greater industry, invalid woman from Freeport saved from fire, and 88-year-old Civil War veteran dies in Brunswick
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Dec. 12, 1975: Future president Jimmy Carter campaigns in Waterville, food stamp fraud found to be only 3% of cases, and Santa makes a stop at Castonguay Square in Waterville
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