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Biden opens holidays, pardons turkeys Chocolate and Chip
It’s holiday time at the White House, and President Biden and his wife, Jill, are plunging into the season.
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Nov. 21, 2000: Waterville names new high school principal, Saint Amand prevails in Winslow, and local art supply store gets festive
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Ho, ho, hum: Maine shoppers, stores predict a so-so holiday season
Amid the pandemic, the past two holiday gift-buying sprees have been boon times for retailers. This year, perhaps not so much.
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Nov. 20, 1959: West Gardiner firefighters built ‘bargain’ engine, government sanctions cranberry labeling, and Gardiner early riser delights his wife
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Nov. 19, 1964: 95 military bases to get axe, Newport police officer dies in crash, Waterville mother and daughter are classmates
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Design teams unveil visions for Portland Museum of Art expansion
One of four finalists will be selected by the end of the year, but the $100 million project is not likely to be completed until 2026.
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OFF RADAR: ‘Adopting Anton’
Anyone contemplating adopting a child should read this book. And so should anyone who wants to get a picture of the actual people whose lives are being destroyed by the Russian military.
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Nov. 18, 1974: Kennebec Ice Arena burglarized, Georgia hunter nabs wanted man, and President Ford restricts meat from Canada
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Tess Gunty, Imani Perry among National Book Awards winners
Gunty was among three writers nominated for their first published books.